Real Madrid vs AS Roma: Predictions, teams, betting tips, live stream, TV – Champions League 2018-19 preview

Real Madrid vs AS Roma
Uefa Champions League 2018/19
Venue: Bernabeu
Date: Wednesday, 19 September
Kick-off time: 8pm BST

How do you follow a coach like Zinedine Zidane? That is the question Julen Lopetegui must ask himself as the new Real Madrid coach attempts to add a fourth Champions League in a row to the Bernabeu trophy cabinet.

Zidane won the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Champions League tournaments before departing in the summer, and Lopetegui has been tasked with following in the Frenchman's footsteps - starting with a Group G clash against Roma.

Real lost their perfect La Liga record at the weekend at they fought from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao, and Roma may fancy their chances of causing a shock on Spanish soil after reaching last season's semi-finals.

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TV online and live stream coverage

The match will be televised live on BT Sport ESPN. BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.

You can follow all the action with Standard Sport LIVE from the Bernabeu, with Ben Hayward in attendance.

Tickets

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Prediction

Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change

• Real to win 1-0: 10/1

• 2-2 draw: 13/1

• Over 4.5 goals: 11/5

• Roma to win 2-1: 20/1

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Head to head

The two teams have met 10 times, with Real winning six of those. Roma have won three games, with the teams sharing a draw.

Their most recent meeting came in the 2016 CHampions League round-of-16, with Real beating the Giallorossi 4-0 on aggregate (two 2-0 wins) en route to winning the competition.

Team news

Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Marcelo, Kroos, Casemiro, Modric, Bale, Benzema, Isco

Subs: Courtois, Nacho, Mariano, Lucas, Llorente, Asensio, Ceballos

Roma: Olsen, Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov, Zaniolo, De Rossi, Nzonzi, Under, Dzeko, El Shaarawy

Subs: Mirante, Cristante, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Perotti, Schick, Marcano, Santon

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland)