Good evening and welcome to tonight's Champions League Group G match between Real Madrid and AC Milan. Should be an interesting night.

GOAL FOR REAL MADRID! Ronaldo threw the wall from the free-kick. Right into the corner of the net. As easy as that. The home side lead.

Marcelo crosses but Antonini knocks it behind for a corner before Pato clatters Alonso from behind on the edge of the box. Great chance for the home team from the free-kick.

Mourinho bidding to become the first manager to win the Champions League with three different clubs.

Patient play by the home side. Happy to knock it from side to side. Nice play by Ozil, but Di Maria just failed to flick the ball over the Milan defence.

Ronaldinho tries to show off a few off his tricks, but he is easily robbed seconds after Ronaldo crashed to the ground under pressure from Pirlo.

Nice play by Real. Alonso feeds Di Maria, but he is too high from 25 yards. That shot swerved off and AC Milan have a goalkick. Worth a bash.

Offside flag goes up against Ibrahimovic. Remember he is on loan from Barcelona.

Amelia punches away a corner before Di Maria is too long with a cross aimed at Higuain. Amelia making his debut in the Champions League for the visiting side.

Ronaldo slumps to the ground in the visiting box under pressure from Gattuso, but referee tells him to get up and get on with it.

Well...we have a fan on the pitch. He is rugby tackled by several security men and the game is ready to resume. Ibrahimovic knocks the ball to Real. All very sporting.

Milan get us off and running in this match. Pitch looking immaculate out there tonight.

Mourinho takes his place early in the dugout. Sporting a scarf tonight. Must be a 'cold one' for the 'Special One'. Casillas and Gattuso shake hands in the centre circle and we are almost ready for the off in Madrid.

Madrid defeated Milan in the semi-finals of the inaugural European Cup in 1955/56 and in the 1963/64 quarter-finals. The teams met in the 1957/58 final, Madrid coming from behind twice to win 3-2 after extratime effort in Brussels. Milan also beat Madrid en route to their 1988/89 (semi-finals) and 1989/90 (second round) European Cup wins.

Last term's defeat by Milan was Madrid's third successive home loss to visitors from Serie A. Their overall home record against Italian opposition is 20 wins, two draws and six losses. Milan's victory at the Bernabéu last October was their first in five visits to Spain. Their overall away record against Spanish sides is won four, drawn five and lost ten.

The clubs met at the same stage last year when Milan won 3-2 in Madrid courtesy of Pato's winner.

Real with maximum points from their two games after wins over Ajax and Auxerre. Milan opened with a 2-0 win over Auxerre, but were held to a 1-1 draw at Ajax in their second Group G game.

Thiago Silva damaged his left ankle against Chievo on Saturday and is out of the Milan side. Massimo Ambrosini has been out of action since hurting his left knee against AJ Auxerre and is missing along with Marek Jankulovski.

Real coach Jose Mourinho is exited about coming up against Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who he managed during his time Internazionale. "A side that contains a player like Ibrahimovic is a special one," he said. "Every player who has played for me is always in my heart and 'Ibra' was a fundamental part of my team. Madrid are obviously different to the rest of my teams. We are continuing to improve and we believe we are creating positive vibes here."

"We're going into this game on the back of three straight wins so we feel we're ready for Madrid. I hope this will be a special match – personally I think it will be fascinating – but the most important thing will be the points on offer," says Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri. "The game will be a fundamental in terms of forging ahead in the Champions League."

The referee is Pedro Proenca of Portugal.

Real Madrid will be without full-back Sergio Ramos for the visit of the Rossoneri to the Bernabeu. The Spain defender missed the weekend's 4-1 win at Malaga with a knee problem and, despite returning to training, has been ruled out. Midfielder Fernando Gago has been ruled out for a month with a knee injury of his own. Ezequiel Garay, Kaka (both knee) and Raul Albiol (ankle) are all yet to play this season.