Real Madrid were stunningly dumped into the qualifying playoffs of the Champions League by former coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday and will be joined there by Paris Saint-Germain.

Today’s Champions League action features Real Madrid taking on Portuguese side Benfica in the League Phase. Kickoff takes place at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET (1 p.m. MST) on Wednesday, January 28, with a live broadcast on Paramount Plus.

Real Madrid's new manager was a favourite of Mourinho's during his three years in charge at the Bernabeu, from 2010-2013

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After a prison sentence for inciting violence and 18 months hiding out in Spain’s embassy in Caracas, Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López fled his country in 2020. He wound up in Madrid, joining thousands of Venezuelans escaping repression and economic collapse.

‘MATE OR TRAITOR. Take Ya Pick, Trent’, was one of the signs sellotaped to the front of a boarded-up house about 100 metres from Anfield for Liverpool’s final game of last season’s Premier League season, as reported by BBC Sport.

Real Madrid are among the richest clubs in world football, and their transfer strategy has helped them in this regard. Every year, they manage to bring in a vast amount from players sales, and in

La Liga's dramatic title race took another turn as Real Madrid leapfrogged Barcelona into top spot with a 2-0 win against Villarreal. Kylian Mbappe took his tally for the season to 21 goals in 19 league outings with a close-range strike early in the second half and a penalty in injury-time.