Jose Mourinho returns to the Stadio Olimpico with Real Madrid tonight as the Spanish giants look to maintain their winning start to the Champions League. The Portuguese coach famously guided Roma to Europa Conference League glory in 2022 but will now be looking to get one over on his old side as Madrid aim to make it two wins from two in Europe.Gian Piero Gasperinis Roma have enjoyed an impressive start to the domestic campaign, remaining unbeaten in Serie A and sitting just two points behind leaders Inter Milan.They held Como to a goalless draw on Sunday despite playing the entire second half with 10 men following Donyell Malens dismissal.However, Roma have struggled in Europe recently and were held to a 1-1 draw by Fenerbahce in their opening Champions League fixture.101GreatGoals brings you all the team news ahead of the 8pm kick-off.Roma team newsRoma: Gollini, Mancini, NDicka, Hermoso, Molina, De Roon, Kone, Wesley, Dybala, Soule, MalenRoma Substitutes: To followReal Madrid team newsReal Madrid: Courtois, Dumfries, Konate, Rudiger, Cucurella, Tchouameni, Valverde, Bellingham, Diomande, Vinicius Junior, MbappeReal Madrid Substitutes: Lunin, Mestre, Camavinga, Huijsen, Endrick, Trent, Guler, Carreras, Espi, Bernardo, Brahim, ThiagoThe Champions League Table UEFA Champions League 2026 World #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 2 1 Barcelona22009276 W W 2 Sporting CP22005146 W W 3 Arsenal22004046 W W 4 Bayern Mnchen21108354 D W 5 Paris Saint Germain11006153 W 6 Como11004133 W 7 Manchester United21014223 L W 8 VfB Stuttgart11003123 W 9 Manchester City11002023 W 10 Villarreal21015413 W L 11 Aston Villa11003213 W 12 Real Betis11003213 W 13 Atletico Madrid21013213 W L 14 Borussia Dortmund11003213 W 15 Liverpool11002113 W 16 Real Madrid11002113 W 17 AEK Athens FC11001013 W 18 Club Brugge KV21016603 W L 19 Lens210134-13 L W 20 RB Leipzig210124-23 W L 21 Sabah FA210124-23 W L 22 AS Roma10101101 D 23 Shakhtar Donetsk10101101 D 24 Fenerbahe10101101 D 25 PSV Eindhoven201112-11 L D 26 Viking201146-21 D L 27 Lask Linz100101-10 L 28 Inter200246-20 L L 29 FC Porto100102-20 L 30 Slavia Praha200225-30 L L 31 Napoli200214-30 L L 32 Lille200226-40 L L 33 Feyenoord100115-40 L 34 Galatasaray200227-50 L 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) Stats 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. Match PredictionAS Roma 1 2 Real Madrid Topics AS Roma Jose Mourinho Real Madrid CF If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Real Madrid: Cassano offers withering assessment of Vinicius and Mourinho Nicholas McGee 14th October, 2026 Roma v Real Madrid: Preview, team news, stats and where to watch Jon Fisher 14th October, 2026 Real Madrid legend joins Getafe on season-long deal Jon Fisher 13th October, 2026 Champions League Predictions: More misery for Manchester United, Arsenal stroll while Liverpool get much-needed win Jon Fisher 13th October, 2026 Real Madrid Champions League fixtures, results, squad and standings 2026/27 Ben Miller 12th October, 2026 Win tickets to a Champions League game with bet365 Jon Fisher 12th October, 2026
