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# Several absences hit AS Roma and Real Madrid ahead of UEFA Champions League clash

AS Roma host Real Madrid in the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on the evening of 14 October, amid injury absences affecting both teams.

[Kareem Al-Saleh](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/kareem-al-saleh-2) Editor Published 14 October 2026، 00:32 ، updated 22:04 Saudi time

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Several absences hit AS Roma and Real Madrid ahead of UEFA Champions League clash

[AS Roma](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/as-roma-239) will face [Real Madrid](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/real-madrid-216) in the second round of the league phase of the 2026/27 [UEFA Champions League](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/uefa-champions-league-20) season, on 14 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time, with the match broadcast via the beIN SPORTS network.

Hosts AS Roma are suffering from several absences, most notably the absence of player [M. Bah](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/m-bah-6964) due to injury from today's match, with his absence set to continue for another reason until 27 October 2026.

AS Roma will also be without [Bryan Cristante](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/bryan-cristante-6965), [Konstantinos Koulierakis](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/konstantinos-koulierakis-6956) and [Mile Svilar](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/mile-svilar-6952) due to injury, as they will not be ready for today's match.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid are missing the services of [Éder Militão](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/%C3%A9der-gabriel-milit%C3%A3o-6207), [Ferland Sinna Mendy](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ferland-sinna-mendy-6213) and [Rodrygo](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/rodrygo-16181) due to injury, while [Raúl Asencio](https://riyadaty.com/en/player/ra%C3%BAl-asencio-del-rosario-6203) is absent from the match for another reason.

This clash comes as both teams try to overcome these absences in order to achieve a positive result in their league phase campaign in the continental competition.

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