Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Champions League quarter final first leg between Real Madrid and Liverpool. It’s the 13-time winners versus the six-time winners in a repeat of the 2018 final. Kick off 20.00 BST.

Real come again but Vinicius Jnr's header bounces wide of Alisson's far post after a smart cross from Mendy. The home side are well on top.

Vinícius Júnior latches on to a ball down the left. He jinks into the area and cuts it back for Modric, who can't get a shot away under pressure from Wijnaldum. Modric wants a penalty... VAR checks - no joy for Real. It was outside the box anyway.

Salah pounces on a loose ball, surges beyond one but can't get past Mendy. That's the first time Liverpool have threatened.

Real have looked sharp early doors with Benzema offering their biggest threat.

DID YOU KNOW? Liverpool have progressed from this stage of a European competition on 19 of 25 occasions – the last time they failed to do so was in 2008-09 against Chelsea in the CL.

Benzema spins on to a ball 25 yards from goal but fizzes a low, left-foot shot straight at Alisson.

KICK OFF! Real get this tie up and running.

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Do the stats point to a Real win? The Spanish giants are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions, winning each of their last four outings and nine in total in that time.

Jota: “I am scoring a good amount of goals. That’s what I want to do; help the team in the rest of the season. I don’t mind if I don’t score as long as the team wins.”

Nacho: “Mane, Firmino, Salah and Jota are all in spectacular form and they're the best players on an individual level. Every Liverpool player will want to beat us and we want to beat them. It's true that we beat them in the Champions League final. We have the same desire to win this tie. I like the way Liverpool play together up front with three very good players.”

As we continue to build up to this mouthwatering showdown, why not catch up on the gossip from the continent in our latest Euro Papers video. Liverpool feature prominently today.

Zinedine Zidane: “My team has been underrated but I believe in them and know what they can do. Whenever there are still signs of life, we never give up. We're going to keep on fighting for everything, we've had some very difficult moments this season, we're much better now but we still haven't achieved anything."

More from Klopp: "We have to chase Real Madrid."

Klopp not thinking of 2018 final: “My motivation is at the highest level because we play in the Champions League, we want to go to the next round and we play Real Madrid. It was for us a strange night but it was long ago and I cannot get that anger back so I don't even try. What I try is to prepare my team to show how good we are as a football team in a strange season and a difficult season. We are not on a revenge tour here. Life is like this. I don't believe too much in revenge, but it would be nice to get through."

As has been much publicised, Real are without Sergio Ramos through a calf injury and Raphael Varane due to Covid-19. The Spanish champions makes two changes from the side that defeated Eibar with Toni Kroos and Vinicius Jr in from the start.

Liverpool make three changes from the 3-0 win at Arsenal. Naby Keita and Gini Wijnaldum come into the midfield while two-goal hero against the Gunners, Diogo Jota joins Sadio Mane and Mo Salah in attack.

CONFIRMED TEAMS - REAL MADRID: Courtois, Vazquez, Militao, Nacho, Mendy, Casemiro, Modric, Kroos, Asensio, Vinicius, Benzema. /// LIVERPOOL: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Kabak, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Keita, Salah, Jota, Mane.