Real Madrid vs. Legia Warsaw: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Real Madrid play host to Polish champions Legia Warsaw in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, where manager Zinedine Zidane’s side can extend their unbeaten run to 14 consecutive matches if they avoid defeat.

Los Blancos are currently joint-leaders of Group F alongside pool rivals Borussia Dortmund, but a win over Legia could be enough to pull the Spanish contenders clear at the summit.

Zidane will have to do so with a raft of injury concerns, but a confident 6-1 drubbing of Real Betis on Saturday was the ideal preparation for a squad that’s been pegged back by absences of late.

Legia Warsaw are still seeking their first points of the European campaign, meanwhile, and a victory at the Santiago Bernabeu would be the perfect occasion in which to get their account up and running.

Read on for all the team news ahead of Tuesday’s clash in Madrid, complete with match preview and all the essential viewing information.

Date: Tuesday, October 18

Time: 7:45 p.m. BST / 2:45 p.m. ET

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Live Stream: BT Sport app (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US)

TV Info: BT Sport Extra (UK), beIN Sports 1 (US)

Team News

Injuries or not, Real ghosted their way to a 6-1 demolition of Real Betis on Saturday, where the missing figures of Sergio Ramos, Luka Modric, James Rodriguez, Fabio Coentrao and others didn’t affect the results.

Yahoo’s Andrew Gaffney added anchoring midfielder Casemiro to that list, although the return of left-back Marcelo—who scored in the thrashing of Betis—was a welcome addition to the teamsheet:

No Ramos, Casemiro, Modric or James for Real Madrid’s trip to Betis. Marcelo does return though. https://t.co/JKwsKAGiTh

— Andrew Gaffney (@GaffneyVLC) October 14, 2016

Without doing a disservice to Legia, the Poles will be considered the smallest opponent in Group F, and thus Zidane may not worry too much about pushing those sidelined stars back to fitness in time for Tuesday.

However, beIN Sports journalist Gabrielle Amado reported prior to the Betis clash that …

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