- 74'
SWP finds Owen with a decent through ball, but the England striker can't quite bring the ball under his control.
- 73'
A very quiet spell. The game has lost so much because of all the substitutions.
- 72'
Cole flies in to the back of Xavi, winning the ball but taking his man too. No card, but finally a bit of fight from England.
- 71'
Joachim beats a couple of men, but instead of belting in a shot, the Betis man attempts to slip the ball through to Luque; Upson intercepts and England look relieved.
- 70'
After the fire and passion of the first-half, there's been nothing remotely aggressive or dirty so far this period. Disappointingly.
- 69'
Smith manages to turn his man in the box, but Casillas is quick to dive on the ball. The England man was being held and could reasonably have expected a penalty, but nothing was forthcoming.
- 68'
The 4,000 England supporters have been kept quiet tonight. Not even a murmur of The Great Escape so far.
- 66'
SUB: Orbaiz on for Alonso. The Liverpool man has been quietly effective, but out-shone by Xavi alongside him.
- 65'
Inevitably, the flow of the game has been disrupted after all the substitutions. England are finding it hard to play at the sort of pace they'd like.
- 64'
Angulo almost finds Guti, but Bridge clears. Spain look likely to score again at some point.
- 63'
SUB: Upson on for Terry. Not sure about this one from Sven; it seems a little pointless. But he knows best.
- 62'
If England can get the ball to SWP, he might be able to cause Del Horno some problems. Of course, the plan requires England to win the ball, which they don't look like doing at the moment.
- 61'
Lovely break from Spain, but Selgado's cross is over-hit. Despite their changes, Spain are still playing with an enviable fluidity.
- 60'
SUB: Carragher on, Ferdinand off. Beckham is holding his ribs on the England bench. SWP is the subject of one or two unsavoury chants.
- 59'
Free-kick to Spain as Joachim flops to the ground following a Neville swipe.
- 58'
SUB: Shaun Wright-Phillips and Jermain Jenas on for Beckham and Lampard. Beckham receives good reception, Lampard less so.
- 57'
Whoops of delight from the Bernabeau crowd as the chaps in red knock the ball around with confidence and style. Lovely stuff.
- 56'
SUB: Angulo on for Reyes. The Valencia man turned down Arsenal at the start of the season, and will be keen to impress again.
- 55'
Xavi whips in a corner, and Reyes fires high and wide as the ball finds him at the edge of the box.
- 54'
Spain have a wonderful spell of possession, switching the ball from flank to flank with style and purpose.
- 53'
This is, of course, Spain's 500th competitive match. A famous occasion, somewhat overshadowed by the Barcelona - Real Madrid La Liga match at the weekend.
- 52'
Xavi breaks well, and finds Guti in some space in the England box. The Real Madrid utility man is crowded out before he can get a shot away. As always, he looks on the brink of tears.
- 51'
TV cameras pick up Rooney, sitting on the England bench. He seems to have calmed down a little. Maybe he's had a cup of green tea.
- 49'
Cole is booed as he collects a Ferdinand clearance; I presume it was in reference to his aggressive first-half display.
- 48'
Xabi shoots from 25 yards, but Robinson saves low to his right.
- 47'
England have started the second period with a lot more purpose than they ended the first. They are at now managing to string more than two passes together.
- 46'
Lampard finds Beckham in the box, but his header to Owen is cut out. From the resulting corner, Smith heads over the bar.
- 46'
Spain have made three substitutions at half-time, including replacing their entire front line; Raul and Torres off, Luque and Guti have come on.
- 45'
HALF TIME: Spain well on top, and in the lead thanks to Del Horno's header. The home side have dominated the possession, and have been helped by some awful England passing. Lots of flash points and flare-ups, too. Great stuff. More please.
- 45'
Lampard flies in to Raul, Cole fancies some more man-o-man action and shoulder-barges the Spanish skipper on the side-line. Brilliant stuff. I demand more.
- 44'
Cole is booked after clattering Selgado. This has been an explosive 45 minutes, and great fun to watch. Friendly? Not a bit.
- 43'
Cole, perhaps wanting a piece of the action, decides to shove Torres in the chest for no apparent reason.
- 42'
Reyes limps off after a heavy Lampard challenge, but he's soon back on and in the thick of the action.
- 41'
SUB: Rooney off, Smith on. Sven Goran Eriksson decides to take off the youngster before he's sent off. He's looks a bit confused by the whole affair.
- 39'
Rooney clatters Marchena, and the centre-back flaps like a dieing fish on the turf. No second booking, but Alan Smith begins to strip on the touch-line.
- 38'
Rooney, chasing down a long, hopeful ball, pushes Casillas in to the crowd as the Spanish goalkeeper shepherded the ball out of play. The Spanish surround the referee and Rooney is booked.
- 37'
Beckham slips in Lampard, but his cross is cut out before it reaches a leaping Owen.
- 36'
Bridge finds a decent bit of space, but a ludicrously poor pass gives Spain the chance to break.
- 34'
Del Horno feels confident enough to have a pop from 30 yards, and it's close enough to have Robinson flapping his way across his goal-line.
- 32'
Xavi beats a couple of England players and wins a corner off Nicky Butt. This one, the visitors deal with easily.
- 31'
Neville and Reyes face up to each other after the Spaniard has a little kick at the England right-back. They are two players who clearly hate the sight of each other. Which always makes for entertaining football.
- 30'
Rooney finally gets the ball, but is surrounded by three Spanish defenders and loses it to Marchena. I'm not entirely sure what Rooney is trying to do with his hair - he looks like a particularly proud badger.
- 29'
Selgado said of Rooney this week: "He's so strong, he'd be the ideal man to help you move house." Well, Rooney's barely touched the ball so far this evening. England just haven't managed to get the ball to him.
- 28'
Del Horno climbs high to reach Joachim's corner, but his header flies well over the bar. More rubbish England set-piece defending.
- 27'
Xavi has impressed me, readers. He's very composed on the ball, and has a lovely touch. Joachim, too, has been outstanding. He wins a corner off Cole.
- 26'
Owen wins a free-kick 30 yards out, but Beckham merely slams it in to the Spanish wall. Very disappointing.
- 24'
SAVED! Robinson flings himself to his left and paws away Raul's penalty like a bear batting a hornet's nest.
- 23'
PENALTY! Robinson dives at the feet of Raul and sends the raven-haired marksman tumbling. Replays show it might have been a harsh decision.
- 22'
Owen hustles Selgado and wins a corner. Poor delivery from Beckham, and Spain break with incredible speed and enthusiasm. Joachim's low cross is hooked out of danger by Neville.
- 21'
Beckham loses the ball in the middle of the park, and Torres takes the chance to shoot from 30 yards, though it screams well wide. Beckham stands holding his ribs.
- 20'
The Spanish have made a very fluent start to the game, but England look very disjointed. They've barely kept the ball for more than 10 seconds at a time.
- 19'
Raul - the crown Prince of Spanish football - flashes a header just wide of Robinson's left-hand post from a Selgado cross. Considering England are playing two left-backs, Selgado and Joachim have found a lot of space.
- 17'
Ferdinand unnecessarily gives away a corner, but Alonso's shot is well wide.
- 16'
The referee is called George Kasnaferis. He speaks perfect English, apparently. Not sure about his Spanish, though.
- 15'
Selgado finds some space down the Spanish right but Terry cuts out his cross. The visitors have a little trouble clearing their lines.
- 14'
The Greek referee is wearing white boots. I ask you... Torres passes when in a good position, and Reyes loses out to Terry.
- 13'
Bridge drives a ball through to Owen, but the Madrid man is adjudged off-side. He wasn't happy. In fact, the Greek linesman on that side of the pitch has won few English friends so far.
- 12'
Owen breaks down the right, but can't cut inside to get his shot in. The ball falls to the ever-willing Lampard, but his shot is blocked.
- 11'
Rooney sythes down Joachim after losing the ball. The Manchester United striker was lucky to avoid a booking. Sven looks on disapprovingly from the dug-out.
- 10'
The Spanish crowd enjoyed that goal; it seems to have perked them up no end. Maybe they were simply feeling sluggish after their tapas.
- 8'
Awful defending from the corner from England: that's an issue that needs addressing. It was a great header from the left-back, but maybe Robinson could have done better.
- 8'
GOAL! Del Horno places a header in to the top corner after some confusion from Xavi's corner.
- 7'
Beckham gives the ball away and hustles hard to win it back. Spain force a second corner off the England captain.
- 6'
Torres breaks down the left channel, but Ferdinand snuffs out the danger at the expense of a corner.
- 5'
Terry foils a Raul turn on the edge of the box after he was found by Reyes. It's been a lively start from two teams set up to attack. We could be in for a decent game. Who'd have thought that an international friendly could provide some entertainment? Not I.
- 4'
Reyes throws himself to the turf following a Gary Neville tackle. Joachim nutmegs Cole but his cross is cut out. Great skill.
- 3'
England are all in white this evening. They look just like Real Madrid - but who's got the Zidane role?
- 2'
Rooney breaks through, but is flagged off-side for a second time. Very close call from the linesman.
- 1'
England kick off; Lampard goes long, but Rooney is off-side. The youngster scowls at the offending linesman, who looks unmoved.
Beckham and Raul exchange a smile and handshake in the centre circle. Beckham's attempts at Spanish seems to amuse the Real Madrid striker.
Boos ring out from the Spanish crowd as God Save The Queen plays over the loud speakers. A growing trend, I'm afraid.
For Spain, Fernando Torres starts up front with Raul, while the home country also have two Premiership representatives; Jose Reyes and Xabi Alonso.
Wayne Bridge returns for England on the left side of midfield. Owen starts up front with Wayne Rooney. John Terry, meanwhile, partners Rio Ferdinand in defence.
The last time England played Spain at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Spanish based striker Gary Lineker scored four goals. Join us live at 20.45 GMT to see if Madrid forward Micheal Owen can emulate the feat.
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