UEFA Champions League, League Stage 4AEK Athens FCAEK 4/11/2026 17:45 Real MadridREA Venue Allwyn Arena Referee Maurizio MarianiWhere to watch AEK Athens vs Madrid: TV channel, live online streamsAEK Athens vs Real Madrid kicks off at17:45 GMT (13:45 ET / 10:45 PT) on Wednesday, November 4at the ALLWYN Arena in Athens.The Champions League match is live onTNT Sports 3 and TNT Sports 9in the UK, with streaming on HBO Max. In the US, its onParamount Plus.If you live outside the UK or the US, visit UEFAs Champions League broadcaster listto find out where to watch it in your region.AEK Athens vs Real Madrid previewJos Mourinhos Real Madrid are on a roll. Six straight wins in all competitions, a Clsico victory at Camp Nou and a perfect Champions League record have transformed the mood around the Bernabu, and on Wednesday evening they head to Athens looking to keep it going against AEK.Sundays 3-0 win at Racing Santander was another comfortable afternoon in La Liga for Madrid and they sit in the Champions Leagues top four with nine points from three games after beating Inter, Roma and RB Leipzig.AEK Athens are in a much tougher spot. Marko Nikolis side opened their league-phase campaign with a 1-0 win over LASK, but they were then beaten by Shakhtar Donetsk and thrashed 5-1 by Manchester City. They are 29th in the table with three points, and they come into this game after a deflating 2-0 defeat to Panathinaikos in the Athens derby.Mourinho had flagged that derby as an important factor before the weekend. When we go to Athens, AEK will play the derby against Panathinaikos tomorrow, so theyll either be happy or in crisis, he said. After their defeat, its the latter.AEK do have a respectable record against Madrid, though. They have faced Los Blancos four times before and lost only once.Theres also a familiar face in the AEK attack. Former Real Madrid striker Luka Jovi is expected to lead the line.Full updated Champions League table UEFA Champions League 2026 World League Phase #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 3 1 Paris Saint Germain330014599 W W W 2 Aston Villa330012399 W W W 3 Liverpool330012759 W W W 4 Real Madrid330010559 W W W 5 Real Betis33007439 W W W 6 VfB Stuttgart32107257 D W W 7 Arsenal32106247 D W W 8 Barcelona320111656 L W W 9 Como320110556 W L W 10 Manchester City32019546 W L W 11 Club Brugge KV32019636 W W L 12 Sporting CP32017436 L W W 13 Borussia Dortmund32015416 W L W 14 Bayern Mnchen312010555 D D W 15 AS Roma31118534 W L D 16 Atletico Madrid31114314 D W L 17 Shakhtar Donetsk31114314 L W D 18 PSV Eindhoven31112204 W L D 19 Villarreal31028803 L W L 20 Inter310256-13 W L L 21 Manchester United310256-13 L L W 22 Napoli310257-23 W L L 23 Galatasaray310269-33 W L L 24 Lask Linz310269-33 W L L 25 Sabah FA310236-33 L W L 26 Feyenoord310248-43 L W L 27 Lens310237-43 L L W 28 Bodo/Glimt310249-53 L W L 29 AEK Athens FC310238-53 L L W 30 RB Leipzig310238-53 L W L 31 Fenerbahe302139-62 D L D 32 Slavia Praha301247-31 D L L 33 Viking301259-41 L D L 34 FC Porto300326-40 L L L 35 Lille3003410-60 L L L 36 Slovan Bratislava3003113-120 L L L Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 : Play Offs AEK Athens vs Real Madrid Champions League team newsVincius Jnior returns for Madrid. He has missed three La Liga games through suspension, but his domestic ban doesnt apply in Europe.His place is no longer guaranteed, though. Yan Diomande has been outstanding in Vinciuss absence, with four goals and four assists in six games since the international break, including a stunning strike from the edge of the box against Racing. Mourinho has refused to commit either way. Viniciuss situation right now is very simple: hes not playing in La Liga, but he is in the Champions League. And I want him, I want him a lot, he said. And with this, Im not saying hes going to be a starter, but Im not saying hes going to be a problem either. Reports in Spain expect Vincius to start on Wednesday.Federico Valverde has returned to training after missing the Racing game with discomfort he felt in the Clsico. Valverde has been Mourinhos first choice at right-back recently, ahead of specialists Trent Alexander-Arnold and Denzel Dumfries.Rodrygo and Ral Asencio remain out, and Ferland Mendy is not in Madrids Champions League squad.For AEK, goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha is still out with a wrist injury, so Alberto Brignoli will start in goal. Barnabs Varga returned to full fitness a couple of weeks ago and is expected to partner Jovi up front.AEK Athens vs Real Madrid predicted line upsAEK Athens: Alberto Brignoli, Lazaros Rota, Harold Moukoudi, Filipe Relvas, Stavros Pilios, Lovro Majer, Petros Mantalos, Razvan Marin, Zini, Aboubakary Koita, Barnabas Varga, Luka JovicReal Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Denzel Dumfries, Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen, Marc Cucurella, Eduardo Camavinga, Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler, Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Kylian MbappeAEK Athens vs Real Madrid stats, Champions League formThese sides have met four times, winning one game each with two draws. Madrid won their 1985/86 UEFA Cup first round tie 5-1 on aggregate (0-1 a,5-0 h) before drawing3-3 in Athensand2-2 in Madridin the 2002/03 Champions League first group stageAthens striker Luka Jovic was at Real Madrid between 2019 and 2022, making nine of his 51 appearances for the club in the Champions LeagueAEK are unbeaten in their two home matches against Madrid (W1 D1) and in their two home games against Spanish visitors in the Champions League proper, both draws 3-3 against Madrid in October 2002 and1-1 against Deportivo La Corua in September 2003.A 3-1 home win against Rayo Vallecano in last seasons UEFA Conference League quarter-final second leg confirming a 4-3 aggregate loss ended AEKs 16-match run without a victory against Spanish sides (D5 L11)Oleksandr Zubkov scored in both of his Champions League appearances against Real Madrid when he was a Shakhtar playerMadrids last game against a Greek club ended ina 4-3 win at Olympiacos on Matchday 5 last season, Kylian Mbappe scoring the visitors goals as Madrid earned their first win away to Greek opponents at the eighth attempt (D5 L2)Los Blancos have won seven of their 15 games against Greek clubs (D6 L2) scoring 37 goals but only three of the last eight (D4 L1)Jude Bellingham needs one appearance to reach 60 in the Champions League. At 23 years and 128 days, the England international would be the youngest player to achieve the feat, ahead of Iker Casillas (23y 167d)None of Madrids last 33 Champions League matches has ended in a draw (W22 L11), while there have been goals in their last 34 group stage and league phase away matches, which is a club recordJude Bellingham has made 59 appearances in the Champions League. Aged 23 years 128 days, he would be the youngest player to reach 60; Iker Casillas (23y 167d) is the current record holder.Denzel Dumfries could make his 50th appearance in the Champions League, while Mbappe could score in a sixth straight outing in the competitionAEK Athens vs Real Madrid predictionMadrid have won 12 of 14 games in all competitions this season and Mourinho seems to have found a nice blend of pragmatism and flair. They ought to be too strong for AEK. Match PredictionAEK Athens FC 0 3 Real Madrid Topics AEK Athens F.C. 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