Real Madrid v Stuttgart: How to watch, TV channel, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid begin their title defence when they host Stuttgart on the opening night of the new-look competition.

Los Blancos beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley in June and will aim to get the better of another German side on Tuesday.

How to watch Real Madrid v Stuttgart and TV channel

The game between Real Madrid and Stuttgart will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1 in the UK.

Real Madrid v Stuttgart kick-off time, date and venue

The game kicks off at 20:00 BST on Tuesday 17th September and will be played at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Real Madrid v Stuttgart stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

This will be the first time the pair have met, with Real Madrid having beaten Borussia Dortmund to lift the UEFA Champions League or European Cup for the 15th time last season.

They also won La Liga, while Stuttgart finished last season second in the Bundesliga table to return to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2009/10.

They lost to Spanish opposition twice that campaign - Sevilla in the group stages and Barcelona in the round of 16.

Real beat Real Sociedad 2-0 on Saturday and are unbeaten in La Liga, albeit lying four points behind Barcelona.

Stuttgart won 3-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach, their first Bundesliga win of the season, which lifted them up to ninth place in the Bundesliga.

Real Madrid v Stuttgart team news

Real Madrid team news

Midfielders Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni are back in training and could feature.

Brahim Diaz limped off in the first half at Sociedad and is set for several weeks out with a hip issue. Eduardo Camavinga (knee), Dani Ceballos (ankle) and David Alaba (knee) are also sidelined. 

Stuttgart team news

Frans Kratzig (calf), Justin Diehil (shoulder) and Nikolas Nartey (fitness) miss out. Leonidas Stergiou (back) is a doubt.

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