Real Madrid will look to record their seventh win on the trot in all competitions when they visit AEK Athens tonight.Jose Mourinhos side are flying at the minute and their Clasico victory at Barcelona on October 25 means they are just three points behind their Catalan rivals in the Liga title race.They are also going well in the Champions League with three wins from three.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.AEK ATHENS TEAM NEWSGoalkeeper Thomas Strakosha is on the bench due to a wrist injury, so Alberto Brignoli starts in goal.Former Madrid striker Luka Jovic leads the AEK Attack.AEK Athens: Brignoli; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios; Koita, Kairinen, Arriaga, Majer; Jovic, GacinovicAEK Athens Substitutes: Strakosha, Balamotis, Zubkov, Marin, Varga, Mantalos, Vida, Lykogiannis, Vitalis, ZiniREAL MADRID TEAM NEWSMourinho makes five changes to the team that won in Santander with Eder Militao returning to the starting XI for the first time since sustaining a serious hamstring injury in April.Vinicius Jr, whose domestic suspension does not apply in Europe, Denzel Dumfries, Antonio Rudiger and Eduardo Camavinga are all recalled.Rodrygo and Ral Asencio remain out, and Ferland Mendy is not in Madrids Champions League squad.Real Madrid: Courtois; Dumfries, Militao, Rudiger, Cucurella; Camavinga, Silva, Bellingham; Diomande, Vinicius Jr, MbappeReal Madrid Substitutes: Lunin, Mestre, Huijsen, Valverde, Endrick, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Carreras, Espi, Brahim, Thiago, S MartinezWhere to watch AEK Athens vs Madrid: TV channel, live online streamsAEK AthensvsReal Madridkicks off at17:45 GMT (13:45 ET / 10:45 PT) on Wednesday, November 4at the ALLWYN Arena in Athens.TheChampions Leaguematch 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, visitUEFAs Champions League broadcaster listto find out where to watch it in your region.AEK Athens vs Real Madrid stats, Champions League formThese sides have met four times, winning one game each with two draws.Madridwon 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 strikerLuka Jovicwas 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 competition Topics AEK Athens F.C. 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