Real Madrid will be without their best playmaker when they take on Girona at the Santiago Bernabéu. Los Blancos are fresh off a dominant Champions League knockout phase playoff tie against Manchester City.

Real Madrid have won the away first leg of a European tie on 40 occasions. If Pep Guardiola wants a sense of how hard the task ahead of them is it is perhaps encapsulated in one statistic -- only on two of the previous 39 occasions have Los Merengues been eliminated from European competition.

The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will be broadcast exclusively on Paramount+. Fans looking to watch can do so through Paramount+, which offers exclusive live streams and on-demand replays of all UEFA Champions League matches along with a free trial when you sign up.

This is the second matchup between Real Madrid and Girona FC this season, with Real Madrid winning the first 3-0.Last time out, Real Madrid wound up with a draw by a score of 1-1 away from home

Manchester City v LiverpoolPep Guardiola’s City were dumped out of the UEFA Champions League in the knockout phase round on Wednesday by Real Madrid, as Kylian Mbappe tore them to shreds in the Santiago Bernabeu.