UEFA Champions League, League Stage 2AS RomaROM 14/10/2026 20:00 Real MadridREA Venue Stadio OlimpicoWhere to Watch Roma v Real Madrid: TV and online streamsRoma versus Real Madrid kicks off at8pm BST (9pm local time) on Wednesday, October 14at the Stadio Olimpico. In the UK, you can watch it on TNT Sports and stream via HBO Max. If you live outside the UK, click theLINK HEREto find out where to watch it in your region.Preview for Roma v Real MadridThere will be no shortage of emotion at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday night. Jos Mourinho, the man who delivered the Conference League to Roma in 2022, returns to the Eternal City in charge of Real Madrid, and he faces a Roma side who are very different from the one he left behind.Gian Piero Gasperini has built a team that are unbeaten in Serie A, two points behind champions Inter, and widely tipped as genuine title challengers. They showed their resilience on Sunday, holding Como to a 0-0 draw despite playing the whole second half with 10 men after Donyell Malen was sent off for a reckless studs-up challenge on Kaiki.Now ours is a different sort of team, very different from the one that played under Mourinho, Gasperini said. It is a team that is giving me great satisfaction, because even today we really needed great morale, great fitness and a huge amount of heart to play like this in Como.Europe has been a different story, though. Roma drew 1-1 at Fenerbahe on matchday one, stretching their winless run in European competition to four games. Their record against Madrid is not encouraging either, with four straight defeats in which they have failed to score. The Olimpico is a fortress on Champions League nights, however, and Roma have won eight of their last nine home games in the competition.Madrid arrive after another dramatic weekend. Yan Diomande scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday, keeping Mourinhos side six points behind leaders Barcelona. But the win was overshadowed by Vincius Jnior, who came off the bench, had a goal ruled out and was then sent off after a VAR review spotted him pulling Nathan Salibas hair in the build-up.Madrid got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan at the Bernabu.The Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 1 1 Paris Saint Germain11006153 W 2 Bayern Mnchen11005053 W 3 Barcelona11005143 W 4 Manchester United11004043 W 5 Como11004133 W 6 VfB Stuttgart11003123 W 7 Sporting CP11003123 W 8 Manchester City11002023 W 9 Aston Villa11003213 W 10 Lens11003213 W 11 Real Betis11003213 W 12 Borussia Dortmund11003213 W 13 Liverpool11002113 W 14 Real Madrid11002113 W 15 Arsenal11001013 W 16 AEK Athens FC11001013 W 17 AS Roma10101101 D 18 Shakhtar Donetsk10101101 D 19 PSV Eindhoven10101101 D 20 Fenerbahe10101101 D 21 Villarreal100123-10 L 22 Lille100123-10 L 23 Slavia Praha100123-10 L 24 Club Brugge KV100123-10 L 25 Inter100112-10 L 26 Atletico Madrid100112-10 L 27 Napoli100101-10 L 28 Lask Linz100101-10 L 29 Viking100113-20 L 30 Galatasaray100113-20 L 31 FC Porto100102-20 L 32 RB Leipzig100114-30 L 33 Feyenoord100115-40 L 34 Sabah FA100104-40 L 35 Slovan Bratislava100116-50 L 36 Bodo/Glimt100105-50 L Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/8-finals) Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Promotion Champions League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals) Team News for Roma v Real MadridRoma have problems in key areas. First-choice goalkeeper Mile Svilar is out with a non-displaced fracture of the little toe on his right foot, so Pierluigi Gollini, who impressed on his first league appearance in over two years at Como, will continue in goal.Captain Bryan Cristante is a major doubt with inflammation in his right knee. If he misses out, Marten de Roon is expected to continue alongside Manu Kon, with Niccol Pisilli another option. Konstantinos Koulierakis is also out with a leg injury.Malens red card at Como was a domestic one, so Serie As top scorer is available to face Madrid.Kylian Mbapp is fit to start after recovering from the knee problem he picked up on France duty, having started against Villarreal, although Madrid are still managing his minutes. Federico Valverde, whose ankle sprain in the Madrid derby had been the big concern, played against Villarreal and set up Diomandes winner.Vincius is available too, because his red card only affects La Liga games. That means the Sevilla game and the Clsico on 25 October are at risk, but not this trip.der Milit�o is back in group training after his thigh injury, but Mourinho has ruled him out of this game and the Sevilla match. Rodrygo (knee) is not expected back until early 2027, Ral Asencio (tibia) is out for up to four months, and Ferland Mendy (ligament) is still unavailable.Expected line-ups for Roma v Real MadridRoma: Gollini; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Molina, De Roon, Kon, Wesley; Soul, Dybala; MalenReal Madrid: Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Huijsen, Rdiger, Carreras; Tchouamni, Valverde; Diomande, Bellingham, Vincius; MbappStats for Roma v Real MadridThis is the sides 13th fixture; Madrid have won eight of the previous 12 to Romas three. Victoriesat home (3-0)andaway (2-0)in the last meetings, in the 2018/19 group stage, made it four successive Madrid wins without conceding, and five victories in the teams six games in Rome (L1).Roma have only two wins in their last 11 matches against Spanish clubs (D4 L5) but have lost only two of their last seven home matches against Liga visitors (W3 D2). Theybeat Athletic Club 2-1 in the last, in the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League round of 16 first leg, butlost the return 1-3.A 2-1 home success against Inter, another of Mourinhos former clubs, on Matchday 1 made it 20 wins in Madrids last 22 games against Italian clubs (L2).Madrid have won their last nine away games against Serie A sides, most recently3-2 at Atalanta on Matchday 6 in 2024/25.Prediction for Roma v Real MadridRoma will be dangerous and Real Madrid have shown themselves to be vulnerable at times this season, particularly away from home. But we fancy Mourinho to make a winning return to the Olimpico. 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