Real Madrid and Liverpool are playing live on the UEFA Champions League schedule on Tuesday and the group match is live from Santiago Bernabeu on TV from FOX and streaming online from Fox Soccer 2Go as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez take on the Reds and Raheem Sterling and this comes after a win at Anfield by Real in the first leg before this second leg set.
The game could have some extra star power, as Gareth Bale is finally expected to make his return after dealing with an injury. Bale has been out for a bit and has not played since back in October and the team is hopeful he can get some minutes. The team may use him off the bench, but it's clear that Carlo Ancelotti wants him in the game. Liverpool will likely be without Daniel Sturridge and that adds even more pressure on Brendan Rodgers' club, as they need to get things going in this matchup.
Liverpool made it into the Champions League after nearly wining the Premier League last season and now they are in danger of possibly missing out on the next round depending on how the next few matchups go. Real comes in as the defending champions and they have plenty of talent and that will be on display on Tuesday. Bale and Rodriguez were the latest signings the past two years and they have a deep team coming in and they should take advantage of being at home after winning at Anfield.
Sturridge is injured and that scoring touch is missed, as he had 21 goals last season and the Reds have been without Luis Suarez and it's noticeable this year. The team has not been as strong and they need to get things going and Real Madrid comes in playing well. Liverpool knows that Real is dangerous and they come in after the Group b matchup at Anfield and they also won over Barcelona and have won five matches in a row coming into this game.
Ronaldo has been playing well and he has five goals over the last stretch and in the last 10 matchups for these teams, Real has been great and they have scored 41 goals. The team has scored more than four times as much as Liverpool over the last 10 and that could be a major factor on Tuesday. Real has won the first three games in the Group B set and they already would punch their ticket into the next round. Liverpool has three points and would still be alive even with a loss, but it would be bad if they don't advance over Ludogorets and Basel into the next round after the success they had last season.
