Man City vs Real Madrid USA TV: How to Watch

Manchester City will host a very hot Real Madrid team in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 at Etihad Stadium Friday.

In the United States, the match (3 p.m. ET start time) will be on CBS Sports Network (TV, English), TUDN (TV, Spanish) and CBS All-Access (online only, English).

If you don’t have cable or don’t have CBS Sports Network, here all the different options for watching a live stream of the match online:

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CBS All-Access on Amazon Prime

Note: Not every Champions League and Europa League match will be televised, but every match will be available on CBS All-Access, so this is the recommended option

If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber or you start a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime, you can watch all CBS and CBS All-Access content (both live and on-demand) via the CBS All-Access Prime Channel, which also comes with a seven-day free trial:

Amazon Prime CBS All-Access Free Trial

Once you’re signed up for the Prime CBS All-Access Channel, you can then watch a live stream of the match on your computer via the Amazon website, or you can watch on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the Amazon Video app.

Under the “Your Channels” section on the website or app, select CBS All-Access. Then, within the CBS All-Access channel, the match will be available under the “UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues” section.

CBS All-Access

This is ultimately just the same as Amazon Prime option, only you’ll watch on CBS’ digital platforms instead.

CBS All-Access Free Trial

Once signed up for CBS All-Access, you can watch a live stream of the match on your computer via the CBS website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or other streaming device via the CBS app.

Watch CBS Sports Network on FuboTV

If you want to watch the TV broadcast, CBS Sports Network and TUDN are two of 100-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:

FuboTV Free Trial

Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the match on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.

If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the match on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.

Manchester City vs Real Madrid Preview

Man City hold a 2-1 lead over Real Madrid after the first leg in March, and City manager Pep Guardiola said prior to the match that his team is ready, but he also noted he has warned his team they must be sticklers on defense if they want to beat Madrid.

“More than conceding a goal, it is the way we concede the goals. If they are brilliant and make a good action we have to accept it, but … We have to avoid making mistakes. In this competition they punish you a lot. We have spoken about it, not now but many times in the last years and we know it. If we want to step forward as a team to be close to winning this competition we have to be better in this area,” Guardiola said.

Taking down Real Madrid won’t be easy. Zinedine Zidane’s white-hot squad will be without Gareth Bale, whom Zidane said decided not to play against Man City due to undisclosed personal reasons.

“He preferred not to play. That is the only thing I can tell you. The rest of us are all here, preparing for the game. The only thing we are concentrating on is the game,” Zidane said about Bale’s decision.

Still Madrid haven’t lost since action resumed in June, so expect both teams to give everything they have in this one.

Sergio Ramos will miss the match after being handed a red card in the first leg.

Injury-wise, Man City will be without Sergio Aguero, while Madrid won’t have Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez or Mariano.

These two teams last played each other five months ago, with City taking a 2-1 thriller at the Bernabeu. City hold a 2-1 lead after that match in March.

Here’s a look at the potential starting lineup for both teams:

Man City: Ederson, Kyle Walker, Fernandinho, Aymeric Laporte, João Cancelo; Rodri, İlkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling, Gabriel Jesus, and Riyad Mahrez.

Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Raphaël Varane, Éder Militao, Ferland Mendy, Casemiro, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, and Marco Asensio.