UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Real Madrid WWWWW 3
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Liverpool DDLWW 0
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RMA303
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Anfield · 43,521 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

Liverpool defeated by classy Real Madrid, as Ronaldo, Benzema strike

Real Madrid showed exactly why they are European champions and how far Liverpool have fallen down the pecking order with a 3-0 victory in a display which oozed class at Anfield.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
4
54.2
Possession
45.8
14
SHOTS
12
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
601
Accurate Passes
504
680
Passes
564
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
2
13
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
42
41
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.7
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
7
27
Effective Tackles
16
35
Tackles
22
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
16
28
Clearances
16

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-0

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 18Alberto MorenoLB
  5. 2Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 8Steven GerrardCM
  7. 24Joe AllenLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 45Mario BalotelliF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 31Raheem SterlingRF

RMA · 4-4-2

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

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Rodríguez with a through ball.
  2. 30' Goal! Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 2. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Toni Kroos with a cross following a corner.
  3. 36' Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Goal! Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 3. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pepe following a corner.
  5. 45' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Mario Balotelli.
  6. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Emre Can replaces Jordan Henderson.
  7. 67' Substitution, Liverpool. Lazar Markovic replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  8. 75' Substitution, Real Madrid. Sami Khedira replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
  9. 82' Substitution, Real Madrid. Asier Illarramendi replaces Toni Kroos.
  10. 85' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces Marcelo.

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