The absence of Makaay may persuade the coach to deploy a five-man midfield today, with Claudio Pizarro, scorer of two goals in the first leg, on his own up front.
Real Madrid vs Juventus
Two years ago the limitations of a Real Madrid side packed with attacking talent but lacking defensive solidity were exposed in a Cham-pions League semifinal defeat by Juventus.
Real return to the Delle Alpi today with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg of their first knockout round tie knowing that their stiffer resolve under coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo faces its toughest examination yet.
Club president Florentino Perez has strengthened the side's defensive capacity with the addition of Argentine center-back Walter Samuel and Danish midfielder Thomas Gravesen, the latter credited with giving Real the fight they lacked.
The new-look Real are less spectacular in attack, but the pay-off has been an improvement in defense which they hope will see them through against the Italians.
With the Spanish title gradually slipping out of reach, Real are now focusing their attention firmly on Europe.
The absence of Juve's Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved, who has not trained since a clash of heads with Raul Bravo in the first leg, has forced Juventus coach Fabio Capello to re-organize his side with surprisingly good results.
Capello, who won the Spanish title during a brief spell with Real, has compensated for the lack of punch from midfield caused by Nedved's injury by opting for a three-pronged attack.
Alessandro Del Piero has enjoyed the freedom of a deeper role behind Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Uruguayan Marcelo Zalayeta, although the latter could be forced out of the starting line-up by fit-again Frenchman David Trezeguet.
In the two games that Capello has used the "trident" system in attack, Juve have beaten Siena at home 3-0 and won 2-1 at Roma.
Ronaldo ended his recent scoring drought to score his first goal in eight games and looked a lot sharper than in recent games, while the Real back four gave an assured performance.
Former Juventus and France midfielder Zinedine Zidane has recovered from a groin strain, and strikers Raul and Michael Owen are back in training after missing the Valencia match through illness.
In midfield, Guti is likely to be dropped despite his recent good form as Luxemburgo opts for the muscular qualities of Gravesen.
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