21:07 – Mbappé whistled (8')
The French international does not have many friends among the Reds supporters in this Liverpool – Real Madrid. It is copiously whistled at each touch of the ball.
21:06 – Valverde well placed (7')
Salah tries to throw Diaz deep but Valverde makes a saving tackle which reassures Real Madrid.
9:05 p.m. – The first corner of the evening (6')
The Reds obtain the first corner of this Liverpool – Real Madrid but the combination does not pay off and a foul is called for the Spaniards.
21:04 – THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY! (5')
Mbappé loses the ball and the Reds' counterattack is almost fatal to the Madrilenians in this Liverpool – Real Madrid. Nunez takes his chance but Courtois makes a good save. Asencio is then very close to scoring against his side but he pushes back on his line.
21:03 – Camvinga in the right lane (4')
The Madrilenians have a lot of freedom in this start of Liverpool – Real Madrid and it seems, for the moment, that Camavinga has positioned himself on the right.
21:01 – Konaté must intervene (2')
Mbappé is in the opposing area and tries to leave his opponents behind but Konaté watches and takes advantage of poor ball handling from the Real Madrid striker.
9:00 p.m. – First whistle (1')
François Letexier must already intervene after a foul by Valverde on Diaz in an aerial duel.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
French referee François Letexier kicks off this Liverpool – Real Madrid, huge shock of the fifth day of the Champions League.
8:56 p.m. – Both teams enter the field!
In a big night atmosphere, the two teams take to the Anfield pitch to compete in this huge clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid. The kick-off will be given in a few moments.
20:49 – Modric's 100th
The eternal Luka Modric starts in this Liverpool – Real Madrid and reaches a symbolic milestone. He is playing his 100th Champions League match with Madrid this evening. He equals a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.
20:42 – One last painful visit
The last Liverpool – Real Madrid, at Anfield, was a real ordeal for the locals. Indeed, the Reds lost with a harsh score of 5-2. Since then, a lot has changed in the Merengue starting lineup. Karim Benzema, who scored twice, left while Vinicius, also a double scorer, was injured.
20:35 – The surprising place of Real Madrid
Before this Liverpool – Real Madrid, the Merengue occupy a very surprising 21st place in this new formula of the Champions League. The title holders would, for the moment, be forced to go through play-offs to hope to reach the final phase of the competition in 2025.
8:28 p.m. – Real Madrid, Liverpool’s bane
This Liverpool – Real Madrid is not the first meeting between the two teams. And in the last confrontations, the English lost in seven of the last eight matches played against their evening opponents. In this assessment, there were, in particular, two Champions League finals.
20:21 – Real and Mbappé regain confidence
Before this Liverpool – Real Madrid, the Spaniards found a little smile again. After having had two defeats in a row, Carlo Ancelotti's men suffered two defeats in La Liga against Osasuna (4-0) and Leganès (3-0) to get back in the right direction. Kylian Mbappé scored in the second match.
20:14 – The Reds on cloud nine
Liverpool are the team at the start of the season. The Reds have only lost once since the start of the season and occupy first place in the English Championship. In the Champions League, with four successes in as many matches, Arne Slot's men were first before the start of this fifth day. A draw during this Liverpool – Real Madrid would allow the English to regain first place.
20:07 – Team compositions
The two starting eleven of this Liverpool – Real Madrid have fallen! Arne Slot favored Nunez over Gakpo at the forefront of the attack. The Frenchman Ibrahima Konaté is the holder. Here is the Reds' eleven: Kelleher – Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson – Gravenberch, MacAllister, Jones – Luis Diaz, Nunez, Salah.
On the Madrid side, Vinicius, injured, is replaced by Brahim Diaz. Carlo Ancelotti relies on three Frenchmen with the presence of Mendy, Camavinga and of course Mbappé in attack. The Merengue XI: Courtois – Valverde, Asencio, Rüdiger, Mendy – Camavinga, Modric, Güler, – Bellingham, Mbappé, Brahim Diaz.
