Carlo Ancelotti's men have once again proved why Real Madrid is called the king of the Champions League. The All Whites, who fell behind by 2 goals in the beginning, played with the All Reds after coming out of the shell. Nil Jurgen Klopp's team is in the pain of a big loss in their own field.
Hosts Liverpool were crushed by Real Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Saturday (February 21). Real Madrid beat Liverpool 5-2 with double goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema after taking a 2-goal lead from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. Eder Militao scored the rest of Real's goal.
The match was revenge for Liverpool, who lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League final last season. The six-time champions had the opportunity to win the first leg at home. Jurgen Klopp's team had a great start. The Allreds took the lead in the fourth minute of the match with a goal from Darwin Nunez. Mohamed Salah passed the ball between two defenders from the right wing. Nunez put the team ahead with a spectacular backheel shot.
The Allreds doubled the lead 10 minutes after the first goal. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois missed a goal for visiting Madrid. The Belgian goalkeeper fell to his feet while clearing Kamavinga's backpass. Salah took the ball and scored the goal with a tap.
A record 14-time champions of the tournament rallied after falling behind by 2 goals. Vinicius Jr. was attacking one after the other from the left flank. At one point, the visitors got a goal.
At the end of 21 minutes, Vinicius entered the D-box to give and take the ball with Modric on the left side. The Brazilian winger scored a great goal with a curved shot from the left edge of the box. Just 15 minutes later, Liverpool paid the price for goalkeeper Alisson's mistake.
Under pressure from Vinicius, Najehal Joe Gomez backpassed the ball to Alsson. But Vinicius was near. When Alison tried to clear the ball, his leg caught in the net. Last season's champions tied the game. The first half ended with a 2-2 draw.
In the second half of the game, the visiting Real Madrid looked terrible. The attack continued. As a result, Los Blancoras get a free kick towards the corner of Liverpool's half if Vinicius is dropped. Brazilian defender Eder Militao put Real Madrid ahead by heading Luka Modric's free-kick.
Karim Benzema on the scene after 8 minutes. Bojetich failed to clear the ball in Liverpool's half. Carvahal got the ball. He extended the pass to Rodrigo. Benzema received the ball from Rodrigo. The French forward's shot deflected off Joe Gomez's body and into the net.
After Henderson lost the ball in the 67th minute, Modric started every attack. Running with the ball at great speed, he entered the Liverpool half and passed to Vinicius on the left. The Brazilian volleyed the ball through the legs of Liverpool's Von Dijk for Benzema. Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson came forward to stop him. But the French forward beat him coolly and scored.
Liverpool played 5 goals in their own field for the first time in the European competition. All Reds have conceded 5 or more goals at Anfield for the third time this century across all competitions. Earlier in 2007 they lost 6-3 against Arsenal. The Allreds drew 5-5 against the same opposition in October 2019.
This is the fourth time for Klopp. His team previously finished 6-1 against Werder Bremen while coaching Mainz in 2006, 5-1 against Bayern Munich in 2009 for Borussia Dortmund and 5-5 against Arsenal in 2019.
Real Madrid also wrote its name in the history pages on this day. The most successful team of the season became the first team in Champions League history to come from 2-0 down to win by 3 goals.
An espectacular match, of big goals and big bloopers by part of the archers.
Yes, It is really amazing match overall