Real Madrid will play against Napoli on Wednesday, 29 November. The teams have a comfortable tournament position. Madrid have already qualified for the play-offs. The Italian champion has a four-point margin over Braga.

Real, despite a lot of losses, very confidently dealt with Cadiz. Rodrigo played an outstanding match. The Brazilian did a double and made a goal-scoring pass to Bellingham. Madrid showed that the attack works without Vinicius. The other issue is that Carlo Ancelotti has significantly fewer options, and Cadiz are a very weak opponent.

In addition to Vinicius, Real cannot count on Militao, Kamawinga and Tchouameni. Very painful losses. Again, the big burden falls on Modrić and Kroos. The club will have to rest its veterans somewhere. For example, in Champions League matches, where there is no motivation. In this regard, in the confrontation with the Italians is expected not quite the main squad. Among the positives is the return of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, although Lunin did a decent job replacing the Spaniard. Seballos, Dias and young players from the academy should get their chances against Napoli.

Napoli survived the change of coach. Napoli traditionally did not wait for the failures to end. The radical approach has worked so far. In the first match with Walter Mazzarri, the Neapolitans defeated Atalanta away. At the same time, we should not expect a radical improvement in the quality of play. Mazzarri is a specialist of the old school, there will be more emphasis on defence. Napoli are gradually solving difficulties in attack. Osimhen has recovered from some health problems. Hvicha Kvaratskhelia overcame his black streak and started scoring regularly.

It is now a good moment for Napoli to face Real Madrid. The team is on the rise after an emotional victory. There is still an effect from the appointment of a new coach. The injury situation has also improved. If we take the main players, only defender Mario Rui remains in the infirmary.

In the first round, the teams produced a beautiful shootout with five goals. Napoli eventually lost 2:3, but everything was decided by a magnificent long-range strike from Valverde. There was more emotion around the encounter then. Both teams had tournament objectives. Now the match should be calmer. Even a draw will guarantee Real Madrid first place in the group. The Italians will not refuse a peaceful outcome either. At the same time, the team's young attacking stars will want to show themselves in Madrid with special motivation.

Bookmakers see Real as the clear favourite. Given the difficult situation with the squad, it is logical to assume a relatively even match. The Italians will definitely have a chance.