Real Madrid vs Liverpool & Arsenal vs Anderlecht; Starting Lineups, TV Times & Open Thread

The big news out of the UEFA Champions League today is Brendan Rodgers’ team selection for Liverpool where a few key star players have been dropped from the starting squad in order to be rested for this weekend’s clash against Chelsea. Gerrard, Balotelli, Sterling, Coutinho and Henderson are on the bench.

Here are the TV listings for today’s matches (all times Eastern):

Real Madrid vs Liverpool, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO & FOX Soccer 2GO
Juventus vs Olympiacos, 2:45pm, FOX Sports Net, ESPN Deportes & FOX Soccer 2GO
Arsenal vs Anderlecht, 2:45pm, FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO & FOX Soccer 2GO
Malmo vs Atletico Madrid, 2:45pm, ESPN3.com & FOX Soccer 2GO
Benfica vs Monaco, 2:45pm, ESPN3.com & FOX Soccer 2GO
Dortmund vs Galatasaray, 2:45pm, ESPN3.com & FOX Soccer 2GO
Basel vs Ludogorets, 2:45pm, ESPN3.com & FOX Soccer 2GO

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Starting lineups:

Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Modric, Kroos, Isco; James Rodriguez, Benzema, Ronaldo.

Liverpool: Mignolet; Manquillo, Toure, Skrtel, Moreno; Lucas, Can, Allen; Lallana, Markovic, Borini

Subs: Jones, Johnson, Balotelli, Gerrard, Henderson, Coutinho, Sterling

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Arsenal: Szczesny; Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs; Arteta, Ox; Ramsey, Cazorla, Sanchez; Welbeck.

Subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Flamini, Rosicky, Podolski, Walcott, Sanogo

Anderlecht: TBA

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Malmo: Olsen, Tinnerholm, Helande, Ricardinho, Erik Johansson, Halsti, Eriksson, Adu, Forsberg, Rosenberg, Kiese Thelin

Atletico Madrid: Moya; Juanfran, Miranda, Godin, Siqueira; Mario Suarez, Koke, Raul Garcia; Turan, Gabi, Mandzukic

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Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Asamoah; Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba; Marchisio; Morata, Tevez

Olympiakos: TBA

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Benfica: TBA

Monaco: TBA

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Dortmund: Weidenfeller; Piszczek, Subotic, Papastathopoulos, Durm; Kehl, Bender; Kagawa, Reus, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang

Galatasaray: Muslera, Tarık, Chedjou, Semih, Hakan Balta, Selçuk, Melo, Hamit, Sneijder, Dzemaili, Umut Bulut

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Basel: Vaclik; Xhaka, Schär, Suchy, Safari; Elneny, Frei, Zuffi; Gonzalez, Embolo, Gashi

Ludogorets: TBA

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