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Real Madrid travel to the Stadion Maksimir to take on Dinamo Zagreb with Jose Mourinho's side looking to get their Champions League Group D campaign off to a winning start.

Champions League / Group Stage
Maksimir / 14.09.2011
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Alex Chick

Updated 14/09/2011 at 21:37 GMT+1


90+4'
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The full-time whistle goes at the Stadion Maksimir, and Real Madrid have clinched a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb courtesy of Angel Di Maria's 53rd minute strike, despite having been reduced to 10 men after Marcelona's second half red card. Thanks for joining me!
90+2'
Pepe is shown a yellow card for a mistimed challenge on Badelj, but there was nothing really in that. The Portugese is very frustrated, but the visitors clear the resulting set piece.
90'
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Casillas plays the ball short, out to his defenders as Real keep possession tidily in their own half with four minutes to be added.
89'
Ronaldo shrugs his shoulders once more in frustration as he fails to get on the end of a long ball from Pepe, and it has not been his night.
88'
Sammir whips over another very fine delivery from the right, but Vida heads wide of the far post!
87'
Leko, who is very lucky to still be on the pitch, streaks down the right at pace, but cannot get his cross in.
86'
Real stroke the ball around in very composed fashion in their own half, and Dinamo are unable to regain possession.
85'
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Calello makes way as Situm is introduced late on for Dinamo as the hosts go in search of a late equaliser.
84'
Ronaldo drives a low shot towards the far post, with Kelava making another fine sprawling save.
83'
It's all Real Madrid now and Jose Mourinho's substitutions appear to have settled his side considerably.
82'
Diarra is flattened by Sammir as the Real midfielder brings the ball out of defence, and now the visitors can rebuild.
81'
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Alvaro Arbeloa comes on to replace Karim Benzema now as Mourinho makes his final change and looks to close out this match.
80'
Kelava flies out of his goal to punch clear a loose ball inside his own box, and he does very well to alleviate the danger.
79'
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Another change is made as Lassana Diarra comes on to replace Mesut Ozil, and Mourinho is looking to really shore up his midfield now.
78'
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Gonzalo Higuain comes on to replace Angel Di Maria, the goalscorer, as Mourinho makes his first change.
77'
Dinamo win another corner as Real are forced under the cosh and asked to defend obdurately for the remaining minutes.
75'
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Beqiraj comes on for Dinamo with Rukavina coming off. He squandered a glorious chance in the first half!
73'
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MARCELO IS SENT OFF! The Real Madrid left back hurtles into the Dinamo Zagreb box and hits the ground sharply under apparent contact from Luis Ibanez, but the referee deems it a dive!
71'
Dinamo have their fifth corner of the match, but again Pepe clears with a towering header inside the penalty area.
70'
Pokrivac has a snap shot inside the Real box blocked away by Pepe, and that was very stout defending!