a really exciting night ahead of us here at the santiago bernabeu in madrid i'm derek ray and
joining me here on the commentary box is lee dixon and we've got so much to look forward to
this is where it all begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league
the group stage match day one action it's real madrid up against inter well derek i hope you
are as excited as me to start the champions league always a special atmosphere both teams
will be hoping for a long journey or it may be very very short we're about to find out
and the starting players for real madrid tebow courtois is in goal
santiago ramos plays with rafael baran at the
starts with casimiro in the center of the pitch and leading the line today is kareem benzema
the inter starting lineup samia handanovich begins between the posts
milan skriniar plays alongside stefan defray in central defence
and the tactical configuration has two players in attack from the very
outset
here's ramos modric
karim benzema losing possession here
brozovich an exciting talent who has everything a forward needs to be successful lee what are you
expecting from him well his ability on the ball is second to none just watch how close he keeps the
ball to his feet he lures defenders in then quick turn of pacing is away from you brilliant player
shot attempting oh first straight block by ramos
karim benzema
oh a lovely ball assault a 1v1 situation and the goalkeeper does his job
really good experience there picked his time really good save and clearing us away
he could pick out a teammate and bappe through ball attempted but completely overhits
alexis sanchez now brosovich or sloppy in possession another sitting ever deeper
defray
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not getting anxious when they have the ball looked as though
they meant business but now they've got to try again lucas vasquez now casimiro
modric
foreign
martinez galliardini perez now brozovich martinez just the challenge that was required
karim benzema
modric and return to benzema passing it around looking for the goal that would put them ahead
cutting the ball back and still a chance
well they can keep possession now
getting in there to intercept good technique displayed and benzema in the middle
not to be this time pretty comfortable piece of defending
varela it's with milan skriniar alessandro bastoni
martinez varela has it an effective ball
martinez using his physical strength to make sure he doesn't lose the ball
space and time for the cross
and he's broken free oh that is a majestic goal falling with precision and style superbly done
well here's the replay derek i love a ball into the box you know that it's a beauty and once he
gets himself settled with the keeper to beat he hammers it into the back of the net smashing goal
capital
well it's not something we expected but aiden azad has struggled in this game not asking too
many questions of the opposition late well he's tried hard derek will give him that but
his heart has ruled his head never clever enough today to find enough space to lose his marker
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest
commences alessandro bastoni
young
alexis sanchez given away by inter
sanchez makes the move to the inside
brozovic really showing off his wide range of passing skills
martinez galiadini and now penis hitch will be dealt with that ball played in rather well
hazard on
oh nice ball over the top
i'm giving the ball away
good pressure to win the ball back
now it's alexis sanchez that's the kind of shielding player you expect from him
had a chance to whip it in here
alexis sanchez a good and fair challenge now cancer attacking possibilities here
benzema beautifully disguised ball he's managed to get in behind well that wasn't a million
miles away no he was close it was a decent effort they'll keep plugging away i'm sure
difficult to stop him
tony course benzema
and a goal the keeper couldn't stop it
well i just love to look at perfect technique and you won't get any better than this
it's just a dream strike brilliant brilliant effort
slightly different advantage point in terms of the goal that we scored
well the manager knows that plan a sorted got themselves back into this
now can they go again so a level contest one one
and it's a matter of what occurs in the final 15 minutes alessandro bastoni
martinez and stuffing out the danger
alessandro bastogne
the ball with martinez
did well to win the ball back
lost possession only five minutes left for play and tension galore with the teams locked together
they're on the scent of a winner late in this game
a well taken real madrid corner could be so important at this stage
sitting deep like this might be nicely struck oh he really brews the crossbar
vidal not a huge chunk of added time one minute brozovich
they cannot be separated here and it's on to extra time
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