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CSKA Moskva V Real Madrid - As it happened.

Tom Devlin 6 years ago 6.5k |

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Official lineups for both sides. BeSoccer

Join us for live updates as Real Madrid travel to Moscow to take on CSKA at the Luzhniki Stadium!

N. Vlašić

2'

1 - 0

99'

Full time! Five minutes later than planned, the celebrations are wild in the Luzhniki! What a result for CSKA Moscow!

94'

Akinfeev has been sent off. He gets a booking for protesting a foul by Raphael Varane. He protests that decision, and the referee opts to give him a second yellow. It did not look as if he did much wrong there, and it is still continuing.

91'

FOUR minutes added on!
90'

Mariano leaps like a salmon to meet a cross but he smashes it off the post! That's three!
86'

It's all hands on deck for CSKA now... If they can close this out it will blow the group wide open!
81'

Ten minutes to go, it's getting nervy now!
77'

Navas is forced into a fine save by Bijol!
74'

Kroos shoots wide. Real are really struggling to get through this defence.
73'

Real earn a corner...
71'

CSKA almost score, after they break down the left. Two defenders combine to block the goalbound effrt.
68'

Asensio now slices a horrible effort over from a tight angle. Got nowhere near that one.
65'

It is indicative of how much this Real Madrid side are struggling - CSKA have kept one clean sheet in their previous 35 Champions League matches.

56'

The home side have looked a threat on the break on the odd occasion they have got the ball this half. One-way traffic though.
52'

Asensio fires over the bar from range.
49'

If the home side are to keep their lead, they shouldn't give Marco Asensio any space in sight of the goal. They do here and he forces Akinfeev into a sharp save.
46'

We are back underway! Mariano and Modric are warming up.
45'

Becao is down injured, and that brings us to the end of the half while he gets some treatment! Work to do for the reigning European champions!
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43'

A defensive injury is the last thing Real needed, but Carvajal has had to go off and Odriozola is on in his place.

40'

And now Real hit the bar! Benzema's header is the next to be denied by the woodwork.
37'

Benzema fires over the bar.
35'

Nacho gets a shot off following a free-kick into the box but it is easily dealt with.
32'

The Spanish side are now camped on the edge of the CSKA box, but they are struggling to find any penetration.
28'

Casemiro hits the post! The Brazilian takes a low shot from the edge of the box but it cannons off the woodwork.
24'

It's cleared off the line by Fernandes!
23'

Real Madrid have won a corner...
18'

Navas saves another goal-bound effort after a scramble in the box following a free-kick! Real Madrid are on the ropes!
14'

Corner to CSKA after Nacho blocks Vlasic's shot. It's headed just over the bar!
13'

Real Madrid earn a free-kick in a good position, but the attack breaks down after Nacho is flagged offiside.
9'

Ceballos heads just wide from Asensio's cross.
5'

It has been the worst possible start for Real Madrid, and so far they have been unable to respond as Regulion hits a cross out for a goalkick.

Goaaaaaal!

de CSKA Moskva en el 2'

Start of match

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The teams are out of the field and the Champions League hymn is playing!
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CSKA's key man will be Alan Dzagoev. When he can keep himself fit the Russian is a real handful.
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So Navas gets the start in goal as expected, while Reguilon fills in at the back in the absence of some key defenders.
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And here is the Real Madrid side:
2 October 2018
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CSKA starting lineup: Akinfeev, Fernanded, Chernov, Becao, Nababkin, Bijol, Akhmetov, Oblyakov, Vlasic, Dzagoev, Chalov
2 October 2018
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And we have some team news filtering in!
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And there is more to this for Julen Lopetegui. He is back in Russia for the first time since he was unceremoniously sacked as Spain manager on the eve of their World Cup campaign, after it was announced he had taken the Madrid job.
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'Los Blancos' go into this having won their first of the group against Roma by a score of 3-0. However, it has not gone swimmingly for them since then. A loss to Sevilla combined with a draw over the weekend against Atletico in the derby has them needing a win tonight to get the good feeling back.