Hello, stay rooted to the spot and do not take your eyes off the screen if you'd like to follow live coverage of Real Madrid versus FC Basel. Basle? Basil? Brazil? Spain versus Brazil! What a match!

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If you want to keep abreast of all the action, then you can also read Eurosport's live coverage of Dortmund's victory over Arsenal. Apparenty Hector Bellerin is so young he still sleeps in a cot.

More Real Madrid news. Man Utd are going to buy Ronaldo. FACT. DONE DEAL. NQAT.

This seems to amuse people - footballers and cars. Watch it. Or don't.

Carlo Ancelotti: "I feel like a coach who has to fix things in the team, the same as happened last year. This match comes at the right time as it is a chance to show a positive reaction and demonstrate the good things in the team. Starting this competition well is very important. I believe we will be competitive and we will try to win it again. The problem is clear, it's not that complicated. We need more consistency over the 90 minutes."

Paulo Sousa: "We are starting a process and we are getting good results and some enjoyment from it. It's a positive style of football that we love to practise every day. We are coming here without any kind of complex and with courage and character. Playing against the best will enable us to reach another level. I need to adjust some things but we must also maintain our identity. We are focused on the game and all the players want to be involved. This is a fantastic opportunity to perform on this stage. We will enjoy it."

Real Madrid forego a defensive midfielder, as usual. They've been linked with Paul Pogba, who would go some way (though not all, obviously), to rebalancing the midfield. Watch the video in the link to find out more.

TEAMS: Real Madrid: Casillas, Pepe, Ramos, Nacho, Marcelo, Modric, Kroos, James, Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema. Subs: Navas, Varane, Coentrao, Hernandez, Arbeloa, Isco, Illrra. /// Basle: Vaclik, Samuel, Schar, Suchy, Safari, Zuffi, Frei, Elneny, Xhaka, Gonzalez, Streller. Subs: Vailati, Aliji, Delgado, Kakitani, Calla, Gashi, Embolo.

Carlo Ancelotti is so worried about the game against FC Basel he has had to have his eyebrow reattached to his face several times this weak already.