Real Madrid host Olympique Marseille in the first game of the 2025-26 Champions League season. Los Blancos have their hands full with this Group Stage, so taking care of business in home games against somewhat manageable opposition like Marseille will be needed. Still, Marseille will surely try to make things difficult for Xabi Alonso’s men, who are still trying to improve their form and conditioning after what was a very busy summer.
PREDICTED LINEUPS
Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Trent, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras, Tchouameni, Valverde, Güler, Mastantuono, Vinicius, Mbappe.
Olympique Marseille predicted XI: Rulli, Murillo, Pavard, Balerdi, Medina, Weah, Gomes, Hojbjerg, Gomes, Kondogbia, Aubameyang, Greenwood.
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Date: 09/16/2025
Time: 21:00 CEST, 03:00pm EST.
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.
Available TV: Movistar Liga Campeones (Spain)
Available Streaming: Paramount+, DAZN, Amazon Prime Video (USA)
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