Match Report
Goals: Nunez 4′ Salah 14′ – Vini Jr 21′, Vini Jr 36′, Militao 47′, Benzema 55′, Benzema 67′
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson No.1; Robertson No.26, van Dijk No.4, Gomez No.2 (Matip No.32 73′), Alexander-Arnold No.66; Bajcetic No.43 (Elliott No.19 85′), Fabinho No.3, Henderson No.14 (Milner No.7 73′); Nunez No.27 (Jota No.20 64′), Gakpo No.18 (Firmino No.9 64′), Salah No.11
Unused Substitution: Keita No.8, Adrian No.13, Oxlade-Chamberlain No.15, Jones No.17, Ramsay No.22, Tsimikas No.21, Carvalho No.28, Kelleher No.62
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
Real Madrid (4-3-3): Courtois No.1; Alaba No.4 (Nacho No.6 27′), Rudiger No.22, Militao No.3, Carvajal No.2; Modric No.10 (Kroos No.8 87′), Camavinga No.12, Valverde No.15; Vini Jr No.20, Benzema No.9 (Asensio No.11 87′), Rodrigo No.21 (Ceballos No.19 81′)
Unused Substitution: Vallejo No.5, Hazard No.7, Lunin No.13, Odriozola No.16, Vazquez No.17, Martin No.31, Arribas No.33, Alvaro No.39
Coach: Carlo Anchelotti
Yellow cards: Elliott 90+3′ – Vini Jr 60′
Referee: Istvan Kovacs
Stadium: Anfield (Liverpool, England)
Match Highlights
4′. 1:0. GOAL! What a goal by Nunez! Mo Salah drives attacks Alaba down the left and the Egyptian plays a low cross into the middle for Nunez. No.27 flicks the ball with the back of his right heel beyond Courtois who is left flat-footed into the back of the net.
Anfield goes berserk… get in!
14′. 2:0. GOAL! Salah! Carvajal knocks a ball back to Courtois. Keeper initially brings a heavy back pass under control, however then inadvertently nudges the ball to the Egyptian. Mo Salah in to finish past the Belgian goalkeeper with his first touch.
21′. 2:1. Good strike. Vini Jr steps into a shooting position inside the box inside and whips a great strike a low shot with absolute precision across goal and into the far corner.
36′. 2:2. And now Alisson’s mistake. Gomez passes the ball back to keeper but instead of clearing it, Alisson clatters against Vini Jr and the ball loops straight into the empty net.
47′. 2:3. Modric takes the free kick to Militao and the defender produces a bullet header from the edge of the six-yard box.
55′. 2 : 4. Benzema’s kick from the edge of the box takes a huge deflection off Gomez’s thigh and wrongfoots Alisson completely.
67′. 2:5. Los Blancos on the counter. Vini Jr slides the ball through Van Dijk’s legs to Benzema. There are three defenders back, and Alisson rushes out, however golden ball winner sits them all down with one swift change of direction then slots in.
Match Stats
Liverpool | Team | Real Madrid |
---|---|---|
9 | Shots | 9 |
5 | Shots on target | 6 |
52% | Possession | 48% |
555 | Passes | 528 |
85% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
9 | Fouls | 9 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
4 | Corners | 3 |