Watch Roma vs Real Madrid for free as Jose Mourinho takes on another of his former clubs in the Champions League 2026/27, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
- Date: Wednesday, 14 October
- Kick-off time: 8:00pm BST / 3:00pm ET / 6:00am AEDT (Thu)
- FREE Streams: Virgin Media Play (Ireland)
- Live Streams: TNT Sports (UK) / Paramount+ (US) / Stan Sport (AUS)
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Madrid's Champions League campaign has so far been a trip down memory lane for Mourinho, who guided his side to a 2-1 win over Inter Milan in their opening league phase game.
The Portuguese manager now takes Los Blancos to another Italian team that he led to European glory, as they face Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
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Yes. Roma vs Real Madrid will be shown live on free-to-air Virgin Media Two in Ireland, complete with English commentary. You can also stream the game via Virgin Media Play.
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How to watch Roma vs Real Madrid in the UK
Roma vs Real Madrid will be broadcast live on TNT Sports and HBO Max in the UK.
The game will be shown on TNT Sports 4, with kick-off at 8pm BST.
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Roma vs Real Madrid: Preview
It is more than seven years since Roma last hosted a Champions League home game, but they are ending that wait in style with the visit of 15-time winners Real Madrid.
Gian Piero Gasperini's side are back in this competition for the first time since 2018/19 and drew 1-1 away to Fenerbahce in their opening league phase clash, but this feels like the sort of fixture they have been waiting for - especially with former boss Jose Mourinho in the opposition dugout.
Roma began the Serie A season with four successive victories but blew a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with champions Inter Milan before the international break, before drawing 0-0 at Como on Sunday.
Donyell Malen, the top goalscorer in Italy's top flight, was sent off in that game but is available to face Madrid, while Pierluigi Gollini is set to deputise in goal once again after first-choice keeper Mile Svilar fractured his toe.
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Madrid also saw one of their star players red-carded at the weekend, as Vinicius Junior was controversially dismissed for pulling an opponents' hair while scoring a goal that was ultimately disallowed in the 1-0 win over Villarreal.
Like Malen, the Brazilian superstar is not barred from playing in the Champions League, while Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler and Bernardo Silva return from suspension to bolster Jose Mourinho's options.
The Los Blancos boss has already triumphed over one of his former employers this season, thanks to that 2-1 win over Inter Milan, and he will aim to do the same against a club that he led to Conference League glory in 2022 and the Europa League final in 2023.
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe should tonight become the youngest player to reach 100 Champions League appearances, at 27 years and 298 days - beating Lionel Messi's record by approximately five months.
FourFourTwo's prediction
Roma 1-1 Real Madrid
Madrid possess more firepower than Roma, but they have struggled to keep clean sheets this season.
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