UEFA Champions League

FT Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Real Madrid WLWWW 5
–
Liverpool DLLWW 2
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RMA235
LIV202
1st Leg · Anfield · 52,337 att.

Match Report

Real 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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:11 Modric: I want to deserve Real Madrid contract extension Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

RMA leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 2Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 43Stefan BajceticLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 18Cody GakpoF
  10. 27Darwin NúñezLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Substitutes

  1. 7James MilnerSUB
  2. 62Caoimhín KelleherSUB
  3. 20Diogo JotaSUB
  4. 9Roberto FirminoSUB
  5. 13Adrián SUB
  6. 8Naby KeitaSUB
  7. 15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainSUB
  8. 17Curtis JonesSUB
  9. 19Harvey ElliottSUB
  10. 21Kostas TsimikasSUB
  11. 32Joël MatipSUB
  12. 28Fábio CarvalhoSUB

RMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 22Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  3. 3Éder MilitãoCD-R
  4. 4David AlabaLB
  5. 2Dani CarvajalRB
  6. 12Eduardo CamavingaCM
  7. 10Luka ModricLM
  8. 15Federico ValverdeRM
  9. 9Karim BenzemaF
  10. 20Vinícius JúniorLF
  11. 21RodrygoRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Toni KroosSUB
  2. 33Sergio ArribasSUB
  3. 19Dani CeballosSUB
  4. 39Álvaro RodríguezSUB
  5. 17Lucas VázquezSUB
  6. 6NachoSUB
  7. 7Eden HazardSUB
  8. 16Álvaro OdriozolaSUB
  9. 13Andriy LuninSUB
  10. 31Mario MartínSUB
  11. 5Jesús VallejoSUB
  12. 11Marco AsensioSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 14' Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 27' Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba because of an injury.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 60' Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 64' Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Cody Gakpo.
  10. 64' Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
  11. 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.
  12. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Joe Gomez.
  13. 73' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
  14. 81' Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Rodrygo.
  15. 85' Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
  16. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Karim Benzema.
  17. 87' Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Luka Modric.
  18. 90'+3' Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.

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