UEFA Champions League 2018/19: Matchday 2

Real Madrid VS Roma

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu

Date: Wednesday, 19 September

Kick-off time: 8pm BST

Real Madrid have seen major changes since lifting the Champions League trophy in May, but they will be more determined than ever to defend their title once again.

Cristiano Ronaldo departed for Juventus and manager Zinedine Zidane also left the club over the summer.

Julen Lopetegui has enjoyed a strong start to life at the Bernabeu, with three wins in his first four La Liga games.

Roma enjoyed one of their finest ever European runs last time out in reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, overcoming in Barcelona in the process before losing to Liverpool in the last four.

De Eusebio’s charges are to get off to the dream start by claiming a positive result at the Bernabeu, they must put their stuttering Serie A start behind them, with their opening-day win at Torino being followed up by draws to Atalanta and Chievo, on top of a defeat against AC Milan.

Possible Line Ups

Real Madrid:

Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Asensio.

AS Roma:

Olsen; Florenzi, Manolas, Juan Jesus, Kolarov; Pellegrini, N’Zonzi, Cristante; Under, Dzeko, El Shaarawy

Betting & Match Odds

Real Madrid are priced at odds of winning 1.35 according to VBet, while a draw is available at 5.60. A win for AS Roma is priced at 8.05.

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