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Real Madrid vs Club Brugge LIVE: Champions League 2019 commentary stream as it happened at the Bernabeu
Welcome to Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the Champions League group game between Real Madrid and Club Brugge.
Real fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at the Bernabeu - but the result is a further setback for Zinedine Zidane.
The hosts were jeered off at half-time by their own supporters after Club Brugge took a 2-0 lead. Emmanuel Bonaventure Dennis scored both, twice getting in behind the Real defence to finish - the second with a delightful chip over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Real rallied after the break - during which Courtois was replaced by Alphonse Areola - and the sub keeper's super save to deny Dennis sparked a comeback, with Sergio Ramos and Casemiro scoring headers either side of a red card for Ruud Vormer.
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Starting lineups
Real Madrid: Courtois, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Lucas, Benzema, Hazard
Subs: Areola, Eder Militao, Marcelo, Valverde, Jovic, Isco, Vinicius Junior
Club Brugge: Mignolet, Mechele, Rits, Deli, Vanaken, Mata, Vormer, Tau, Sobol, Bonaventure, Diatta
Subs: Kossounou, Vossen, Diagne, Schrijvers, Cools, Horvath, Openda
Referee: Georgi Kabakov
TV channel and live stream information
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1 and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.
You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog.
Head to head (h2h) results and history
The two sides have met twice before, back in the 1976 European Champions Clubs' Cup - the teams drew 0-0 in Spain before Bruge won 2-0 in Belgium.
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1 min: Eduard Sobol brings down Lucas Vazquez inside 25 seconds...
Real Madrid get the match started!
Luka Modric returns for Real Madrid; Isco & Marcelo on the bench after injury
Luka Modric makes his first start after injury. Marcelo and Isco are available again, but start on the bench. Lucas Vazquez is in for Gareth Bale, who is rested. Nacho starts at left-back with Ferland Mendy out and Marcelo not ready for 90 minutes.
Club Brugge fans in good voice as Real Madrid's trickle in late
It's warm and sunny for an early kick-off at the Santiago Bernabeu and the mood is somewhat strange here. Fans in Madrid not used to Champions League games at this hour and there are not very many inside the stadium just yet. Many would still be working at this time.
In fact, there are probably as many Club Brugge fans here as Real Madrid supporters at the moment, and the Belgians are in good voice up in the corner of the ground as the players warm up on the pitch.
Club Brugge team news
Starting XI: Mignolet; Mata, Mechele, Deli, Ricca; Rits, Vormer, Vanaken; Diatta, Dennis, Tau.
Subs: Horvath, Kossounou, Cools, Sobol, Schrijvers, Diagne, Openda
Real Madrid team news
Starting XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Nacho; Casemiro, Modric, Kroos; Lucas Vazquez, Benzema, Hazard.
Subs: Areola, Eder Militao, Marcelo, Valverde, Jovic, Isco, Vinicius Jr.
Team news
Photo: Reuters
Gareth Bale has been rested for Real Madrid’s Champions League clash at home to Club Brugge as Isco and Marcelo return to the squad after injury.
The Welshman played the whole 90 minutes for Los Blancos in their 0-0 draw away to Atletico in the Madrid derby on Saturday, but he is not on the 19-man list for the Group F clash.
James Rodriguez has a knock and also misses out, but Marcelo and Isco are in the squad for the first time after recovering from their respective injuries.
Luka Modric could make his first start since recovering from an adductor problem. The Croatian midfielder returned to action as a substitute in the derby on Saturday.
There is no place for young forward Rodrygo as the Brazilian continues with the the youth team, while Ferland Mendy is still out and Marco Asensio remains sidelined with a long-term injury.
Brahim Diaz is available again after injury, but is not included on the list for tonight’s game.
“I have 25 players and it annoys me that I have to leave so many out of the squad,” Zidane said on Monday.
“They train all week and then have to watch the game at home. But he’ll have his chance. The season is long.”
Alvaro Odriozola and Mariano Diaz also miss out.
Welcome to Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the Champions League group game between Real Madrid and Club Brugge.
Stick with us for all the build-up ahead of kick-off.
Ben Hayward is at the Santiago Bernabeu to guide you through the game.
