Liverpool Surpasses Real Madrid in Champions League and Reclaims Top Spot
November 28, 2024, 9:43 am

Liverpool Surpasses Real Madrid in Champions League and Reclaims Top Spot

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The English team Liverpool secured an important victory in the UEFA Champions League, overcoming defending champions Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield. The match was held on Wednesday as part of the fifth round of the group stage.

Liverpool scored two goals in the match, the first coming from Argentine Alexis Mac Allister in the 52nd minute, followed by Dutch player Cody Gakpo, who came on as a substitute and scored in the 77th minute. Egyptian Mohamed Salah had the chance to increase the score through a penalty in the 70th minute, but he missed it, further confirming Liverpool's dominance in the competition after a series of negative results against Real Madrid, which included the finals in 2018 and 2022.

With this victory, Liverpool raised its points to 15, regaining the top spot in the group with a two-point lead over Italian side Inter Milan, which also won against German club Leipzig 1-0. Liverpool continues to shine both domestically and internationally, remaining unbeaten in their last 15 matches across all competitions, including six consecutive wins. The team's last defeat was on September 14 against Nottingham Forest, losing 1-0 in the English Premier League.

On the other hand, Real Madrid, which holds the record with 15 Champions League titles, suffered its third loss in the group, following two previous defeats against French club Lille (0-1) and Italian side AC Milan (1-3), leaving the team with six points and in fourth place, the last to qualify for the knockout stage.

The Spanish club missed the efforts of its star Brazilian player Vinícius Júnior, the team’s top scorer with four goals in the tournament, due to injury. Additionally, new arrival Kylian Mbappé disappointed expectations, missing a penalty in the 61st minute, which was brilliantly saved by Irish goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher.

Liverpool started the match strongly, with the trio of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez, and Mac Allister posing significant threats to Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Núñez nearly scored in the fifth minute, but a timely intervention by Real's Raúl Asensio saved the situation, preventing the ball from entering the net.

In the second half, Liverpool opened the scoring thanks to defender Conor Bradley's pass to Mac Allister, who unleashed a shot that found the back of Courtois’ net.

Real Madrid attempted to come back into the match after being awarded a penalty for a foul on substitute Lucas Vázquez, but Mbappé failed to convert.

Liverpool extended their lead with a second goal when Andrew Robertson executed a corner kick that Gakpo headed into the net. Before the end of the match, Colombian Luis Díaz nearly scored a third goal on a counterattack, but Courtois made another excellent save.

With this win, Liverpool secured the top position in their group, while Real Madrid's chances of advancing to the next rounds are now jeopardized amid a decline in their performance in this year's continental tournament.

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