11 mins; Darwin Nunez has gone down holding his face... He’s grappling with Asencio, the centre-back, who pushes towards Nunez’s chest.

9 mins: A half-chance for Diaz, but the winger snatches at the shot and it dribbles wide. It’s been a frustrating start for Mbappe and Madrid have yet to get the ball into the France forward.

6 mins: Real Madrid play through the Liverpool press but Konate gets across to cut out the ball towards Mbappe - who is being booed by the Kop on every touch.

Liverpool almost break on the counter, but Salah’s ball towards Diaz is cut out by Valvarde! Lots of space for the attacks to exploit early on.

4 mins: OFF THE LINE! Almost an opener for Liverpool! Darwin Nunez races away after a brilliant first burst! His shot is saved by Courtois and almost deflected into his own goal by Raul Asencio - but the young defender gets back to hack away! Inches in that!

From the corner, Liverpool go for the set-play. Diaz fires over but it comes back for a foul with Nunez blocking in the box!

2 mins: Almost an early break for Mbappe - who has lined up on the left of Madrid’s front three - but Conor Bradley gets across well to clear in the box. It’s a big night for the young Northern Ireland international.

And we’re off! Real Madrid kick off towards the Kop. Brilliant Anfield atmosphere tonight, crackling.

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Arne Slot on picking his strongest Liverpool team, with Manchester City to come on Sunday.

“If we want to win against Real Madrid we have to do many things really well for the whole game. Real Madrid is known for if every time your concentration slips, they can do you harm. We have to be on the top of our game for every second.

“I always pick the strongest team for the next game. Sometimes it does mean that if someone played 90 minutes then sometimes you need to change it.”

“You’ll Never Walk Alone” belts out into the night at Anfield. The Liverpool fans know there’s a real chance tonight to beat Real Madrid for the first time in 15 years.

A cracker to come! The players are in the tunnel.

He’s the man of the moment, and Mohamed Salah will be desperate to improve his record against Real Madrid at Anfield tonight.

In eight appearances - including two against Madrid while still with Roma - Salah has been on the losing side seven times, with one draw and zero wins.

For comparison, it’s by far the worst record of his career against a single opponent. The only other team he’s failed to beat in at least four games is Sevilla (drawn two, lost two).

His games against Madrid also include the 2018 Champions League final, when the forward’s night was ended early by a robust challenge from Sergio Ramos in the first half.

Salah has scored twice against Real Madrid - including once at Anfield - but both goals came in defeats for Liverpool on the night.