Lallana replaces Balotelli at break
Ronaldo's 70th Champions League goal
Anderlecht 1-2 Arsenal
Gibbs and Podolski score late on
Alan Kennedy - the left-back was the unlikely hero in the 1981 European Cup final when he scored the winner for Liverpool against Real Madrid in Paris.
His pre-match routine was not exactly textbook - indeed as he says himself: "It was totally ridiculous and would never happen now."
Read more from AK in this fine piece from our very own Sam Sheringham.
Barely a week goes by without Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi breaking a record or two.
And tonight is no different. If Ronaldo scores two goals against Liverpool, he will join Raul as the Champions League joint top-scorer on 71 goals. That record could change hands a lot in the next year or two...
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Image source, ReutersLiverpool's main forward Mario Balotelli may be struggling in front of goal right now - but you can't say the same about Real Madrid's main man.
In just 12 games for Carlo Ancelotti's side this season, Cristiano Ronaldo has already notched 19 goals (Nineteen!)
Liverpool players - in total - have found the back of the net 17 times in 11 games this term.
Goodness me...
Conor McNamara
BBC commentator at Anfield
Image source, @ConorMcNamaraIE"Nice buzz around the place."
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "We are immensely looking forward to it. This is a huge tie between two incredible clubs.
"Our approach is to be aggressive in the game. We like to play with big pressure at home and that is our idea for the game.
"I'm very fortunate to have a squad of great competitors and you find out about competitors in the great games. The team has taken a bit of criticism, we need to be better but the character in this team is what we need tonight."
Image source, Getty ImagesAs expected, third-choice keeper Emiliano Martinez makes his Champions League debut for Arsenal. England midfielder Jack Wilshere is fit, despite limping off against Hull at the weekend.
Arsenal: Martinez, Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs; Flamini; Sanchez, Wilshere, Ramsey, Cazorla; Welbeck. Subs: Huddart, Bellerin, Rosicky, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Podolski, Campbell.
Who are the best side you've ever seen up against your team? Which side passed you off the park? Who sliced through your defence like a knife through butter? Anyone score a goal against your team which was so good you had to stand and applaud?
Jeremiah Bilinje:, external The great Milan of 2007 vs Man Utd at San Siro, they ripped us apart.
Oliver Queen:, external When Arsenal beat Barcelona 2-1. Greatest footballing side in history that.
Max O'Dell:, external Best team to play at the Lamex is Yeovil, Marek Stech was simply unbeatable, they also had decent defence, midfield and attack.
Callum Garnett:, external I mean I saw my team, AFC Bournemouth take on Real Madrid in a pre-season last year. That was pretty big.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool boss Brendan Rodgers says it is "just a matter of time" before Mario Balotelli hits form and tipped him to find the net against Real Madrid this evening.
"He scores big goals in big games. I'm sure he will go into tomorrow, if picked, looking forward," said Rodgers.
"It is just a matter of time before he gets his goals."
Balotelli headed the winner against England in Italy's World Cup opener in the summer, scored both goals when Italy beat Germany 2-1 in the Euro 2012 semi-finals and hit the net twice in Manchester City's 6-1 win over rivals Manchester United in October 2011.
His only goal so far was in the Champions League too. At the Kop end...
Image source, Getty ImagesSellers of 'half & half' scarves will be parading the streets around Anfield tonight. Real Madrid may well be a half that you actually want - but what's the worst half and half scarf you've seen outside a ground?
Better yet - what's the worst one you've bought? Send us a picture!
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Phil Neville
BBC Radio 5 live in Anderlecht
Image source, @fizzer18"Anderlecht vs Arsenal for me tonight on BBC Radio 5 live from 7pm."
Image source, Getty ImagesGreat link Phil.
"Fernando Torres delivered a scintillating solo performance" - not words you see very day. But that's how chief football writer Phil McNulty started his report on 10 March 2009 as Liverpool thrashed Real Madrid 4-0.
Martin Skrtel was in the side that day and could well be again tonight. He and Steven Gerrard are the survivors for Liverpool, while Real still have Iker Casillas, Pepe and Sergio Ramos.
BBC Sport Chief Football Writer Phil McNulty at Anfield
"Philippe Coutinho's performance - full of pace, penetration, astute passing and indeed a goal - at QPR on Sunday wins him a starting place for Liverpool against Real Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield tonight.
"Mario Balotelli's display at Loftus Road contained none of these things but he also starts. The screens around Anfield were showing Liverpool's crushing 4-0 win over the current Champions League holders at Anfield in 2009 in the build-up to kick-off. More of the same will do but this is a very different Real side - it boasts Cristiano Ronaldo for a start."
Image source, Getty ImagesI don't know if you've given much thought to how you may celebrate your 65th birthday at all?
Some sort of cruise along the Med? A nice family meal? A new car? Go on, treat yourself.
I'd imagine you'd like to be retired - or retiring at least - but not for Arsene Wenger. The Gunners boss is 65 today and will spend it in Brussels with his side.
Three points will no doubt be called 'the perfect present' for the Frenchman. I reckon he'd prefer a bottle of good Claret.
There's no denying the fact that Real Madrid's trip to Anfield is hogging all of the headlines this evening. The glamour tie of the round, the names, the titles, the trophies, the glitz.
But there's another big game for us to focus on tonight too. Over in Brussels Arsenal face Anderlecht with some serious issues at the back.
Emiliano 'Damian' Martinez is in goal, Nacho Monreal may be at centre-half and Hector Bellerin could be at right-back. As makeshift as it gets.
With a two-point cushion over the Belgians already though, a draw may be a good enough result for Arsenal this evening.
Or do they need the win?
With World Cup winners, Ballon d'Or holders and golden boot wearers in their side tonight Real Madrid could well provide a seriously stern test for Liverpool.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut who are the best side you've ever seen up against your team? Which side passed you off the park? Who sliced through your defence like a knife through butter? Anyone score a goal against your team which was so good you had to stand and applaud?
There's a few I can remember admiring from afar at Sixfields. Marco Gabbiadini was amazing for Darlington one year, and a young Jermain Defoe was pretty good on loan at Bournemouth...
But who are your suggestions?
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Nine games, one goal. Those are the stark figures of Mario Balotelli's Liverpool career to date, and they are figures that have to change if he is to earn a place in the Kop's heart.
Worse than not scoring has been a perceived lack of effort at times, with the big man often seen gesturing angrily to his team-mates instead of chasing down an errant pass or taking the wrong decision when he does get a chance on goal.
Is tonight the night he starts to change all that?
Liverpool XI: Mignolet; Johnson, Lovren, Skrtel, Moreno; Gerrard, Allen, Henderson; Sterling, Balotelli, Coutinho.
Real Madrid XI: Casillas, Arbeloa, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, Rodriguez, Isco, Ronaldo, Benzema
Liverpool make three changes for the visit of Real Madrid, with left-back Alberto Moreno and midfielders Joe Allen and Philippe Coutinho coming into the side. Jose Enrique, Emre Can and Adam Lallana are the players to make way.
Real Madrid make three changes to the side that beat Levante 5-0 on Saturday, with former Liverpool full-back Alvaro Arbeloa, defender Raphael Varane and forward Karim Benzema coming into the side. Cristiano Ronaldo starts as expected as he looks to score the three goals that would make him the all-time Champions League top scorer, while Gareth Bale is out with a thigh injury.
Image source, ReutersLiverpool took a gamble on Mario Balotelli in the summer. The 24-year-old was signed from AC Milan for £16m in a bid to help fill the void left by Luis Suarez, and at that price, at that time, it looked like a shrewd move.
It may still prove to be one. The Italian has more ability in his little toe than some players have in their whole body, he can score all types of goals and has the personality and charisma to lead the attack for a big team.
But at the moment it's just not happening.