Cristiano Ronaldo netted a hat trick as Real Madrid romped to a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal against rivals Atlético Madrid last week, meaning Zinedine Zidane’s side only need to be competent to book their place in the final when they travel to the Vicente Calderón on Wednesday.
Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid 2017: Start time, TV schedule for Champions League semifinal
Wednesday’s Madrid derby is expected to be a formality.
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Atléti are, it goes without saying, a very good side, but Diego Simeone’s side are really at their best when they’re allowed to sit back and soak up pressure. Of course, they’ll be unable to do that here, perhaps opening the door for Ronaldo to add to his tally on the counter-attack.
Atlético Madrid will still be without their two first-team right-backs, Juanfran and Šime Vrsaljko, with Lucas Hernández likely to be given the unenviable task of trying to keep Ronaldo quiet. Augusto Fernández and José Giménez are both also injured. Real Madrid are still short on Pepe, Gareth Bale, and Dani Carvajal, who are also currently on the treatment table.
Match info, plus how to watch on TV and stream
Match date/time: Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. ET, 8:45 p.m. local
Venue: Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
TV: Fox Sports 1 (U.S. — English); ESPN Deportes (U.S. — Spanish); TSN1 (Canada); BT Sport 2 (U.K.)
Online: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2Go (U.S. — English); WatchESPN (U.S. — Spanish); TSN Go (Canada); BT Sport live streaming (U.K.)
Make friends: Into the Calderón (Atlético Madrid); Managing Madrid (Real Madrid)
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