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Champions League chaos continues this week with a matchup between Real Madrid and RB Leipzig set for Wednesday night.
Real Madrid is riding the momentum of back-to-back Champions League wins heading into this week's home matchup at Bernabeu, though they remain in eighth in the overall table. A recent 4-1 La Liga victory over Sevilla has also placed them only six points behind leaders Barcelona. Can Los Blancos continue this dominance?
Leipzig started off their Champions League campaign with a 4-1 loss to Como, though quickly recovered with a 1-0 victory over PSV shortly after. The club has also struggled recently in Bundesliga play, suffering a 6-1 slaughtering at the hands of Bayern Munich on Saturday. Leipzig will face an uphill battle for this road fixture.
Who will secure a Champions League win?
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the weekly schedule.
Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Champions League match in English in the United States:
- TV channel: None
- Live stream: Paramount+
This game will be streamed exclusively on Paramount+ in the United States, where every single Champions League match of the 2026/27 season is available to watch, from the first league phase match all the way through the UCL final.
Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig start time
This Champions League league phase clash will take place at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu and kicks off on Wednesday, October 21 at 9 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Wed, Oct. 21 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Central Time | Wed, Oct. 21 | 2:00 p.m. |
| Mountain Time | Wed, Oct. 21 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Pacific Time | Wed, Oct. 21 | 12:00 p.m. |
Champions League schedule this week
All times below ET
Tuesday, October 20
- Fenerbahce vs. Slavia Prague (12:45 p.m.)
- Sabah vs. Borussia Dortmund (12:45 p.m.)
- Porto vs. PSV (3 p.m.)
- Liverpool vs. Villarreal (3 p.m.)
- Man City vs. AEK Athens (3 p.m.)
- PSG vs. Barcelona (3 p.m.)
- Roma vs. Slovan Bratislava (3 p.m.)
- Napoli vs. Bodo/Glimt (3 p.m.)
- VfB Stuttgart vs. Atletico Madrid (3 p.m.)
Wednesday, October 21
- Como vs. Man United (12:45 p.m.)
- Lille vs. Galatasaray (12:45 p.m.)
- Aston Villa vs. Viking (3 p.m.)
- Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal (3 p.m.)
- Club Brugge vs. Lens (3 p.m.)
- Inter vs. Shakhtar Donetsk (3 p.m.)
- Real Betis vs. Feyenoord (3 p.m.)
- Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig (3 p.m.)
- Sporting vs. LASK (3 p.m.)
