Real Madrid vs. Dinamo Zagreb: Complete Preview, Start Time and Schedule

Dinamo Zagreb has their work cut out for them in their Champions League match against Real Madrid. This will be Zagreb's third Champions League match of the 2011-12 campaign. They split their first two—both against Malmo.

Dinamo Zagreb has not had a lot of success against Spanish clubs—they have won only one of their 10 encounters against them. That lone win came against Villarreal in the Europa League last season.

On the other side, Real Madrid has had plenty of success against everyone. In 16 previous Champions League seasons, Real Madrid has never been eliminated in the group stage.

Where: Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia.

When: Wednesday, September 14th at 2:45 p.m. EDT.

Watch: ESPN2 Australia, ESPN3.com Australia, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports Net, FoxSoccer.tv, MSG Plus, Sky Sport 1 Germany, Sky Sports 4, Sky Sports HD 4, Sport.TV2, SuperSport 5, UEFA.

Player To Watch for Dinamo Zagreb: Mario Situm

19-year-old Mario Situm has been drawing a lot of attention lately. He made his first league appearance on February 26, 2011, in Dinamo's match with Karlovac. Šitum wasted no time making his presence known; he scored in the 12th minute.

He picked up where he left off for the 2011-12 campaign and has already netted three goals in five games.

Player To Watch for Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo is up to his usual brilliant play. He has four goals in five 2011-12 campaign matches. He is the focus of Real's attack and he almost always produces.

Key Matchup: Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Ivan Kelava

Dinamo Zagreb's Ivan Kelava will be charged with the difficult task of trying to stop Cristiano Ronaldo's shots from finding the net. Ronaldo figures to get ample shots in this contest; Kevlava will have to be on top of his game to keep this score respectable.

What They're Saying: This match offers an opportunity for Dinamo Zagreb coach Krunoslav Jurcic to go up against one of his idols. This quote comes to us via Yahoo.com:

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"During the last few years I have analysed [Mourinho's] work as a coach a lot, and I can say he is my idol," Jurcic told UEFA. "I don't want to hide that. I like his way of managing matches a lot, and his reactions during matches, he brings a lot of emotion into matches. If there are no emotions, football is not a real sport for me. Without people like Jose, football would never be as popular as it is at the moment."

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Score Prediction:

Real Madrid, 4

Dinamo Zabreb, 1