Henry (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Ramos (Real Madrid).

Raúl González (Real Madrid) misses the target.

Henry (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Gilberto Silva (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) misses the target.
Beckham's delivery is again dealt with by Lehmann, who uses his fist to forceful use, before Roberto Carlos tries a spectacular effort direct from the punch, but his volley bounces wide.

Diaby (Arsenal) fouls.

Zidane (Real Madrid) is penalised for a foul on Eboué (Arsenal).

Ramos (Real Madrid) is penalised for a foul on Lehmann (Arsenal).

Diaby (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Baptista (Real Madrid).
Forceful block by the substitute is penalised.

Casillas (Real Madrid) makes a save.

Pirès (Arsenal) has an effort on goal.
Pirès' fresh legs tell as he strides clear on the right, only Sergio Ramos' angle of run preventing the Frenchman a decent run on goal, eventually being forced to shoot from a tight angle straight at Casillas.

Gilberto Silva (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Raúl González (Real Madrid).

Pirès (Arsenal) takes the corner.

Diaby (in) - Reyes (out) (Arsenal)
A UEFA Champions League debut for the 19-year-old striker, who replaces a weary Reyes.

Raúl González (Real Madrid) is penalised for a foul on Eboué (Arsenal).

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Beckham (Real Madrid) has an effort on goal.
And Beckham almost squeezes an equaliser, but again Lehmann is more than a match for the English midfield player, as the ball bobbles dangerously inside the penalty area.

Baptista (Real Madrid) fouls.

Baptista (in) - Gravesen (out) (Real Madrid)
Madrid commit a more attacking midfield player to the match, withdrawing the defensive Gravesen.

Pirès (in) - Hleb (out) (Arsenal)
An impressive game by Hleb, who looked to be tiring as the game wore on.

Henry (Arsenal) is flagged for offside.

Casillas (Real Madrid) is shown a yellow card.
And the temperature has risen inside the stadium - Reyes is challenged heavily by Gravesen on the touchline, but falls back on to the pitch expecting treatment. Several Madrid players sprint to deal with a problem that rapidly escalates, and the Italian referee brandishes the yellow card.

Guti (Real Madrid) has a shot blocked.

Beckham (Real Madrid) takes the corner.

Fàbregas (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Hleb (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Ramos (Real Madrid).

Flamini (Arsenal) fouls.

Raúl González (Real Madrid) misses the target.
The substitute gets his head to the whipped kick but his flick is not deft enough to trouble Lehmann.

Hleb (Arsenal) is penalised for a foul on Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid).
A rather tired foul committed by Hleb, giving Beckham the chance to deliver.

Gravesen (Real Madrid) is penalised for a foul on Reyes (Arsenal).

Cicinho (Real Madrid) is penalised for a foul on Reyes (Arsenal).
Cynical block by the defender, who prevents Reyes from making decent progress towards the Mardid half.

Flamini (Arsenal) is flagged for offside.

Raúl González (in) - Robinho (out) (Real Madrid)
It seems the whole of the stadium were calling for this change, and so Raúl makes his 100th UEFA Champions League appearance.

Gravesen (Real Madrid) has a shot blocked.

Beckham (Real Madrid) strikes a free kick into the wall.
But even the usually trusty right boot of Beckham fails to clear the wall, in what is a miserable spell for the Spanish side.

Senderos (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldo (Real Madrid).
Scrappy foul in a dangerous area - appearing the only way Madrid could force their way back into the match at the moment.

Cicinho (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Reyes (Arsenal).

Ljungberg (Arsenal) misses the target.

Henry (Arsenal) misses the target.
Both sides playing with real energy in midfield areas, but only Arsenal seem to have sufficient structure in defence. Typically, both Madrid fullbacks are cavalier, allowing Reyes and Ljungberg much space. Henry is put through but his shot from a difficult angle fires wide.

Robinho (Real Madrid) misses the target.
The Brazilian tickles a shot just wide with both goalkeeper and defence looking on, as the match moves into an interesting phase. Arsenal can now really hit Madrid on the break, as the home side play in more advanced areas.

Reyes (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Guti (Real Madrid).

Casillas (Real Madrid) makes a save.

Ljungberg (Arsenal) has an effort on goal.
And Arsenal do not seem content to simply hold their lead - Ljungberg spins well inside the penalty area to get a snap shot away, but Casillas saves well at his feet.

Mejía (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Reyes (Arsenal).

Hleb (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid).

Beckham (Real Madrid) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Henry (Arsenal) scores!
And Arsenal do begin the second half in the manner they did the first - Henry resists three challenges, brushing aside first Ronaldo, then Guti, then holding off Mejía before slotting the ball past Casillas to propell Arsenal into the lead.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) misses the target.
The kick is taken short to Carlos, who winds up his shot, but the ball flies well wide.

Beckham (Real Madrid) delivers the corner.

Gravesen (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Hleb (Arsenal).

Robinho (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gilberto Silva (Arsenal).

Zidane (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gilberto Silva (Arsenal).

Casillas (Real Madrid) makes a save.

Henry (Arsenal) has an effort on goal.
End to end play in the Bernabéu - Henry again shows his marker a clean pair of heels, but an uncharacteristically weak finish means Casillas can save.

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Robinho (Real Madrid) has an effort on goal.

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) delivers the free-kick on target.
The Brazilian fires in a low drive that is beaten away by a sprawling Lehmann, then scrambled clear from the toe of Robinho.

Fàbregas (Arsenal) is booked.
The Spanish midfield player is cautioned for a foul in a dangerous central position, 35 meters out.

Fàbregas (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Henry (Arsenal) misses the target.
Arsenal break clear, releasing the pressure from a decent Madrid spell. Henry drifts round Mejía but no one has supported his run as he manages to slide a fantastic ball accross the penalty area.

Gilberto Silva (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zidane (Real Madrid).

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Robinho (Real Madrid) has an effort on goal.
Beckham delivers a deep kick towards Gravesen at the far angle of the penalty area, but the Dane slices the ball horribly straight back to Beckham. A whipped ball is fired on to the penalty spot, but again Lehmann is on hand to beat the ball clear. Robinho returns the rebound immediately, but the German goalkeeper is up quick enough to smother the shot.

Gravesen (Real Madrid) misses the target.

Beckham (Real Madrid) delivers the corner.
A tough challenge that has put Cicinho out the match for treatment for the moment results in a corner.

Ljungberg (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Guti (Real Madrid).
Difficult spell for the visitors, a spell that has increased the volume inside the stadium. Beckham's kick is blocked by Reyes.

Beckham (Real Madrid) delivers the corner.

Henry (Arsenal) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Zidane (Real Madrid) misses the target.

Beckham (Real Madrid) delivers the corner.

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Beckham (Real Madrid) has an effort on goal.
And from nowhere, Madrid are gifted a wonderful opportunity. Senderos was sleeping as Ronaldo quickly played Beckham in on goal, but he elected to shoot early and Lehmann makes an excellent save with his legs.

Lehmann (Arsenal) makes a save.

Ronaldo (Real Madrid) has an effort on goal.
Snap shot from the Brazilian, who is is coming into the game now.

Reyes (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Henry (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mejía (Real Madrid).

Beckham (Real Madrid) misses the target.

Henry (Arsenal) delivers the free-kick wide.
A disappointing end to what was an excellent position - Henry leans back and sees his shot drift harmlessly over.

Cicinho (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Reyes (Arsenal).
The Brazilian full-back, making his UEFA Champions League debut tonight, catches Reyes' heels just as the Spanish winger threatened to skip clear again.

Beckham (Real Madrid) misses the target.
Zidane fires a fantastic cross on to Beckham's head at Arsenal's back post, but his header is wide from two metres out at an angle.

Gilberto Silva (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Guti (Real Madrid).

Hleb (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zidane (Real Madrid).

Reyes (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zidane (Real Madrid).

Henry (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zidane (Real Madrid).
The Arsenal captain battles in midfield but is penalised inside the centre cirlce.

Casillas (Real Madrid) makes a save.

Fàbregas (Arsenal) has an effort on goal.

Fàbregas (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mejía (Real Madrid).

Zidane (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gilberto Silva (Arsenal).

Henry (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gravesen (Real Madrid).

Ramos (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Eboué (Arsenal).

Henry (Arsenal) misses the target.
For the fourth time in the first ten minutes, Arsenal pile forward. Reyes teases a glorious cross over the head of newly introduced substitute Mejía, which Henry meets well but his downward header bounces just wide.

Mejía (in) - Woodgate (out) (Real Madrid)
The England defender's night is ended prematurely, leaving the field clutching his left hamstring.

Reyes (Arsenal) delivers the corner.

Robinho (Real Madrid) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on K. Touré (Arsenal).

Ljungberg (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Cicinho (Real Madrid).

Hleb (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Robinho (Real Madrid).
Early foul on the young Brazilian, who is the only Madrid player to have played in all six UEFA Champions League matches this season, although he has yet to score in European competitions.

Henry (Arsenal) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Zidane (Real Madrid).

Casillas (Real Madrid) makes a save.

Reyes (Arsenal) has an effort on goal.
Early chance for Arsenal to test the Madrid defence - lone striker Henry finds a positive Reyes run in the left channel, but the Spanish player finds Iker Casillas in fine form.

The match is under way.