Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Champions League last-16 first leg match between APOEL Nicosia and Real Madrid at the GSP-Stadion.

APOEL have won five of their seven home games in this season's competition, which started for them back in the second qualifying round, although they now face a Madrid team who have recorded seven victories in eight outings this season.

Their status as the first team from Cyprus to reach the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League inspired APOEL FC new heights in the round of 16 and now they seek to do it all over again with nine-time European champions Real Madrid CF standing between them and a place in the semi-finals.

Now for the teams... APOEL Nicosia: Chiotis, Poursaitides, Marcelo Oliveira, Paulo Jorge, Boaventura, Morais, Pinto, Charalambidis, Trickovski, Alexandrou, Almeida. Subs: Urko, Kaka, Solari, Adorno, Helder Sousa, Solomou, Marcinho /// Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Coentrao, Khedira, Sahin, Benzema, Ozil, Ronaldo, Higuain. Subs: Adan, Kaka, Granero, Marcelo, Altintop, Albiol, Varane.