Postpublished at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
I remember going to a few Limerick FC games back in the day where they only had a couple of players on the bench and saw them throw a goalkeeper up front.
Summary
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Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid - Mac Allister opens scoring and Gakpo with second
Mbappe has penalty saved by Kelleher before Salah hits wide
Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus - hosts have late winner ruled out
Celtic draw with Club Brugge
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Team news - Duran on Villa bench, Luiz absent from Juve squadpublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Aston Villa v Juventus (20:00 GMT)
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery makes three changes to the side that drew 2-2 against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
In come Matty Cash, Lucas Digne and Boubacar Kamara while Ross Barkley, Ian Maatsen and Lamare Bogarde drop to the bench.
Kamara comes in after recovering from a hamstring injury while Ezri Konsa is on the bench following a hip injury.
Jhon Duran has scored in each of his two home Champions League appearances for Aston Villa this season and could make an impact from the bench once again.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez, Carlos, Torres, Cash, Digne, Tielemans, Bailey, Rogers, McGinn, Watkins
Subs: Olsen, Gauci, Bogarde, Maatsen, Konsa, Mings, Buendia, Barkley, Duran, Philogene, Nedeljkovic,
Juventus boss Thiago Motta makes just one change from the side that drew 0-0 at AC Milan in Serie A on Saturday.
Timothy Weah steps in for the injured Weston McKennie while former Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz is absent from the squad along with striker Dusan Vlahovic.
They name just four outfield players on the bench as they continue to battle an injury crisis.
Juventus XI: Di Gregorio, Savona, Kalulu, Gatti, Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Conceicao, Yildiz, Koopmeiners, Weah
Subs: Perin, Danilo, Fagioli, Pinsoglio, Rouhi, Mbangula
Postpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
We're in the second half of the two early Champions League games.
Red Star Belgrade are 2-1 up against Stuttgart and Sturm Graz and Girona are goalless.
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Walking up to Anfield with an overwhelming sense of excitement. These two clubs are European royalty. Let’s hope it’s a great game!
Alan in Liverpool
Postpublished at 18:54 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is at Anfield tonight.
Scorer of arguably the best Champions League final goal ever - that overhead kick against Liverpool in 2018.
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Image source, Getty ImagesCeltic continue push for qualificationpublished at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Celtic v Club Brugge (20:00 GMT)
CelticCeltic look to build on their magnificent 3-1 win over RB Leipzig as they welcome Belgian side Club Brugge to Celtic Park tonight.
Brendan Rodgers' side start the night in 18th on seven points but three points could land them inside the top eight.
If Celtic's progress is where your interest lies tonight then tune into the live text here.
Team news - Liverpool make two changes, Bellingham starts for Realpublished at 18:50 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has made two changes to the side who won away at Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
Alexis Mac Allister and Luis Diaz come back into the starting line-up with Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo dropping to the bench.
Trent Alexander-Arnold is on the bench after returning from injury.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Subs: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Elliott, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Morton.
Image source, BBC SportCarlo Ancelotti has made three changes to the Real Madrid side who beat Leganes 3-0 on Sunday.
Vinicius Jr has been ruled out with a hamstring injury while Fran Garcia and Dani Ceballos drop to the bench.
Ferland Mendy, Luka Modric and Brahim Diaz all come into the line-up.
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Rudiger, Acencio, Mendy, Arda Guler, Camavinga, Modric, Bellingham, Mbappe, Brahim.
Subs: Lunin, Fran Gonzalez, Endrick, Lucas Vazquez, Vallejo, Dani Ceballos, Fran Garcia, Gonzalo.
Image source, BBC SportSalah not distracted at all, says Slotpublished at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Media caption, I don't think Salah is distracted at all - Slot
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is not being distracted by contract talks and speculation about his future, says manager Arne Slot.
Salah, whose current contract expires at the end of the season, told reporters he was "disappointed" at not being offered a new deal and is "probably more out than in".
"The only thing I can say is, if I look at my line-ups, Mo is more in than out," said Slot.
"I don't think he's distracted at all. I haven't seen that after the United game [in September] where he had some comments, I haven't seen it after a post you told me about, he just kept on scoring.
"If you would have been at the Axa [training ground] today, I don't think any player spoke about it, at least not when I was there."
The 32-year-old is Liverpool's top scorer this season with 12 goals in all competitions, with his double in Sunday's win at Southampton moving the Reds eight points clear at the top of the Premier League.
The Merseyside club face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday before hosting Premier League champions Manchester City on Sunday.
Slot added: "Players are focused on the short term and that is Madrid and that is City.
"There is no distraction for him, the players and definitely not for me."
Postpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Do Liverpool have their best chance of beating Real Madrid in 15 years is the premise of this feature which my colleague Gary Rose has written.
'Enjoy it'published at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Aston Villa v Juventus (20:00 GMT)
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery wants his side to enjoy competing in the Champions League tonight.
Villa have not won any of their last six games in all competitions since they beat Bologna 2-0 in the Champions League last month.
"We are really happy in the Champions League. We want to enjoy tomorrow with our supporters at Villa Park," said Emery.
On his message to supporters, he added: "Enjoy it. We want to enjoy competing and we want to enjoy winning. We are here in the Champions League trying to be consistent.
"Now is the moment we have to enjoy, we have to compete, we have to face tomorrow Juventus, we have to try to face them being competitive."
Image source, Getty ImagesFollow live on the BBCpublished at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
You can listen to live commentary of Liverpool v Real Madrid or Celtic v Club Brugge on this page - and/or on BBC Radio 5 Live.
From 22:00 GMT we will be able to show you the highlights of this weekend's Champions League game here on this page.
And at 22:40 BBC One will show the Champions League Match of the Day show, which you can also watch on this page or BBC iPlayer.
The stage is setpublished at 18:36 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)
Gary Flintoff
BBC Radio 5 live reporter at AnfieldVery much looking forward to this tonight.
Not the worst view from the commentary box...
Postpublished at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
There are three British teams in action tonight, all at home. All former European champions too.
Aston Villa (1982) face Juventus, Liverpool (1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2019) play Real Madrid and Celtic (1967) take on Club Brugge.
They all kick off at 20:00 GMT.
What the Champions League is all aboutpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November
Image source, Getty ImagesA clash of European football royalty.
Two teams in good form domestically. Plenty of exciting players on show.
Europe will be watching and waiting. This is what the Champions League is all about.
Anyway, enough about Sturm Graz v Girona, Liverpool are also playing Real Madrid tonight.
UEFA Champions League Scores and fixtures
Wednesday 27th November
League Stage
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UEFA Champions League Table
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
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| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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| 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
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| 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
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| 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
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| 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
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| 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
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| 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
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| 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
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| 10 | Sporting CP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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| 11 | Brest | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
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| 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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| 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
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| 14 | Benfica | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
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| 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
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| 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
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| 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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| 18 | PSV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
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| 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
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| 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
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| 21 | Feyenoord | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 7 |
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| 22 | Club Brugge | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
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| 23 | Dinamo Zagreb | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 7 |
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| 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
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| 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 4 |
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| 26 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
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| 27 | Stuttgart | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 4 |
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| 28 | Sparta Prague | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
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| 29 | Sturm Graz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
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| 30 | Girona | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
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| 31 | Red Star Belgrade | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 3 |
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| 32 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -12 | 3 |
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| 33 | Bologna | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
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| 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 |
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| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 0 |
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| 36 | Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | -15 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 8 : 8th Finals
- Position 9 - 24 : Play-off
