Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of the Champions League Group B showdown between Real Madrid and Liverpool at the Bernabeu. Kick off 7.45pm GMT. The two teams met 13 days ago at Anfield with the Spanish giants romping to a 3-0 victory and inflicting the heaviest ever European home defeat on the Reds.

Champions League / Group Stage

Bernabéu / 04.11.2014

Real Madrid

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Liverpool

K. Benzema(27')

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ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 04/11/2014 at 21:35 GMT

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90+3'

FT: Real 1-0 Liverpool. Benzema's first-half strike earns the reigning champions the win against a defensive Reds side who now have it all to do in their final two matches of Group B.

90+2'

Three minutes added. Liverpool look like going down to a narrow loss.

90+1'

Marcelo lunges into another challenge. The referee looks long and hard but doesn't give a second yellow. Lucky boy.

90'

Bale races clear and finds the net - but he is correctly ruled offside. Still time for Liverpool...

89'

Liverpool pushing but so far Real are dealing with it comfortably.

88'

Liverpool looking to launch a late rally now as Coutinho is felled in the centre circle.

87'

Real sub: Chicharito on for Benzema, who gets a great ovation.

86'

Real just a few moments away from four straight wins in Group B.

85'

Bale crashes in the free kick from the right but Mignolet is there to fist it away.

84'

Bale in full flow as he bolts down the right flank. Moreno tries to keep with him but slides in and trips the Welshman just outside the area. Yellow card for the Reds full back.

83'

REAL sub: Arbeloa off, Nacho on.

82'

Liverpool attempting to turn the screw but it's all in front of that Madrid back four at present.

81'

Of course, on another night Real Madrid could have scored four or five with more composed finishing.

80'

If Liverpool nick a goal here will it be a tactical masterstroke from Rodgers?

79'

Borini looks to sniff out a chance but Varane recovers well to guide it back to Casillas.

78'

Isco sees a shot blocked before Marcelo's long-range drive flashes way off target.

77'

Sterling and Borini not on the same wave length as the England teenager teases a ball into the area that the Italian is nowhere near.

76'

Marcelo booked for a clumsy lunge at Sterling close to the touchline.

75'

Final Liverpool sub: Coutinho on for Can.

74'

Kroos' corner is easily nodded away by Gerrard before Marcelo's shot loops off a defender and out for another one. Pressure building... Kroos lets fly when the set piece is worked to the edge of the area, but it's a couple of yards wide.

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