Madrid –
Round I Real Madrid vs Liverpool at the Santiago Bernabeu, Thursday (16/3/2023) early morning WIB finished 0-0. Real Madrid still winning 5-2 on aggregate Liverpool.
Course of the Match
Liverpool tried to kick off at the start of the fight. Darwin Nunez’s kick welcomed Mohamed Salah’s pass, still too weak to test Thibaut Courtois.
barely! Madrid wasted opportunities in front of goal. Vinicius Junior got the ball at close range, following in a pass from Antonio Ruediger. Alisson Becker can block his shot.
Instead Liverpool threatened again in the 18th minute. The wrong bait was tried by Diogo Jota with a volley, but missed. Two minutes later, Eduardo Camavinga’s attempt from outside the penalty box was tipped by Alisson and the ball hit the crossbar!
Shortly thereafter, it was Luka Modric’s turn to open fire. This time the ball slid thin over the goal.
Liverpool pressed from the left in the 34th minute. Nunez cut to the middle and fired a shot that Courtois was still able to parry. Courtois again thwarted Liverpool’s opportunity two minutes later from Cody Gakpo.
Liverpool pressed Madrid quite aggressively in the remainder of the first half, but it was not fruitful. No goals until halftime.
Lineup:
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Antonio Rudiger, Nacho; Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Toni Kroos; Federico Valverde, Karim Benzema, Vinicius Junior
Liverpool: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; James Milner, Fabinho; Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota; Darwin Nunez
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