Liverpool and Real Madrid are playing live on the UEFA Champions League group schedule and the match is live from Anfield at 2:45 pm ET and streaming online from Fox Soccer 2Go and on TV from Fox Sports 1 and the matchup has Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard and Mario Balotelli as the stars in the game and this is a big matchup in Group B as the UCL continues and it will also be on WatchESPN from ESPNDeportes.
Liverpool has been playing much better in the Premier League after a very slow start and now they have the chance to get a big win or at least some points at home in this game. The team is now fifth in the Premier League and they are looking to keep moving up and some momentum from this matchup will help, as they have some tough games coming on the horizon. The team has Chelsea in a couple weeks and while that is at Anfield, the Blues have been the best team in the EPL and they currently are leading the table standings.
The Group B match comes as Real Madrid won away at Ludogorets and that came after a big win against FC Basel. Liverpool and Real Madrid are the teams likely to advance out of this group and the game here will be big as they try and keep things going in the Champions League. Real Madrid started the season with two losses in three games and one was to Atletico, but they are coming back and are now third in La Liga. This weekend the team has a major matchup with Barcelona at home and that comes after Liverpool, meaning two top flight teams in a matter of days for Ronaldo and company.
Liverpool comes in looking to get a win and Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has said to the fans at Anfield that it would be a waste of their time to boo against Ronaldo when he has the ball on Wednesday. Ancelotti added that those boos only add to the motivation for Ronaldo and that could lead to him scoring his first goal at Anfield. Ronaldo of course played for six seasons with Manchester United and that put him in the rivalry with the Reds. Liverpool comes in after a win away against QPR and the team will later have matchups with Arsenal and Man United after playing against Chelsea in November.
Ronaldo is the current Ballon d'Or holder and he has once again had a great start to the season and Los Blancos have been playing well coming in after a shaky start to the year. The 29 year old Ronaldo is arguably the best player in the world and if he can get going at Anfield, Liverpool will be in some trouble. Ronaldo knows he will have to be on top of his game, as Real Madrid will be without Gareth Bale due to injury. Ronaldo and James Rodriguez are the key players for the team and they are defending champs after winning the UCL over Atletico Madrid last season.
Check here for the Liverpool and Real Madrid live coverage from Fox and ESPN for the game.
