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The merengue team, the only Spanish representative among the four best teams in the top European club competition, will play the semifinals of the Champions League for the 14th time, the first since the 2017/18 campaign, more than any other team in the history of the competition.
Real Madrid has been sustained thanks to the forcefulness with which Nacho Fernández and Eder Militao have exhibited themselves, raising a wall in which Fede Valverde has participated, who has completed an outstanding ballot by drying Sadio Mané and 'patching' the loss of the injured Lucas Vázquez.
Liverpool have completed a total of 14 shots, although only three have been directed between the three clubs of Thibaut Courtois. Although that production is low, they are three very clear attempts, in which the Belgian has had to get his best version to avoid giving wings to the rival.
REAL MADRID QUALIFIES FOR THE SEMIFINALS OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE !!! The triumph achieved in the first leg played at the Alfredo di Stéfano (3-1) has not been able to match it or to overcome it a Liverpool denied in the face of the goal of Thibaut Courtois, key with his interventions to cool the start of the 'Reds '. With less success in the pass than in the first leg, the merengue team has been strong in individual duels and has been able to defend their income without going through too much trouble.
END OF THE GAME AT ANFIELD !!!
FACT. No one has recovered as many balls at Real Madrid as Casemiro (12), sharing the highest record of duels (14) with Karim Benzema.
COURTOOOOOOOOOOOIS !!! The Belgian goes out to cover with the body to close the way to Salah! The Egyptian looks for the pass of death towards Diogo Jota. A capital fight from the team to Ferland Mendy for risking a ball in his own field.
Rodrygo removes the stickers from Robertson. The Scotsman, however, manages to disturb just enough to prevent his center from reaching Benzema.
FOUR MINUTES DISCOUNT !! We will go until 94 '!
Real Madrid defends with a low block. The English painting cannot get his hands on it.
FACT. Nacho Fernández has completed nine clearances in this meeting at Anfield – five with a header -, a record for a Real Madrid player in the same meeting this season among all competitions.
Liverpool is betting on the resource of lateral centers. He is not hurting a Real Madrid that defends itself with solid Militao and Nacho Fernández as a central pair.
Eder Militao Clearance! The Brazilian manages to anticipate Salah and move away the danger served by Alexander-Arnold from the right sector.
At the hands of Thibaut Courtois! The Belgian goes big and catches a frontal ball from Oxlade-Chamberlain. Liverpool lack ideas to finish doing damage.
Excellent defensive action by Rodrygo Goes, putting his body in to prevent Diogo Jota from dribbling in the race.
FACT. After scoring in his last two Champions League appearances, Marco Asensio was unable to score tonight, which would have meant his best streak ever in this competition.
Third change in the ranks of Real Madrid. Isco Alarcón appears to have the ball as long as possible. Marco Asensio leaves.
He also withdraws Roberto Firmino from the field to bet on Xherdan Shaqiri.
New double change at Liverpool. Klopp dispenses with Sadio Mané. Enter Oxlade-Chamberlain.
WHAT KARIM BENZEMA HAS FAILED !!!! Free of mark, the Frenchman does not take advantage of a bad jump of Nathaniel Phillips and heads excessively chopped the service of Eder Militao from the right.
Final stretch of the match at Anfield !! Liverpool are looking for the miracle. He needs two goals in the next ten minutes to avoid being eliminated from the competition. Real Madrid defends its income (3-1 aggregate).
Rodrygo loses the clash with Alexander-Arnold. The Brazilian cannot take advantage of his freshness and loses the duel in speed.
Liverpool settles in the opposite field. Real Madrid resist.
FACT. Three of Real Madrid's nine goalless draws so far in the Champions League have been against English teams, more than any other nationality.
The possession of the ball is not lasting anything for Real Madrid. As soon as he recovers, he loses very easily.
Between Diogo Jota and Fabinho they blocked Marco Asensio's shot from outside the area. It is a corner kick for the merengue team.
Without Toni Kroos in the playing field, Fede Valverde passes to the center of the field, taking advantage of the presence of Odriozola on the right side.
FACT. Impeccable defensive performance by the Eder Militao – Nacho Fernández couple. Between the round trip they add 18 clearances in total.
And bet on Rodrygo Goes, to the detriment of Vinícius Junior.
Double change in the ranks of Real Madrid. Zidane retires Toni Kroos to put Álvaro Odriozola in.
Zidane moves the bench, who wants to refresh the team. Rodrygo and Odriozola have been called up to enter the field.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo !!! Diogo Jota enters the area, resists Casemiro's onslaught and ends with a shot that hits a defender before crashing into the side of the net.
MILITAO CAPS ROBERTO FIRMINO'S SHOT !!! The Brazilian goes out to block again, preventing the hitting of the footballer 'Red' from finding Courtois.
SALAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!! THE EGYPTIAN SLEEP WITHIN THE AREA !!! Poor decision-making by the African, who is delayed when shooting. Finally, his hitting touches Eder Militao.
ALISSON DOUBLE STOP !!! A clearance by Fede Valverde turns into a magnificent assist for Vinícius Junior, taking Nathaniel Phillips' back and standing hand in hand with Alisson. The Liverpool goalkeeper is slow to leave but takes advantage of a long touch of the meringue, subsequently shrinking with his whole body before Benzema's shot.
FACT. The last time Real Madrid drew 0-0 in the Champions League was on April 26, 2016. It was in the semifinals against Manchester City away from home.
Real Madrid has gained followers to reinforce the defensive system. With the entry of Diogo Jota, Marco Asensio is much more aware of helping Fede Valverde.
Vinícius Junior is appearing in these bars, giving that extra oxygen to a physically limited team. The Brazilian times out when he reaches the final meters and stretches the team by exploiting their speed.
Fabinho, hermeticism pure and simple. Vinícius Junior is measured in one against one but cannot overcome it.
The percentage of accuracy in Real Madrid's passes in this second act is 79%.
Klopp risks ahead of the final half hour. Without Kabak in the field, Fabinho will alternate the tasks in defense, gaining meters when his team has the ball.
Double change in the ranks of Liverpool. Thiago Alcántara appears on the scene. James Milner leaves.
And he puts Diogo Jota in, removing Ozan Kabak from the field.
Nathaniel Phillips is booked for blocking Casemiro, impeding his advance.
Thiago Alcántara, ready to enter the field of play. The Spanish international receives instructions from Klopp's coaching staff.
Roberto Firmino rehearses the hit from outside the area. His shot goes very high.
Robertson can't get over Casemiro. The Brazilian comes out to cover the Scotsman, who receives a heel from Sadio Mané on the baseline. It is a goal kick for the visitors.
FACT. At 35 years and 100 days old, James Milner is the oldest player to start a European Cup / Champions League tie for Liverpool since Ian Callaghan in March 1978 (35 years and 353 days).
WHAT A JAMES MILNER ACTION !!! AVOID THE BENZEMA AUCTION !!! Ferland Mendy throws the wall with his compatriot, winning the baseline and placing the service towards the penalty spot, where Milner arrives before Benzema.
Kroos and Casemiro claim the yellow card for Nathaniel Phillips for a grab on the German midfielder that cuts a counterattack.
Alisson avoids Benzema's shot !! The Brazilian leaves his domain to solve what Nathaniel Phillips could not. The Real Madrid forward throws a balloon over the defender to enable the shot. He does not succeed in anticipation of the Brazilian goal.
Neither Kroos nor Modric are scoring at the expected level. Both footballers do not handle the usual precision records in the passes tonight (84% and 80% respectively).
Liverpool hit again, as in the first half. Overwhelming start.
Phillips removes danger from the area. Asensio's center does not carry danger as there is no teammate in finishing zones.
FIRMINOOOOOOOOOO !!!! AVOID GOAL THIBAUT COURTOIS AGAIN !! Alexander-Arnold invents an assist with the outside that the Brazilian padded, enabling the space in front of Nacho Fernández to finish with a centered shot that the Belgian goalkeeper repels.
Neither Jürgen Klopp nor Zinedine Zidane introduce changes after passing through the changing rooms. The same 22 protagonists resume the game.
START THE SECOND PERIOD AT ANFIELD !!!!
As a curiosity, Liverpool have managed to finish on goal more times in 45 minutes (two) than in the entire match at Alfredo di Stéfano (one). You need two goals – and not concede – to reach the semi-finals of the competition.
Although it is not his position, Fede Valverde is bordering on the height, at least defensively. The Uruguayan is the footballer with the most appearances at Real Madrid (four) and has helped Sadio Mané have only won 22% of the matches played (nine total).
Without Lucas Vázquez, Fede Valverde is managing to solve the ballot with great difficulty. The Uruguayan is hardly lavish in attack, aware of the importance of dosing efforts to defend Sadio Mané. Unlike in other official commitments, Real Madrid has turned its presence in attack from the last third of the field on the left side (47.1%).
Aware of the advantage it has in the tie, Real Madrid's effort is going through staying together and not conceding gaps. In that sense, neither Kroos nor Vinícius Junior are managing to highlight how it happened in the first leg. The meringues have only completed five ball actions inside Alisson's area.
On the right, Liverpool also presents the threat of a Trent Alexander-Arnold with different records to do damage. The Englishman exploits his speed when there are spaces and bets on lateral centers that, for the moment, the white team is solving.
Beyond that offensive production, his game acquires another speed when he tilts it to the left side, where Sadio Mané is trying to provoke the mistake of a willful Fede Valverde. The Senegalese is constantly trying to find and catch the Uruguayan's back, who, despite not receiving help from Marco Asensio, is developing with some ease.
The Belgian has signed two stops in the first period, both keys during the first quarter of an hour. Liverpool's start has been overwhelming, ending the first period with a total of six shots.
REST IN ANFIELD !! Bjorn Kuipers decrees the conclusion of the first 45 regulation minutes! Both Liverpool and Real Madrid go to the changing rooms with a scoreless draw, a result that does not put the overall favorable for the white team in trouble (3-1). The locals have had the opportunity three times to pierce the rival nets but a gigantic Thibaut Courtois keeps his goal unbeaten, supporting the merengue team.
END OF THE FIRST TIME !!!
Sadio Mané slip inside the area! The Senegalese again grabs Fede Valverde's back, tames the ball and ends up falling in the turn, without the possibility of shooting.
Two minute discount. We will go until 47 '.
FACT. Real Madrid has four consecutive victories in the Champions League. If he wins today, it will be his best streak in the competition since one of five games between November 2017 and April 2018.
Moments of overwhelm for a Real Madrid that is betting on closing back until it reaches the break.
ONE MORE FOR THE LIVERPOOOL !!! NOW WIJNALDUM TRIES IT !! Carambola from which Alexander-Arnold benefits. After a long and over-run driving, the ball fell back to him after passing several defenders, unloading backwards for the arrival of the Dutchman. His kick does not take all three sticks.
Goeeeeeeeeeeeraaaaaaaa !! Loss of Kroos in the center of the field that allows Wijnaldum to launch long to Sadio Mané. The Senegalese leans on Salah, who lags a bit behind the ball and ends up finishing very hard. His shot goes high.
Final stretch of the first period at Anfield. Liverpool press again but it does not give them to get into the tie (0-0, with a 3-1 aggregate for the only Spanish representative in the competition).
WHAT DEFENSIVE ACTION OF NACHO FERNÁNDEZ !!! The white canterano anticipates Salah to throw everything to cover Robertson's center.
SADIO MANÉ DOES NOT COME TO THE AUCTION !! The Senegalese does not reach the center of Alexander-Arnold towards the far post, who takes advantage of Marco Asensio's passivity in the marks to win his back.
FACT. Real Madrid have not won in their last three visits to England in the Champions League (1E 2D) and have never accumulated four games without a win in the competition in this country.
Kabak, to the cut. The Turk puts his body in to annoy Marco Asensio, who manages to resolve and lean on a Vinícius Junior who runs out of field before putting the center.
With this approach, Liverpool is having a hard time reaching out and their pressure to recover after loss is not as suffocating as at the beginning.
In the defensive phase, Real Madrid leaves Benzema floating between the two centrals and places a line of four men in front of the defense, with Casemiro acting as a buoy.
Both teams compete for the ball. Now, the white box has slightly in favor of the percentage of possession (53%).
FACT. Real Madrid have made it through 15 of their previous 16 qualifiers in the after winning the first leg by two or more goals in the UEFA Champions League. They only failed in the 2003/04 quarterfinals against Monaco (4-2 in the first leg, 1-3 in the second leg).
He walks through the Courtois area the center hung by Alexander-Arnold. He is not managing to hurt Liverpool in this way.
Half an hour of play at Anfield. Real Madrid equalize the forces (0-0). It remains ahead in the aggregate of the tie (3-1).
Great defensive action by Nathaniel Phillips, putting his leg in to intercept Asensio's pass towards Benzema's breakaway break.
Real Madrid has managed to reduce the initial outburst with which Liverpool started. The spaces begin to open up in the 'Red' framework.
FACT. Liverpool have made it through 11 of their 15 European Cup quarter-final ties. The last rival to come down on this occasion was Chelsea in the 2008/09 edition.
Major error of Casemiro, who has not known how to measure the spirits. The Brazilian, who was sent off in the 'Clásico' for two yellow cards in just one minute, must now be careful for more than an hour of play.
He also receives the yellow card Andrew Robertson for protesting. The side asked for the expulsion for the action.
WHAT TICKET FROM CASEMIRO !!! Bjorn Kuipers shows him the yellow card !! Out of frustration after the previous action, the Brazilian went all out to knock down James Milner without the option of touching the ball. The 'Red' bench jumps en masse claiming the expulsion.
Fabinho plays the yellow card. The Brazilian arrives late and locks Casemiro, who gets up with a slight limp from the stomp.
Liverpool's plan of attack is going through making long displacements towards the right wing, looking for the unchecked Robertson and Sadio Mané. Hold on for the moment Fede Valverde, who receives more help from Casemiro or Modric than from Marco Asensio.
And now Vinícius Junior tries !! The hero of the first leg is encouraged to strike from medium distance. Alisson blocks it.
AL PALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! Notice from Benzema to Liverpool !! Alone, the French forward cooks it alone, taking advantage of Phillips' retreat. With no pass option, the forward opts to surprise with a shot that crashes into the wood.
FACT. Liverpool have already made more shots on goal in just 20 minutes of play than in the entire first leg at Alfredo di Stéfano (one).
Free kick in attack by Sadio Mané. Great defensive action by Eder Militao to win the position of the Senegalese.
Goeeeeeeeeeeraaaaaa !! Ozan Kabak's header goes up !! Robertson tempers it to the area from the side so that the center-back combs the ball.
It already rains less against Real Madrid, managing to move Liverpool a few meters away from its area. The start of the premises has been overwhelming.
FACT. Thibaut Courtois plays today the 50th game in the UEFA Champions League (22 games with Real Madrid, 16 with Chelsea and 12 with Atlético de Madrid). He is the fifth Belgian player to reach this figure and the first Belgian goalkeeper.
First quarter of an hour at Anfield. Liverpool threatens the siege of Courtois, who has already had to intervene twice to keep the score 0-0. Real Madrid wins the overall tie (3-1).
First appearance of Vinícius Junior that does not come to fruition. The Brazilian throws the wall with Karim Benzema but cannot overtake Alexander-Arnold in the race, forcing him to step back and start the game looking back.
Offside of Sadio Mané! The Senegalese, in an illegal position before receiving Alexander-Arnold's dispatch to the area. The action is solved by Courtois coming out of fists.
COURTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIS !!! ANOTHER MORE FROM THE REAL MADRID GUARDAMETA !! James Milner surprises with a long shot, looking for the squad with the inside. The Belgian rises to clap over his goal.
FACT. The balance of the merengue team in two-legged qualifying rounds against English clubs in the European Cup is eight classifications and five eliminations. He had passed three in a row before being eliminated last season against Manchester City in the round of 16.
Karim Benzema offside! After a corner taken short, Modric fakes out to finish taking a center to the heart of the area. The French striker went offside before the opposing defense cleared the danger.
Modric rehearses the shot from the edge of the area after a loss by Ozan Kabak. His shot touches a local defender. It is a corner for Real Madrid.
The 'Red' team kneads the ball, whose possession percentage exceeds 60%. Real Madrid must match the intensity as soon as possible to avoid difficulties.
In that sense, Sadio Mané is taking advantage of the presence of Fede Valverde on the side. The Senegalese attack space frequently, seeking to break in speed. The Uruguayan Marco Asensio does not receive too much aid.
Zidane does not present any experiment despite the casualties, beyond the bet on Fede Valverde as a right back in the place of Álvaro Odriozola. Casemiro is the axis that connects the defense with the center of the field formed by Luka Modric and Toni Kroos.
The kick-off is a Liverpool declaration of intent. Despite having a two-goal deficit, Klopp's team does not want to give up and seeks to fight as much as possible. He already has a couple of arrivals that raises doubts in the bobbin lace that Zidane has made in his defensive line.
Mendy cuts Salah's death pass !! Robertson hangs the low center to the area that Roberto Firmino cannot finish off in the first instance. The leather walks to the far post, where Salah arrives to return her to the danger zone. Mendy appears to cut the path.
WHAT A PARADON OF THIBAUT COURTOIS !!! Liverpool's first arrival !! Sadio Mané beats Fede Valverde and Eder Militao's back to temper the ball to the penalty spot, where Salah finishes first. His shot is repelled by the Belgian goalkeeper, pulling reflections.
Bumpy start at Anfield. A late tackle by James Milner leaves Karim Benzema hurt. Kuipers calls for play to resume.
START THE GAME IN ANFIELD !!! Georginio Wijnaldum gets the ball rolling !! Looking for a ticket to the semi-finals of the Champions League !!
We already have both teams on the pitch! This is about to go! Are you going to miss it?
The referee Bjorn Kuipers, assisted in the bands by his compatriots Sander van Roekel and Erwin Zeinstra, will be in charge of delivering justice. The Dutchman, an international referee since 2006, has accumulated 140 matches in UEFA competition as experience. He will be assisted at the VAR by Pol van Boekel.
Mo Salah has scored in each of his last four UEFA Champions League appearances. The only Liverpool player to have scored in five consecutive European Cup / Champions League games was Steven Gerrard, who did so in the 2007/08 campaign.
Thanks to his double at Valdebebas during the first leg, Vinícius Junior faces the final stretch of the season with great confidence. The Brazilian made two goals on the Liverpool visit, as many as he scored in his first 17 appearances in European competition.
Seven of Marco Asensio's eight UEFA Champions League goals for Real Madrid have come in the round of 16 of the competition. Of all the players who have scored more than five goals in the competition, none have scored a higher percentage in these rounds (88%).
The Whites have scored in each of their last 23 UEFA Champions League knockout matches since drawing scoreless with Manchester City in the 2015/16 semi-final (50 goals).
Five of Liverpool's 11 home defeats in the UEFA Champions League have been against Spanish rivals, while Real Madrid could become the second team to beat the 'Reds' twice in the competition, something that has only been achieved by Barcelona.
It is the third visit to Anfield that the merengue team has made to face Liverpool in a competition. He lost (4-0) in March 2009 and won (0-3) in October 2014.
In the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid have won 15 of their previous 16 ties in the knockout round after winning the first leg by two or more goals, with the exception of the 2003/04 quarter-finals against Monaco ( 4-2 in the first leg and 1-3 in the return).
The English side have progressed only twice from the previous 13 qualifiers in European competitions in which they lost the first leg by more than two goals. The most recent example was coming back from 0-3 in the first leg against Barcelona away from home before winning the UEFA Champions League in 2018/19.
Liverpool have lost each of their last four games against Real Madrid in the Champions League. He is the second opponent against whom he has suffered four consecutive defeats in all European competitions since he was beaten by Benfica between 1984 and 2010.
ZIDANE PLACES FEDE VALVERDE ON THE RIGHT SIDE !!! The coach of the merengue team bets on the Uruguayan as a patch against the losses of Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez, leaving Álvaro Odriozola on the bench. For the rest, the Frenchman gives continuity to what he has been aligning in recent days.
KLOPP GOES TO ROBERTO FIRMINO !!! The 'Reds' coach bets on the Brazilian forward, seating Diogo Jota with respect to the attack used in Valdebebas during the first leg. It is also played with James Milner in the control room, leaving Naby Keita and Thiago Alcántara on the bench.
For his part, Zinedine Zidane comes out with the following eleven players (4-3-3): Thibaut Courtois – Fede Valverde, Eder Militao, Nacho Fernández, Ferland Mendy – Luka Modric, Casemiro, Toni Kroos – Marco Asensio, Karim Benzema and Vinícius Junior.
We already have the initial eleven confirmed !! Jürgen Klopp puts the following line-up into play (4-3-3): Alisson – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nathaniel Phillips, Ozan Kabak, Andrew Robertson – James Milner, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum – Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané.
Away from the fight for the Premier League title, Liverpool is left with only European competition as a competitive arena. They are 22 points behind Manchester City, the outstanding leader of the English championship, although their latest results have brought them closer to fourth place, which they are now only three points behind.
Despite all these conditions, the march of the merengue team is more than positive, stalking a leadership in LaLiga that was away two months ago and with a moral reinforcement of being faced with options in Europe. In that sense, it has not lost since January 30 and has six wins among all competitions.
With the team competing for LaLiga and Champions League titles, Zidane has warned that the group is close to touching the limit. Squeezed physically and with an accumulation of injuries that force the rest to an even greater effort, Real Madrid is planted in England with an advantage on the scoreboard. Sergio Ramos, Lucas Vázquez, Dani Carvajal and Varane will not be there, due to injury, while Eden Hazard still does not count in the calls despite recovering.
A 3-1 win at Alfredo di Stéfano last week gives Real Madrid an advantage heading into tonight's game at Anfield, looking to seal a pass to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.
Good night Everybody! Welcome to the broadcast of this match between Liverpool Football Club and Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, corresponding to the second leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. We start with the preview of the meeting (9:00 p.m.)!
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