Liverpool vs Real Madrid live score, updates, highlights and lineups from Champions League last-16 first leg
ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL (AP) – Liverpool have a chance to avenge last season’s Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid when the two sides meet tonight in the first leg of a round of 16.
The Reds were beaten 1-0 by Madrid’s Carlo Ancelotti at the Stade de France in Paris last May.
This result not only secured Los Blancos their 14th European Cup, but also ensured they have avoided defeat in their last six meetings with Liverpool, two of them in recent finals.
However, the Spanish giants have not played at a packed Anfield since 2009, when they were beaten 4-0 by the Rafael Benitez-managed hosts.
Follow The Sporting News live blog to find out if the Reds can end their losing streak…
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Liverpool vs Real Madrid Live Score
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Liverpool vs Real Madrid live updates, highlights
2 hours after kick-off: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of Liverpool v Real Madrid in the Champions League Round of 16. These two teams have met remarkably regularly in this competition in recent years and it has been the Spaniards who have triumphed every time. Can the Reds end this bad run and stage another special Anfield night to finally thwart Carlo Ancelotti’s men?
Lineup Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
The biggest concern for Klopp before this clash was whether Darwin Nunez fit after suffering a shoulder injury in the weekend’s win against Newcastle.
However, the Uruguayan trained as usual on Monday afternoon and so Liverpool’s side should be largely catching themselves.
Liverpool predicted line-up (4-3-3): Alisson (GK) – Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson – Henderson, Fabinho, Bajcetic – Salah, Gakpo, Jota
- Injured: Ramsay, Thiago, Diaz, Konate, Arthur
- Exposed: none
Ancelotti had expected both Aurelien Tshouameni And Tony Kroos absent due to illness before he made himself available for a place in the squad.
However, the German only makes sense on the bench Fede Valverde moves back into midfield Karim Benzema leads the attack, flanked by a Brazilian duo Rodrygo And Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois (GK) – Carvajal, Militao, Ruediger, Alaba – Valverde, Camavinga, Modric – Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
- Injured: Mendy, Chouameni, Diaz
- Exposed: none
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When is Liverpool vs Real Madrid kick off?
This Champions League clash begins on Tuesday 21 February at 20:00 local time in Anfield.
Here is how this time is translated in some of the most important areas:
| Date | kick off time | |
| USA | Tue, February 21 | 15:00 CET |
| Canada | Tue, February 21 | 15:00 CET |
| United Kingdom | Tue, February 21 | 20:00 GMT |
| Australia | Wed, February 22nd | 07:00 AEDT |
| India | Wed, February 22nd | 01:30 IST |
| Hong Kong | Wed, February 22nd | 04:00 CET |
| Malaysia | Wed, February 22nd | 04:00 CET |
| Singapore | Wed, February 22nd | 04:00 CEST |
| New Zealand | Wed, February 22nd | 09:00 NZDT |
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Liverpool vs Real Madrid Live Stream, TV Channels
With 20 titles and 27 final appearances since 1956, these two sides are among the most successful in European Cup/Champions League history.
However, a meeting at this stage means the end of the road for one of them. Either team has played in five of the last seven finals, but only one can reach that stage this season.
| TV channel | stream | |
|---|---|---|
| USA | CBS, Univision, TUDN USA | fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX+ |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| United Kingdom | BT Sport 1, BT Sport Ultimate | BT Sport app/website |
| Australia | — | Stan sports |
| New Zealand | — | Spark sports |
| India | — | Sony LIV, Jio TV |
| Hong Kong | beIN Sport 3 | beIN Sports Connect |
| Malaysia | — |
beIN Sports Connect |
| Singapore | — | beIN Sports Connect |
Australia: Fans can stream every UEFA Champions League match and all the action ad-free, live and on-demand on Stan Sport.
Canada: Every Champions League game in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
UNITED KINGDOM: The UEFA Champions League will be covered by BT Sport’s TV and streaming platforms.
UNITED STATES: Fans in the US can watch the Champions League in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, ViX and ViX+).
When games are broadcast on CBS or Univision channels, the same channels are streamed on fuboTV which is available as a free trial for new users.