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

Kick-off is less than five minutes away as both teams get ready to make their way out onto one of the competitions most famous pitches

Benzema knows he a goal away from cementing himself in the record books. He has netted 71 goals in the UEFA Champions League, which currently puts him level with club legend Raúl González. One more strike and he becomes the competition's fourth-highest scorer outright.

It will music to Sheriff fans ears that Real Madrid have only won five of their last 12 home European fixtures, suffering four defeats in the process. It would be one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Champions League if they were to lose against debutants Sheriff at the Bernabeu.

With news coming in that Shakhtar Donetsk and Inter Milan have played out a goalless draw, there is now a massive three points up for grabs to take control of Group D

It's a big night for Hazard. With the news that Bale will be injured for the foreseeable future, the Belgian has a chance to make a spot in that front three his own.

The Wasps actually started their 2021-22 Champions League campaign at the start of August and have had to beat Teuta Durres, Alashkert, Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb to advance to this stage

This is the first time that Mardid are facing a side from the Moldovan league and Sheriff Tiraspol will be their 108th European Cup opponents

The build up to tonight's game Sheriff captain Frank Castaneda made it clear his side are hoping to cause another upset in the group "I hope we can surprise Real Madrid, as we did in the match against Shakhtar. Our main weapons are counterattacks, quick transitions from defence to attack."

TEAM NEWS FOR SHERIFF:

(GK) 30 Athanasiadis, 2 Arboleda, 9 Traore, 10 (C) Castañeda, 13 Fernando Costanza, 15 Cristiano, 17 Yakhshiboev, 21 Addo, 22 Kolovos, 31 S. Thill, 55 Dulanto

Sheriff have stuck with the same starting line-up that beat Shakhtar on Matchday 1. Even for a match at Real Madrid, Yuri Vernidub hasn't changed from his favoured 4-2-3-1 formation

TEAM NEW FOR MADRID!!!

Ancelotti has made changes from the squad that started the goalless draw with Villarreal at the weekend, with Hazard and Camavinga making the starting XI

In the first round of fixtures Los Blancos registered a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in their opener, while this seasons surprise package Sheriff recorded an impressive 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk, meaning they currently sit top of the group.