Getty CSKA Moscow will visit Real Madrid on Wednesday in each team's last match of group play in the Champions League.
Real Madrid will host CSKA Moscow on Wednesday in each team’s final match of group play in the Champions League.
In the United States, the match is scheduled to start at 12:55 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on TNT. If you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can watch a live stream of the match (or DVR it) on your computer, phone or streaming device via one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services:
TNT is one of 75-plus channels included in the main Fubo bundle, which is tailored towards sports. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the match on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which allows you to watch the match up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to a Netflix-like on-demand streaming library, Hulu also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including TNT. You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the match on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
TNT is included in both the “Sling Orange” and “Sling Blue” channel packages. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial of either, and you can then watch the match live on your computer via the Sling TV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Sling TV app.
If you can’t watch live, you can get 50 hours of cloud DVR storage as an additional add-on.
Preview
The Russian side claimed four points in their first two matches in Champions League group play, erasing a two-goal deficit to draw with Viktoria Plzen before handing Real Madrid their lone loss to a Group G foe.
But CSKA have lost all three matches since, and they won’t advance to the knockout stage. Madrid and AS Roma will move on, having clinched first and second place atop Group G, respectively. CSKA are tied with Plzen on points, but the Czech side has the edge based on head-to-head matchups. If CSKA is to finish the group stage in third place and thus land a Europa League berth, they’ll need a better result than Plzen produces in their Wednesday visit to Roma.
While the game means little to Madrid, manager Santiago Solari said his squad will play to win in front of their fans at the Santiago Bernabéu.
“We go in to every match trying to respect our history and the competition,” Solari said, according to RealMadrid.com. “There are teams that are playing for things and we go in to every game looking to win. We must keep the momentum going in every competition and we must remain competitive.”
While Madrid left back Marcelo appears to have recovered from his most recent injury, Solari will apparently take a cautious approach and hold him out of a fixture that will have no effect on the team’s standing.
“I’d like to be able to count on him soon,” Solari added. “The most important thing is that when he returns, he’s right, and we don’t lose him again. It’s what the coaches, the doctors and the fans want. It’s not of any help to us to play a game and then not be able to play the next.”
If Solari holds out several of his top players, it could mean an opportunity for talented 18-year-old forward Vinicius Junior, who’s made four appearances for the team since his signing became official in July.
“I can’t tell you if he’ll start, but he has exceeded expectations,” Solari said of the young Brazilian, per RealMadrid.com. “He’s very young and has the future ahead of him. He has already made his debut in all competitions and these last few months have passed very fast for him. We’re all very happy with him.”