well hello to everyone and welcome as you join us for the second of these group stage games
competition only a couple of match days old but there have been already plenty of talking
points much for us to scrutinize over the course of a fortnight also winners on day
one no doubt now looking to cement their place in the latter stages as quickly as possible
one glance and you know where we are it is one of the most recognizable arenas
for the beautiful game in the world and boy does it add to the occasion
so having one on opening day it's eyes forward on the missions that remain well peter there's a very
good chance they can play on after what was a good start and even if they have a wobble along the way
i think this team has a structure and a philosophy that's solidly in place
and i think they can rely on that so my advice would be
keep aiming high why not up for some swagger in parts at least i think they're capable of it
well we're on the way
so jim who would you identify as the key man in this fixture yeah gareth bale
if he sees some space to run into with the ball at his feet
then you know he's probably likely to cause some chaos he's fast he's powerful he's very direct
and he certainly knows where the goal is to i think he's going to be
a massive presence in their forward line and opposition defenses better beware okay interesting
hudson a toy danger averted for now
out for a throw
kante and it's chillwell
it's off target and by quite a way
so
and he has been fouled there
anything jim to pick out of these early exchanges well i think both teams probably
feel it's it's too early for either to start taking massive leaps he's scored
oh the cross was inch perfect and the header on earring well as contact goes
that was tremendous and it helped him to direct it exactly where he wanted into
that net i think when it comes to the aerial department this fella is definitely no slouch
i doubt very much that this was in the script
real madrid have pushed both fullbacks into quite advanced positions here
yeah that's that's interesting so what are they attempting to do well it's it's a bold attempt
in my opinion to occupy the opposition in a way they're not expecting
loftus-cheek battles to win it back
vana
tries to get it forward quickly isco
hardly anything between the sides and it's one nil gets away from his opponent
loftus-cheek
isco goes looking benson are proving impossible to wrestle off the ball
and it's chillwell
crunching tackle nothing wrong with that tackle ball won cleanly
deftly done well red he sorted that out and the counter is on
now it's lukaku isco
now it's benzema thiago silva sticks in a foot to win it back lukaku vana
oh it's vana big relief it just needed better contact werner looked very impressive there well
at least until he got into a shooting position something i'm sure he'd want to have a go at again
modric
and it's azar he's had that put on an ischool oh what a wonderful stop isco
simply didn't do anything wrong he was thwarted by brilliance
bale with the short one bentomar's delivery
casemiro now it has real chance same again same outcome real madrid
really are in the ascendancy here and they know they have to register while that's the case
and it's chill well vienna whose call scoring skills have already been evident
hudson a toy mottrich with a fine tackle
bale
chillwell who's set up one goal so far
now it's lukaku falls loose who's getting there that's clear-cut it's a free-kick
yeah it would seem a little too far out and this will probably be a dink far post
decent hit from there
modric and it's paid forward
good idea just poorly executed gets the better of his man shoots he scored
and there's the goal they've been looking for
that really is quite fabulous all his own doing
i think you just thought about trying his look from further out there but why bother when you
can warm your way through a defense like that it's it's terrific play to to get through and score
so that's and it's half time here reflections on the first half well it's looking pretty straight
forward peter they've got themselves into a very good position so why dinner from here
when they can and two between them at half time so we're just settling back into this second half
bale
looking for a decent ball in bale plays it backwards and they'll try again
oh he's going to be pulled back for that one
oh that's brilliant he's got himself a pitch of a goal and the second half is off to a flyer
oh that is a bit special
real madrid get themselves back into contention our scoring early in this half just takes the
pressure off now and allows them a chance to be a bit more patient in trying to level things up
nacho
face it over to the other flank vienna with a good steal well played it's got through to him
vana going through verna with the cross gets good distance on it
that'll be a throw
and it's loftus-cheek
look kaku goal
he was urged to shoot and he truly delivered it's rarely a problem when that much time is afforded
in the penalty box nobody sensed where the danger was lurking and the finish was made a lot easier
so the lead now is two they've seen the light and the opposition have been left in the dark
well-weighted it's lukaku oh that's a terrific save from the keeper lukaku
is very sporting here to acknowledge the quality of the save a lovely little footballing moment
hudson toy hudson toy with a long pass
questions were asked but he's given the answers
and it's lukaku
that's good progress he's made up chance oh just lacked a decent finish well peter he
clearly felt he was being invited to shoot and it wasn't the worst decision he could have made
well they've seen lots of the ball time to go for it a bit a bit of creativity and adventure
isco out to the right
thiago silva does well there alert
well no doubt someone is being given special treatment here
well his stealth has been compromised because of his goal
and his treatment from here looks as if it could get a little tighter
back into the middle looks to clip it forward
fight him looks a foul yep referee's given it modric modric gets it out to the wing
it's a loose ball it's gone for a throw-in
whistle's gone that's a foul
loses his balance and loses the ball it's a very good battle there terrific to watch
and it's lukaku lukaku chooses and the shots should have put that one away
he'll be fuming with himself for not converting he could have killed it off
we have got changes here from both sides in fact
isco isco drives it forward
oh he's managed to miss it yeah this is part of the job head down and keep plugging away
this defenses is weary about opposition pace so they're just not getting too tight yeah
they know that if they they step up their their keeper could get a whole lot busier
just brushed off the ball there
verna
dinks one in nacho tries to clear oh well intercepted really alert to the danger kante
hudson a toy and that has been clubbed away
chill
yeah that does look a foul referee's given a free kick
so what can they conjure from this one looking to pull clear here
that was travelling
modric has he found his man
ford shows there will be three extra minutes
loftus cheek plays it out to the flank
and for a moment time stood still well it was just some wayward passing that let the opposition
in then and i have to say a very lucky escape you lose it there you expect to be punished
as our and that's it solid if not especially fancy always in control they did enough to win it
wanted to summarize what we've seen today then jim yeah looking back on this the early goal had a big