Liverpool vs Real Madrid LIVE - score, goals, VAR controversy, commentary stream

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Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the massive Champions League match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield. 20:04Ian DoyleRef justiceThe referee tonight, Istvan Kovacs, has taken charge of two Liverpool games.One where they lost 5-2 at home to Real Madrid and another where they lost 1-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain.Great.20:00Paul GorstUnderwayWe are underway at Anfield.

Anfield is always special on a Champions League night, and I can't wait to see and hear what you have in store for us this time." Wayne Rooney has responded to Virgil van Dijk's reply to his Liverpool criticism (Image: (Photo by Ryan Browne/Shutterstock))19:15Paul GorstHuge weekAs Anfield nights go, Saturday evening was a nice tune-up for this evening, sweeping aside a team in all white with a 2-0 victory and one of the best performances of the season to boot. Victory this evening is not imperative given the nature of the new-look Champions League but a real performance would go a long way towards Liverpool being able to say they are out now out of the woods after a torrid October.Real, like Villa and Manchester City on Sunday, are expected to be one of the least direct teams they will play this season, which will help Liverpool given their vulnerability to that style of football in recent weeks.

18:54Paul GorstTeam news in fullFlorian Wirtz starts for Liverpool as Cody Gakpo drops to the bench against Real Madrid in the Champions League. 18:30Ian DoyleWelcome very muchA very wet, windy and utterly miserable welcome to the latest game in Liverpool's season.Yes, it's Real Madrid and it's the Champions League.The Spaniards have won all bar one of their 14 games this season while the Reds have won only two of their last eight.It's all set up for the European Super League advocates.