FC Basel and Real Madrid are playing live on the UEFA Champions League group schedule on Wednesday and the match is on Fox Soccer Plus and streaming online from the Fox Soccer 2Go website from St. Jakob-Park in Switzerland and the matchup as Cristiano Ronaldo and company looking to take care of business as they defend their UCL title from last season.
The fifth matchup in the Champions League group stage has these two teams meeting up and now Basel comes in with tough matches ahead, as they have the chance to advance into the knockout stage. Liverpool has not played well and they are coming up with Real Madrid and the team has a three point advantage over the Reds, meaning getting something here could be very important. The team would love to pick up a point even if they don't win the matchup.
Real Madrid already won big over Basel in the first matchup with a 5-1 score and they are already through and now can rest a bit, although they are prepared for this game. The team has won four straight in the group stage and they look as good as they did last season. Carlo Ancelotti has his team playing well overall and Ronaldo has been in top form all season and he has 20 goals in his first 11 appearances in the league and he could be the difference overall for his club this season.
Luka Modrić will be out for Real Madrid and while that is tough the team should have no issues dealing with Basel. Real Madrid comes in at first in La Liga this season and they have scored nine goals in their last two league games. The team won 1-0 in the last time out against Liverpool in the Champions League and they also won over Barcelona the last time the teams faced off. Real Madrid won over Liverpool at Anfield as well and has outscored the team 4-0 in the two matches they have played.
Real Madrid won the title last year and they have looked very strong again and adding James Rodriguez has been huge and now they have the chance to keep things going. The team will be one of the favorites in the knockout stage and they will have Ludogorets on the schedule and that will come at home in December. Basel has a tough task moving forward, but they are in position to advance out of the group stage, as they have just Real Madrid and Liverpool, the team they currently lead. The team has five goals in the last three games and their only loss was against Ludogorets in that time.
