The defeat of Real Madrid and Mbappe in Liverpool
Real Madrid lost to Liverpool and added a third defeat in five games in the Champions League. Or, what is the same thing, finishing in the top eight of the league is almost impossible. It was a defeat in which Madrid’s stops were not enough. Courtois. And they were not enough for him, because Design Not only did he not turn out to be the decisive player that Real fans expected, but he actually missed a penalty when the score was 1-0. The European fiasco of Real Madrid against the intractable Liverpool in Europe, which demonstrated the shame of the white team.
Ancelotti He went to Anfield with little less than he had. With six injured, the last of which was Vinicius, and Lucas having just recovered from injury, the Italian opted for an attacking line-up with Arda Guler and Brahim, one of the new additions to Leganes’ eleven, along with Modric and Mendy. The team playing against Liverpool was also very attacking and, above all, dominated Europe and the Premier League. Real Madrid have learned their lesson. The lesson was to be a compact team in defense in order to give full attention to Mbappe, who operated on the left flank, in attack.
And it was the Frenchman who created the first dangerous moment in the match… but against Real Madrid. He lost the ball in midfield, prompting a Liverpool counter-attack that came close to scoring. First Courtois He dodged a punch, deflecting a strike from Nunes, and immediately after thatAsensio He saved the English goal on the goal line. The young player, yes, was about to go from hero to villain. And the red card was played out in a fight with Darwin Nunez, which the French referee decided to resolve with a yellow card for both of them, while the English team asked for a penalty in their favor and a red card for Asensio for attacking Darwin Nunez.
ANDlLiverpool He took the initiative in the match, although he had difficulty creating scoring chances. And when he had them, he found a Belgian wall called Courtoiswhich, with almost impossible stops, made the night bitter for the local attackers. Real Madrid, supported by Courtois, avoided conceding goals and were more concerned about not losing their defensive formation than about attacking, and therefore the Whites’ chances were nil. In fact, he reached the break without a shot between three sticks. The English team struggled in the closing stages of the first act and it seemed a matter of time before an English goal would be achieved. However, Real held out and even appeared in the opponent’s zone. In the end, neither one nor the other was right and the game went goalless until the break.
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The second act began with Liverpool’s siege of Real Madrid and another save from Courtois. As a result, the British persistence was rewarded with a score of 1:0. McAllister in the 52nd minute, the Argentine achieved this thanks to a cross that Courtois could do nothing against. Bad news for Real Madrid, but not the only one, because soon after Camavingaone of the brightest representatives of the white team was injured. The Frenchman left the field, and Lucas and Ceballos came on in place of Arda Guler and the Frenchman. This meant that Valverde moved into midfield and Mbappe became a central striker. Some changes that did not benefit Madrid because Lucas entailed a fine. Of course, the white joy did not last very long, because Design He missed a shot in the 61st minute, which was saved by the Liverpool goalkeeper.
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He real Madrid He decided to leave the cave, he had no other choice, and Liverpool took advantage of this to get him sentenced. was it Salah in the penalty that Mendy committed against the Egyptian. Like Mbappe, Salah suffered a setback – his shot hitting the outside of the post – in the 70th minute. Gakpo who single-handedly headed in a cross to make it 2-0 in the 76th minute, Real Madrid made one of their usual comeback attempts but it wasn’t the same night and they left Anfield in defeat. Design very noted.
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley (Gomez, m.87), Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones (Szoboszlai, d.83); Salah, Diaz and Nunez (Gakpo, m.67).
Real Madrid: Courtois Valverde, Asensio, Rudiger, Mendy (Garcia, m.71); Camavinga (Ceballos, m.56), Modric (Endrik, m.79), Guler (Lucas, m.56), Bellingham; Brahim and Mbappe.
Goals: 1-0. Mac Allister, m.52 and 2-0. Gakpo, m.77.
Judge: Francois Letexier (France) cautioned Nunez (m.13), Gravenberch (m.18), Mac Allister (m.40) for Liverpool and Asensio (m.13), Mendy (m.70), Ceballos (m. .80). ) and Endrik (m.90) from Real Madrid.
Incidents: The match, corresponding to the fifth day of the Champions League, was played at Anfield Stadium (Liverpool).
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