Broadcast info
Who's playing? Real Madrid returned to their winning ways last week, and they did it by blasting Betis and Legia Warsaw in the UCL. This time, they'll face a tougher challenge when they host Athletic Club, a team currently ranked 6th in La Liga.
What time? Sunday, October 23, at 11:45 PDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST
What stadium? Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, located in the city of Madrid. Los Blancos dropped points in their two most recent La Liga outings as hosts, earning draws against Eibar and Villarreal.
On which channels?
- In Spain: Movistar+, Canal+ Partidazo
- In the U.K: Sky Go UK, NOW TV UK, Sky Sports 3/HD UK, SKY GO Extra
- In the U.S.: fuboTV, beIN SPORTS USA, beIN SPORTS CONNECT U.S.A., beIN SPORTS en Español
- In Canada: beIN Sports Canada, beIN SPORTS en Español, fuboTV Canada, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Canada
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Match facts
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Since 2010, Real Madrid has won 12 of the most recent 15 games against Athletic.
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Athletic hasn't defeated Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu stadium since February 2005.
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The most recent match between Real Madrid and Los Leones ended with a 4-2 win for Zidane's men.
Team news
Real Madrid will have to battle Los Leones without three key players: Sergio Ramos, Casemiro and Luka Modric. Without those players, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Marcelo will be key to defend their ground.
Another player who seems ready for this battle is Toni Kroos. Here's how the German midfielder prepares himself for the crucial match (Source: Real Madrid's Twitter feed)
#RMCity
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) October 22, 2016
What a hit, @ToniKroos!#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/EByc11NdNF
The away team will not have it easy trying to beat Los Blancos, considering the large amount of absences coach Ernesto Valverde will have to deal with. One of those absences will be top scorer Aritz Aduriz,who picked up an ankle injury during their mid-week clash against Genk. Here's Athletic's call up for the game against Real Madrid (Source: Athletic Club's Twitter feed)
Call-up : @realmadrid - Athletic Club #RealMadridAthletic pic.twitter.com/msSwH0fOwF
— Athletic Club (@Athletic_en) October 22, 2016
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