Liverpool beat Actual Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday evening to keep up their 100% file within the Champions League this season.
They dominated Madrid many of the recreation, creating a number of possibilities in both half. Whereas Thibaut Courtois stored them within the recreation within the first-half, Alexis Mac Allister broke the impasse within the second with a neat end previous the Belgian to present the Reds the lead.
Caoimhin Kelleher made a shocking save to disclaim Kylian Mbappe from the spot on the opposite finish, whereas Mo Salah shot his penalty vast as properly.
However within the 76th minute, Cody Gakpo scored with a superb header from an Andrew Robertson cross to assist Liverpool seal all three factors.
In what was an general constructive evening, they did undergo two damage considerations through the recreation. Younger right-back Conor Bradley, who stepped up on the right-back place and placed on a formidable efficiency, suffered what gave the impression to be a hamstring damage late within the recreation. He was taken off and changed by the versatile Joe Gomez.
One other defender who picked up an damage mid-game was Ibrahima Konate. Whereas the Frenchman continued to play until full-time, placing in a strong 5-star efficiency, he walked off the pitch in ache.
Arne Slot, talking forward of the Manchester Metropolis recreation, confirmed that the duo had picked up damage considerations and can be assessed additional.
Slot mentioned:
“They’re nonetheless being assessed, it’s troublesome to see the place they’re when it comes to the damage.”
“So, let’s wait and see – it’s by no means a great signal when gamers come off. Conor I needed to take off and Ibou didn’t stroll of the pitch as he ought to after such a implausible recreation.”
“He ought to have made a spherical and clapped the followers however sadly he couldn’t in order that’s not a great signal.”
Liverpool go into the sport as favourites
This can come as an enormous blow to Liverpool, specifically the potential damage to Konate who has been probably the greatest defenders within the league this season, establishing a strong partnership on the again with Virgil van DIjk.
Regardless of the damage setback, they are going to go into the sport as favourites given their present type in addition to Manchester Metropolis’s who remained winless your entire November, dropping 4 and drawing 1 throughout all competitions. Nevertheless, a win in opposition to Liverpool is simply what they should get again to profitable methods.
