Liverpool vs Real Madrid, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16
· 1st LegReal Madrid routs Liverpool 5-2 in CL stunner at Anfield
— While both Real Madrid and Liverpool are rightly considered Champions League royalty, there can only be one king.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 4': Goal! Liverpool 1, Real Madrid 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
 - 9': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
 - 9': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 12': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
 - 12': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cody Gakpo.
 - 14': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
 - 21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
 - 23': Attempt blocked. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
 - 25': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
 - 25': Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
 - 26': Delay in match because of an injury David Alaba (Real Madrid).
 - 27': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba because of an injury.
 - 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 30': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Darwin Núñez.
 - 31': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacho.
 - 31': Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 31': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
 - 31': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrygo.
 - 32': Hand ball by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
 - 36': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
 - 42': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 42': Foul by Darwin Núñez (Liverpool).
 - 43': Foul by Federico Valverde (Real Madrid).
 - 43': Joe Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 44': Hand ball by Luka Modric (Real Madrid).
 - 45': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
 - 45'+1': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
 - 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 2.
 - 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 2.
 - 46': Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 46': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
 - 46': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
 - 46': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 47': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 3. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
 - 49': Foul by Joe Gomez (Liverpool).
 - 49': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 50': Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 50': Foul by Éder Militão (Real Madrid).
 - 52': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
 - 54': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
 - 54': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
 - 60': Foul by Nacho (Real Madrid).
 - 60': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 60': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
 - 63': Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
 - 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Cody Gakpo.
 - 64': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
 - 64': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
 - 64': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
 - 65': Attempt missed. Stefan Bajcetic (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Henderson following a corner.
 - 67': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 5. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
 - 69': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nacho.
 - 70': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
 - 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Joe Gomez.
 - 73': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
 - 76': Foul by Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid).
 - 76': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 77': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Éder Militão.
 - 81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Rodrygo.
 - 82': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 82': Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool).
 - 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Daniel Carvajal.
 - 85': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
 - 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Karim Benzema.
 - 87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Luka Modric.
 - 88': Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 88': Foul by Joël Matip (Liverpool).
 - 90'+1': Diogo Jota (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+1': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
 - 90'+3': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
 - 90'+3': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+3': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 5.
 - 0': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 5.
 
Statistics
 RMA | 
								LIV![]()  | 
					|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 | 
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 0 | Offsides | 0 | 
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 | 
| 2 | Saves | 1 | 
| 48.4 | Possession | 51.6 | 
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 | 
| 6 | ON GOAL | 5 | 
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.6 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 449 | Accurate Passes | 474 | 
| 527 | Passes | 555 | 
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 | 
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 | 
| 9 | Crosses | 19 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 | 
| 59 | Long Balls | 46 | 
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 | 
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 | 
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 12 | 
| 20 | Tackles | 18 | 
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 | 
| 12 | Interceptions | 9 | 
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 7 | 
| 21 | Clearances | 7 | 
Game Information
 Competition: UEFA Champions League
 
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,337
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,337
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) | 
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk | 
| 2 | Joe Gomez | 
| 26 | Andrew Robertson | 
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold | 
| 3 | Fabinho | 
| 43 | Stefan Bajcetic | 
| 14 | Jordan Henderson | 
| 18 | Cody Gakpo | 
| 27 | Darwin Núñez | 
| 11 | Mohamed Salah | 
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) | 
| 22 | Antonio Rüdiger | 
| 3 | Éder Militão | 
| 4 | David Alaba | 
| 2 | Dani Carvajal | 
| 12 | Eduardo Camavinga | 
| 10 | Luka Modric | 
| 15 | Federico Valverde | 
| 9 | Karim Benzema | 
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior | 
| 21 | Rodrygo | 
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