Real Madrid are favourites for their first Champions League knockout round encounter with Napoli, though they should certainly be wary. The Italian outfit are one of the better sides that made it through the groups, and could make life very difficult indeed for Zinedine Zidane's outfit over the two legs.
Real Madrid vs. Napoli 2017: Start time, TV schedule, and news for Champions League
Real Madrid will be hoping to avoid an upset at home to Napoli on Wednesday.
Napoli haven't lost a single game since going down to Juventus in October, a run stretching a very impressive 18 games. They've won seven of their last eight in all competitions, and are very much one of Europe's form sides. Real Madrid, by contrast, have won just three of their last seven, though still currently sit atop the La Liga table.
How to watch, stream, and listen
TV: Fox Sports 2 (U.S. - English); ESPN Deportes (U.S. - Spanish); beIN Sports (Canada); BT Sport 3 (U.K.)
Online streaming: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2Go (U.S. - English); WatchESPN (U.S. - Spanish); beIN Sports Connect (Canada); BT Sport live streaming (U.K.)
Make friends: Real Madrid fans should head on over to Managing Madrid for full game coverage; The Siren’s Song is the place for all Napoli supporters to be.
For online listings in other countries, you can check out LiveSoccerTV.
Three big things to know
1. Real Madrid's only absentee is Gareth Bale, who has returned to training after a couple of months on the sidelines, but won't be sufficiently fit to feature here.
2. Napoli will be without center-back Lorenzo Tonelli, though should otherwise have a full-strength team available. Striker Arkadiusz Milik hasn't featured since October after knee surgery, though has appeared in the last two matchday squads and could return here.
3. This is the first meeting of these sides in European competition since the European Champions Clubs’ Cup in 1987. On that occasion Real Madrid won 2-0 at the Bernabéu, ensuring the 1-1 draw they picked up away at the San Paolo was enough to see them into the next round.
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