Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Liverpool and Real Madrid. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "It's a very important game for us. It's a great challenge and the good thing about this group is that we really lift ourselves for what we consider the big games. We haven't got to the levels of last season for many reasons, but this is a special game and a special competition for us and I'm very confident that the great competitors our team has will rise to the standards of what is an outstanding Real Madrid team."
"It's still going to be a very difficult game for us," he added. "They are a squad full of top-class players. Of course, Ronaldo is a special talent. He's arguably the best player in the world at the moment and his evolution from being a soloist who scores goals to being a goalscorer is there to see. His record is incredible. We have to make a plan for our team first to ensure that we cause Real Madrid problems, and then of course you have to prepare yourself for the quality of players they have."
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Player to Watch: Sitting on 70 Champions League goals, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has the opportunity to pass the tournament's all-time goalscorer, Raul (71). The 29-year-old has 15 goals in seven league appearances this season.
Liverpool's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Johnson, Lovren, Škrtel, Moreno; Allen, Gerrard; Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho; Balotelli
Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Modrić, Isco; James, Ronaldo, Benzema
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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