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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the football desk. We open the fixture page once Real Madrid team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• Real Madrid vs Atalanta · Champions League · Round of 16 · 2nd leg

What to watch

• Selection picture: Carlo Ancelotti has named the same XI in three of the last five matches. The decision is at right-back between Lucas Vázquez and the returning Dani Carvajal.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. 4-3-3 with Bellingham at 10 and the wide centre-backs stepping into midfield in possession; the press triggers from Vinícius Júnior are the decisive factor.
• Injury report: David Alaba is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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