UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Liverpool WLDWL 0
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Real Madrid WWWWW 1
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Estadio Bernabéu · 79,283 att.

Match Report

AP Photo/Andres Kudacki

Karim Benzema strike earns Real Madrid win over Liverpool

Predictions of a rout proved to be well wide the mark as Liverpool's weakened side produced a disciplined if not ultimately successful performance at the Bernabeu.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
7
8
Saves
1
39.9
Possession
60.1
4
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
415
Accurate Passes
646
479
Passes
710
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
8
Crosses
23
0.1
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
53
24
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
12
17
Effective Tackles
21
22
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1

Lineups

RMA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Iker CasillasG
  2. 4Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 2Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 12MarceloLB
  5. 17Álvaro ArbeloaRB
  6. 8Toni KroosCM-L
  7. 19Luka ModricCM-R
  8. 23IscoLM
  9. 10James RodríguezRM
  10. 7Cristiano RonaldoCF-L
  11. 9Karim BenzemaCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 4Kolo TouréCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 19Javier ManquilloRB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaCM
  7. 24Joe AllenLM
  8. 23Emre CanRM
  9. 29Fabio BoriniF
  10. 20Adam LallanaLF
  11. 50Lazar MarkovicRF

Timeline

  1. 27' Goal! Real Madrid 1, Liverpool 0. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
  2. 47' Martin Skrtel (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 53' James Rodríguez (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 62' Substitution, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale replaces James Rodríguez.
  6. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Raheem Sterling replaces Lazar Markovic.
  7. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Steven Gerrard replaces Lucas Leiva.
  8. 75' Substitution, Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho replaces Emre Can.
  9. 76' Marcelo (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Álvaro Arbeloa.
  11. 85' Alberto Moreno (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Javier Hernández replaces Karim Benzema.

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