Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE digital coverage of Inter Milan and Real Madrid at the San Siro in this opening Group D Champions League clash. All the facts, stats and team news will be coming your way over the next hour with kick-off at 20:00 GMT.

The Italians have a chequered record against the thirteen-time Champions League winners, beating them on four of their six competitive meetings on home soil, but on the flip side of the coin the Nerazzurri have lost four of their last five games against Los Blancos in a European competition.

Madrid will be on the hunt to add a 14th Champions League crown to their record books, since their 2017-18 triumph. There is no doubt that they remain as one of the favourites, but it won't be plain sailing as the competition around them has improved

There are high hopes for this Inter squad under the stewardship of Inzaghi. In the lead up tonight's match the manager wanted to focus on the future "I think that stuff is in the past. Now we have the chance to write a fantastic chapter in the here and now. It won’t be an easy group, but we are hoping and aiming to qualify."

And here is how the home side have lined up.

Simone Inzaghi has named an attacking side. Choosing to stick with the same wing-back partnership of Perisic and Darmian that he has used in the three Serie A matches

Team news for Madrid!!!

Benzema leads the line. While all eyes will be on the exciting summer signing Eduardo Camavinga who makes the bench having scored on the weekend

The Champions League has a funny way of making history. This is the second consecutive campaign in which Inter, Madrid and Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk, have been drawn in the same group of the competition. With Los Blancos coming out on top completing a double over the Nerazzurri home and away, including a 2-0 victory in Milan