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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. Liverpool ran out convincing 2-0 winners a year ago and come into the match on the back of a morale-boosting 2-0 home victory in the Premier League over Aston Villa that ended the defending champions' four-game losing run.
But Madrid have been playing with confidence all season. Inspired by Kylian Mbappe, they have won their opening three fixtures in the Champions League and sit top of La Liga after taking 30 points from a possible 33.
But that is just one sub-plot in an historic match full of them. Paul Gorst, Ian Doyle and Theo Squires are at Anfield to bring you all the build-up, including team news when it drops at 6.45pm, followed by an in-game commentary stream and then the best post-match reaction and analysis.Paul WheelockGood afternoonAnd welcome to our live coverage of the big one - Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the Champions League.Stick with us for all the build-up.
