real Madrid he tied the ticket UEFA Champions League Quarter-final through a 1-0 win, 6-2 on aggregate LiverpoolMeeting this Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium where the whites finished the job in the first game Anfield ccom a lapidary 5-2.
Defending their huge 2:5 lead at Anfield Road, Carlos Ancelotti’s pupils managed to control a game where they were unaffected by the dreaded “red” rock ‘n’ roll and where they had the best chance of winning to advance to the next stage of the main continental competition for the third consecutive year.
At the Santiago Bernabéu, Liverpool tried to stir things up from the start to cast doubt on the whites, who, far from being intimidated, were unwilling to speculate either. Darwin Nunez He had the scoop after a good counter-attack mohammad salah, but Thibaut Courtois in the end got in the way of the action. Real Madrid’s response was not long in coming with another counter-attack, but this time neither Vinícius nor Benzema made it to the finish.
A frenetic game began that didn’t stop, with another clear chance from the Brazilian before 15 minutes were knocked out by Alison and with Camavinga’s shot hitting the crossbar shortly after. From then on, the forces were equalized again, lowering the pulse of a game that alternated dominance and ball.
darwin He again tested the Belgian goalkeeper head-on, hit the Uruguayan’s shot well and, although Liverpool tried some half-hearted approach, the first half ended without much movement on the scoreboard.
After half-time, the same script continued, with Real Madrid scoring first this time through Ernesto Valverde. The ‘Pajarito’ failed in the one-on-one against him. Alisonque also managed to blow off Benzema’s possession. Good minutes from the Whites, who shook up the Bernabéu again with Modric’s genius on the left that Valverde failed to finish off with a header.
The madridistas’ dominance was absolute, leaving no options for a Liverpool unable to overcome midfield and far from the victory it needed to progress.
So after 80 minutes, the local team found the prize at her insistence. Benzema, who continued his fine form against the England team, scored his third goal of the game after a good assist from Vinícius.
With Anfield revenue and defensive solidity, Real Madrid finished their way to their fifteenth European Cup without surprises.
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Round of 16 / second stage
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (6-2)
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Goals
1-0 (78′). – Karim Benzema
likely setups
RealMadrid
Thibaut Courtois
Antonio Rudiger
Eder Militao
nacho
Daniel Carvajal
(Lucas Vazquez, 86′)
Eduardo Camavinga
Tony Kroos
(Aurelien Tshouameni, 84′)
Lucas Modric
(Dani Ceballos, 82′)
Karim Benzema
(Rodrigo, 82′)
vinicius jr
(Marco Asensio, 84′)
Federico Valverde
Trainer: Carlo Ancelotti
Liverpool
alison
Virgil Van Dyke
Ibrahim Konaat
Andy Robertson
(Konstantinos Tsimikas, 90+1′) (Yellow, 90+4′)
Trent Alexander Arnold
Fabinho
James Milner
(Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 73′)
Cody Gakpo
(Fábio Carvalho, 90+1′)
Diogo Jota
(Harvey Elliott, 57′)
Darwin Nunez
(Roberto Firmino, 57′)
Mohammed Salah
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
(With information from Europa Press)
Source: La Neta Neta
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