Real Madrid vs. Liverpool: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info and Preview
Real Madrid can confirm their qualification through to the last 16 of the Champions League with a win over Liverpool at the Bernabeu on Tuesday.
Los Blancos are in flying form and currently sit top of La Liga having won 11 games on the bounce in all competitions.
Conversely, Liverpool are struggling for consistency at the moment and travel to Madrid on the back of a 1-0 loss to Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.
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Read on for full scheduling, television and live-streaming information as well as a preview for what is potentially a must-win game for the Reds if they want to make it through to the knockout rounds.
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 4
Time: 7:45 p.m. GMT, 2:45 p.m. ET
TV Info: ITV (UK), Fox Sports 1 (US)
Live Stream: ITV Player, Fox Soccer 2GO
Ronaldo Record
Cristiano Ronaldo may well equal or break Raul's Champions League scoring record on Tuesday. He is currently on 70 goals, one behind the legendary Spaniard's milestone of 71.
Ronaldo has scored at least once in each of his last 12 appearances for Los Blancos and it is highly likely he will get on the scoresheet once again at the Bernabeu, especially considering Liverpool's weak defence.
Carlo Ancelotti's men cruised to victory in the reverse fixture two weeks ago, winning 3-0 courtesy of a trio of first-half goals.
Madrid's form has not dipped since that occasion and the Reds will need a significant upturn in quality if they want to take anything back from Spain, per the Telegraph's Paul Hayward:
As if Ronaldo needs any extra incentive, the prospect of potentially breaking Raul's record will no doubt spur the Portuguese superstar on.
Three points for Madrid guarantee their qualification to the next stage of the competition with two games of the groups remaining and it is hard to see anything other than a Real victory on Tuesday.
Liverpool Malaise
Brendan Rodgers' side have not been anywhere near their best so far this season with the loss of Luis Suarez to Barcelona proving to be a hugely significant factor.
They lost 1-0 to Newcastle last time out in the league and were completely outplayed at Anfield against Real.
With only three points gained from their first three Champions League group games, a win would be a huge boost at the Bernabeu.
However, the Reds' weak defence and the inconsistency of their strikers makes the task of defeating arguably Europe's form-team a very difficult challenge.
With Basel losing to Ludogorets two weeks ago, Liverpool may well be able to make it through to the knockout rounds with a pair of wins in their final two Group B games, but three straight defeats in the competition would not be healthy for Rodgers' squad.
Victory at the Bernabeu can only come to pass if the Reds massively improve their current form on Tuesday, and it will be interesting to see if Rodgers sacrifices Mario Balotelli in search of a greater team ethic.
