Home / Football / Champions League News Mbappe and Bellingham included in Real Madrid squad for Champions League clash at Manchester City Real Madrid will be able to call upon their talismanic striker in Manchester Written by Jon Fisher Last Update: March 16, 2026 09:24:55 am GMT 2 min read Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham were today included in the Real Madrid squad for tomorrow nights Champions League clash with Manchester City. Mbappe missed the first leg of the round-of-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu last week due to a troublesome knee injury but returned to training yesterday and will fly with the rest of the squad to England later today.The France striker is Madrids leading goalscorer this season with 23 in 23 games in La Liga and another 13 in eight Champions League outings.It is thought he will start on the bench at the Etihad, especially as Madrid already hold a 3-0 advantage thanks to Federico Valverdes hat-trick last week. Madrid are expected to keep Mbappe in reserve in case he is needed against Pep Guardiolas side while also ensuring he is ready to start the weekend derby against Atletico.Real Madrid bolstered by Bellingham returnBellingham has not played for Madrid since February 1 due to a thigh injury and was not expected to return for another week. His presence will be welcomed but it is unlikely the England international will see any playing time in his homeland.In further good news for Madrid, who beat Elche 4-1 on Saturday to remain four points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, left-back Alvaro Carreras was also named in the travelling party.Carreras trained over the weekend and is likely to be available in the left-back slot that has caused issues this season. His absence last week meant the injury-prone Ferland Mendy started against City but had to come off at half time in favour of Fran Garcia. Topics: Manchester City F.C. Real Madrid CF Follow us: Jon Fisher Jon has over 20 years' experience in sports journalism having worked at the Press Association, Goal and Stats Perform, covering three World Cups, an Olympics and numerous other major sporting events. Read more from Jon Fisher
