AEK Athens host Real Madrid in Champions League league phase

AEK Athens face Real Madrid on Wednesday, 4 November at 18:45 at the Allwyn Arena in Athens, in the fourth round of the Champions League league phase, Corriere dello Sport reported. The Italian referee Maurizio Mariani will officiate, with Bindoni and Alassio as assistants, Sozza as fourth official, Di Paolo on VAR and Marini as assistant VAR.

Nikolic's AEK opened with a 1-0 home win over LASK but have since lost twice in a row: 3-1 away to Shakhtar Donetsk and 5-1 at Manchester City. Mourinho's Real Madrid are seeking to stay perfect after beating Inter 2-1 and Leipzig 4-1 at the Bernabeu, either side of a 4-3 win at the Olimpico against Roma.

The match will be shown on Sky Sport Calcio (channel 202), Sky Sport (channel 253) and NOW, and streamed via Sky Go and NOW, the report said.