Summary

  • Gerrard, Sterling & Balotelli left out of starting XI

  • Real Madrid qualify for knockout stages

  • Result: Arsenal 3-3 Anderlecht

  • Anderlecht fight back from 3-0 down

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. Arsene Wenger reactsPA

    How have Arsenal managed to throw two points away here? Arsene Wenger is livid. And wet. Wet and livid.

  2. GOAL

    Aleksandar Mitrovic celebratesReuters

    My word! From 3-0 down, Anderlecht have levelled! Andy Najar whips in a fine first-time cross, substitute Aleksandar Mitrovic holds off Per Mertesacker and connects with a stooping header! Incredible stuff...

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    Henry Shah: The Madrid number 7 has had a shocker. They won't be renewing his contract

  4. Liverpool's performance means that Brendan Rodgers may be in for an easier grilling in the press than he was expecting - or does it?

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    Callum Sparrowhawk: Rodgers selection tonight has robbed Liverpool players of the kind of night they worked so hard to earn last season.

  6. FINAL FIVE

    Into the last five minutes across Europe. Can Liverpool sneak one? Can Arsenal hold on?

  7. Alistair Bruce-Ball
    BBC Radio 5 live at Emirates Stadium

    "Arsenal living a little dangerously here in the rain.

    "Arsenal's defending has been suspect."

  8. Toni Kroos

  9. Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Bernabeu

    "That's as good a yellow card as you're ever going to get.

    "It's cynical but if I was out there in a Red shirt, I'd be saying 'well done Moreno'."

  10. YELLOW CARD

    All kinds of pace from Gareth Bale! Such an exciting sight as he eats up the yards, he bursts through and Alberto Moreno does what he has to, slides in and chops him down right on the edge of the box.

    Bale takes the free-kick, gets it over the wall but again Simon Mignolet punches it away.

  11. Football league update

    Middlesbrough are coasting now to a comprehensive win against Norwich. Grant Leadbitter gets his second and the home side's third goal of the night to make it 3-0.

    It is not so comfortable for Blackburn, who have been pegged back to 2-1 by 10-man Millwall.

    Reading have moved three clear at home to Rotherham, Simon Cox getting two goals in the second half.

    It looks more difficult for Huddersfield now, as Derby's Simon Dawkins' shot from outside the area creeps in off the post. 3-1 to the home side.

    But the night could belong to Bournemouth. The Cherries are heading for a fantastic away win at Sheffield Wednesday, Ryan Fraser's goal giving them a two-goal advantage against a Wednesday side who earlier had Royston Drenthe dismissed.

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    Kamila Morgan: Now would be time for Arsenal to just park the bus but with our defensive capabilities it is more like parking a smart car...

  13. Pat Nevin
    BBC Radio 5 live at the Bernabeu

    "Raheem Sterling is just sitting in midfield. That's not where his strength is going to be in a game like this.

    "He needs to get forward, it's such a great opportunity."

  14. SUBSTITUTION

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who could prove Arsenal's match-winner yet, comes off along with Danny Welbeck. Lukas Podolski and Tomas Rosicky are the new boys in town.

    Arsenal have nine minutes to see this one out.

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    Paul in London: Watching Ronaldo free kicks reminds me of suffering David Luiz free kicks for Chelsea last year. Start with your best 'blue steel' pout for the cameras and hold it for a good 30 seconds...1 in 40 will be spectacular. The other 39 will hit someone's toe in the wall or row z!

  16. Sergio Ramos with the pass of the night. Sixty yards, flank to flank, over three defenders and straight to his team-mate's feet. Well done sir, well done.

    Into the last 10 minutes.

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    Chicago Fire striker Robert Earnshaw tweets: You cannot go to play against Real Madrid and leave your best players on the bench. Its Like going to War with a butter knife.

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    Mark Pougatch
    BBC Radio 5 live

    It doesn't matter how brilliant Sanchez is.

    Arteta/Flamini & Monreal as 4th choice CB is not good enough at this level. AFC poor defensively

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    Sam in Crowthorne: In my opinion everyone is over-hyping Alexis Sanchez's start to English football. Yes he has played well against Anderlecht and Burnley, but I'm yet to see a world class performance against world class opposition, like Dortmund or Chelsea where he failed. Why he is a class below Aguero and Hazard.

  20. Cristiano Ronaldo back out on his old stomping ground, the right wing, and he's still useful there too. He beats two men for pace, stands up the cross which Isco could hit. Again, he takes an extra touch though and the chance is gone.