Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Fabio Coentrao will start Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund.
The Portuguese will replace Marcelo, who will be out of action for the next two weeks with a hamstring injury.
It had been speculated that Gareth Bale, who started his career as a left-back, could feature in Marcelo's position, but Ancelotti has quelled such claims.
"Coentrao has experience for this game and he has fresh legs to replace Marcelo. We have Nacho, [Raphael] Varane and [Sergio] Ramos to play in the back row. Bale is not an option for this position," Ancelotti told reporters at a press conference.
The first leg will take place at the Bernabeu.
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