Liverpool pummelled the Champions League holders at Anfield, with one other managed show seeing the Reds earn a 2-0 victory over Actual Madrid.
Liverpool 2-0 Actual Madrid
Champions League (5) | AnfieldNovember 27, 2024
Objectives
Mac Allister 52′ (help – Bradley)Gakpo 76′ (help – Robertson)
In a swirling ambiance, Liverpool virtually bought off to the proper begin as Darwin Nunez peeled off the defence and fired on aim, however regardless of his effort bouncing goalward off Raul Asencio the defender was capable of clear off the road.
The noise inside Anfield started to fade, till a surprising problem from Conor Bradley to disclaim Kylian Mbappe on the break, with the teenager’s defiant block bought the followers roaring once more.
And Liverpool started to get nearer and nearer to breaking the impasse, with two headers in fast succession from Nunez after which Luis Diaz testing the on-his-toes Thibaut Courtois.
That first-half aim sadly didn’t come, with Actual resolute of their defensive work and infrequently composed in possession as they stifled their hosts.
HT: Liverpool 0-0 Actual Madrid
Liverpool remained within the ascendency after the break, with Bradley stationed noticeably greater up the pitch early on and denied a surprising headed opener by the claw of Courtois.
The best-back set one up virtually instantly after, together with his one-touch play seeing Alexis Mac Allister via for a well-taken end into the underside nook to make it 1-0 after 52 minutes.
With one academy expertise shining at one finish of the pitch, up stepped one other between the sticks, with Caoimhin Kelleher denying Mbappe together with his second penalty save in 4 days after one other Andy Robertson foul.
Mo Salah did little higher from the spot regardless of turning Ferland Mendy inside-out to win Liverpool’s penalty, scuffing his effort off the skin of the submit because it stayed 1-0.
Not for lengthy – up stepped Cody Gakpo so as to add the second for Liverpool, the substitute rising highest to satisfy Robertson’s in-swinging cross to make it two targets in his final two Champions League video games.
The one blemish on an excellent evening for Liverpool and particularly their right-back was a late hamstring damage for Bradley, pressured off with 4 minutes to play with considerations over his availability in opposition to Man Metropolis.
Nonetheless, the evening served up one other hallmark second of many in Slot’s early months in cost – and one other big increase heading into the weekend.
TIA Man of the Match: Conor Bradley
Referee: Francois Letexier (FRA)
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley (Gomez 87′), Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones (Szoboszlai 83′); Salah, Diaz, Nunez (Gakpo 67′)
Subs not used: Jaros, Davies, Quansah, Alexander-Arnold, Endo, Morton, Elliott
Actual Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Mendy (Garcia 71′); Guler (Vazquez 57′), Camavinga (Ceballos 57′), Modric (Endrick 79′), Bellingham; Mbappe, Brahim
Subs not used: Lunin, Gonzalez, Vallejo, Gonzalo
Subsequent match: Man Metropolis (H) – Premier League – Sunday, December 1, 4pm (GMT)
