Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 matchup today, just nine months after the Spanish side beat Jurgen Klopp’s men 1-0 in last season’s final.Liverpool are eighth in the Premier League but go into today's match after morale-boosting back-to-back wins following a terrible January.Real Madrid trail Barcelona in La Liga but won the FIFA Club World Cup earlier this month.The game kicks off at 8pm GMT/3pm ET/12pm PT. Follow live coverage below!Background readingWhy Liverpool keep failing to beat Real MadridThibaut Courtois, Real Madrid’s calm, methodical keeper to meet Liverpool again(Photo: Getty Images)
Real Madrid won the first La Liga meeting against Barcelona this season. The Catalans answered with a triumph in the Supercopa final. Led by goals from Gavi,.