Intro:

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and captain Steven Gerrard preview their Champions League Group B match against Real Madrid, when forward Mario Balotelli will be looking to score his first goal for the Reds.

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Brendan Rodgers, Liverpool manager:

(On Mario Balotelli)

"He's been fine. Of course he was disappointed after the weekend. He's a goal scorer so he wants to score goals, but the point I highlighted to him was he was in the positions to miss. So he was arriving in the areas and I think it's only a matter of time until he gets his goals. He's a good kid, he's working hard, he's focused and he's getting himself out on the training field which is important. He's scored goals in big games so I'm sure he'll come into the game tomorrow night if selected looking forward to getting off the mark again and, as I said, as long as he's in there with the possibilities to score, I've got every confidence that he can score."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Steven Gerrard, Liverpool captain:

(On the differences between this Real Madrid side and the one they defeated 4-0 in 2009)

"We all know individually and collectively we need to perform very well against this Real Madrid team. With all due respect to the team from back in 2009, Real Madrid have moved forward, they have progressed they have improved. Like they showed last year, they are a fantastic team so we've got huge respect for the new Real Madrid team."