{"id":415235,"date":"2023-03-16T09:23:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T06:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=415235"},"modified":"2023-03-16T09:23:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T06:23:48","slug":"liverpool-limp-out-of-the-champions-league-as-real-madrid-cruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/liverpool-limp-out-of-the-champions-league-as-real-madrid-cruises\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool limp-out of the Champions League as Real Madrid cruises"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-HtdcgJ\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>SONNA &#8211; Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as Liverpool never threatened the three-goal fightback they required in a 1-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-KnycDx\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>European champions Madrid had claimed a brilliant 5-2 win in England in the first leg of their last-16 tie, leaving Liverpool a mighty uphill battle in Wednesday&#8217;s return match.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-dxVebI\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>The Reds defense \u2014 and Alisson in particular \u2014 at least gave their team-mates a platform from which to build this time but the goal threat that had briefly concerned Madrid on Merseyside was less evident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-Bhrsgv\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Eventually, Karim Benzema, that familiar foe, put Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side out of their misery as Madrid continued their bid for yet another crown in their favourite competition of all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-xvziQe\" class=\"cn\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1636121551870238720&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.livescore.com%2Fen%2Fnews%2Freal-madrid-1-0-liverpool-6-2-agg-reds-limp-out-at-the-bernabeu-2023031521561092889%2F&amp;sessionId=c5f186e4cca6e01ba9e3ec38d36654c293c9e193&amp;siteScreenName=livescore&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=aaf4084522e3a%3A1674595607486&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1636121551870238720\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-WsZrBu\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>The goalkeepers were the undoubted stars of a goalless first half, with Alisson brilliantly blocking from Vinicius Junior at close quarters and soon touching Eduardo Camavinga&#8217;s deflected shot onto the crossbar. A VAR review might have overturned the offside given against Vinicius when he was denied again by Alisson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-gpmbJn\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Those stops just about kept Liverpool in the tie, but Thibaut Courtois \u2013 the hero of last season&#8217;s final between the sides \u2014 was not to be outdone. His fingertip stop from Darwin Nunez was as impressive as any of Alisson&#8217;s saves, and he then beat away a thunderous Cody Gakpo drive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-wRRveD\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Federico Valverde ran through early in the second half but scuffed straight at Alisson, with the same man heading over following excellent work on the left from Luka Modric.\u00a0Benzema also missed the target when well placed on his right foot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-HQMfQc\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>The chances continued to fall Madrid&#8217;s way, however, and Benzema made no mistake when Vinicius miscued his finish and instead prodded to his team-mate for an open goal in the 78th minute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-wqiVQX\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Benzema took a kick in the process but that was about the extent of Madrid&#8217;s concern in a dominant 6-2 aggregate triumph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-vnxrkO\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p><strong>What does it mean? Madrid never under threat<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-yeSySA\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Klopp had acknowledged Liverpool would have to be &#8220;extremely good&#8221; to stand any chance and they were not that in an attacking sense \u2014 particularly in the second half.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-XJyWIC\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Still three goals behind in the tie with 45 minutes to play, the visitors needed to let the handbrake off but instead struggled to pose any sort of threat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-clAjEF\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>After a James Milner shot in the 37th minute \u2014 their eighth of the match \u2014 Liverpool went until Harvey Elliott&#8217;s tame effort in the 83rd minute before\u00a0mustering another attempt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-aDIvtM\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Courtois king again<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-itfATG\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>This was more like the Courtois who made a match-winning nine saves in the Paris final than the man whose early mishap had Liverpool in control of this tie for a time at Anfield.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-FOHuMg\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>It may have been comfortable in the end, but Courtois made four crucial saves in the first half when a goal might have invited tension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-uwljsS\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Salah so disappointing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-sdbqWY\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Mohamed Salah&#8217;s woeful penalty at Bournemouth on Saturday consigned Liverpool to a Premier League defeat, yet at least that registered as an attempt. He did not have a single shot here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-SVPYTr\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Although Salah created a pair of chances for team-mates, he was also painfully wasteful in the final third, where he misplaced only four passes but seemed to kill momentum each time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-jsjYNV\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Key Opta Stats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-hTnHbr\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s 6-2 aggregate loss to Real Madrid is their heaviest margin of defeat over two legs of a Champions League knockout tie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-OItECh\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Madrid have now eliminated Liverpool from the Champions League in each of the last three seasons, just the second time that has happened (Atletico Madrid, also by Real Madrid, were eliminated in four straight years).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-section-2023031521561092889-vytvyw\" class=\"Vf paragraph\">\n<p>Under Klopp, all six of Liverpool\u2019s eliminations from major European competitions have come against Spanish clubs (Sevilla x1, Ateltico Madrid x1, Real Madrid x4).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Source: LS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SONNA &#8211; Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as Liverpool never threatened the three-goal fightback they required in a 1-0 defeat at the Santiago Bernabeu. 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