Real Madrid will reportedly go into their first Champions League game of the season without three of their top midfielder's, as we analyze Jose Mourinho's options for the night.
Real Madrid have started their campaign in the best way possible following some brilliant recruitment during this summer transfer window.
New manager Jose Mourinho has seemingly managed to bring the chaos under control at Los Blancos, a problem which two different managers during the course of the previous campaign couldn't solve.
The Whites' past two victories have certainly convinced the Bernabéu faithful, with Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham all getting on the scoresheet.
Los Merengues will travel to Seville this weekend to face Real Betis in La Liga before starting their Champions League campaign next week - a tournament in which the club holds a rich history.
However, Mourinho will need to get back to the drawing board, as the Whites will have to face Inter Milan without three of their top midfielders (h/t MARCA).
Arda Guler, Bernardo Silva, and Eduardo Camavinga will likely miss Real Madrid's Champions League opener because of red cards they received in their respective final games in the previous edition.
Both Camavinga and Guler were sent off during the Whites' second-leg fixture against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinal of the elite European competition.
Whereas Silva was shown the red card during the return leg of Manchester City's round-of-16 defeat against his current club.
Under the rules, the suspension of Los Blancos' midfield trio will carry over into this campaign, keeping them out of the Whites' opener against Inter.
Despite Bellingham, Fede Valverde, and Brahim Díaz being available for the game, Mourinho will likely be short on bench options, as both Aurelien Tchouameni and Thiago Pitarch are racing to return from their respective injuries.
The Portuguese manager will most likely resort to the Whites' reserves in order to add to the squad depth for that game, and it could provide one of their latest recruits a rare opportunity to showcase his talent in front of his new boss.
Los Blancos recently signed Sergio Martinez from La Liga side Racing Santander and registered him for Castilla, Los Blancos' reserve side.
The 19-year-old midfielder has also scored a goal for his former side during their opening league game against Villarreal.
Now amid the Whites' latest dilemma, Martinez could make his first Champions League appearance ever, for the club which has won 15 times already.
