Overview

• Kickoff is set for Sunday at 9:30 p.m. local time in Oviedo, with coverage on ESPN/ESPN Select and ESPN Deportes in the U.S., Premier Sports in the U.K., TSN Plus in Canada, and beIN Sports in Australia and New Zealand.
• Real Madrid opened with a 1-0 win over Osasuna thanks to a Kylian Mbappé penalty and remain without Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick and Ferland Mendy.
• Antonio Rüdiger is available again after suspension, while Franco Mastantuono impressed on debut and was noted by Xabi Alonso as having options to play, though Spanish reports indicate the XI may be unchanged.
• Newly promoted Oviedo are seeking their first points after a 2-0 defeat at Villarreal and will be without suspended defender Alberto Reina, with Leander Dendoncker and David Costas expected to bolster the back line.
• Previews project Courtois behind Alexander-Arnold, Éder Militão, Dean Huijsen and Álvaro Carreras for Madrid, with a Valverde–Tchouaméni–Güler midfield and Brahim Díaz joining Mbappé and Vinícius Jr. in attack.