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Liverpool veteran James Milner believes his team played better than their opponents despite being knocked out. Milner regrets, Liverpool’s poor performance in leg I.
Gait the Reds of Champions League officially stopped after playing 0-0 with Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of leg II. Thus, Liverpool lost 1-3 on aggregate so The whites entitled to advance to the semifinals.
Even though they lost, Liverpool almost always pressed Madrid throughout the match which was held at Anfield, Thursday (15/04/2021). A total of 15 attempts were created with four aiming at the target even though none of them were goals. On the other hand, Madrid only made two attempts towards the target from a total of six attempts.
Liverpool fell 3-1 at headquarters Real Madrid at the match a week ago. According to Milner, the final result of the duel might have been different had Liverpool performed as well as today in the previous match.
“Appearance, intensity, our desire is good. But you can’t help but maximize the opportunities we have and that’s the difference,” said the 35-year-old. BT Sport.
“The positive side is we created a lot of chances and the reaction we showed. We are obviously the better team. We are making enough effort to win the game. We want to play and set the tempo.”
“If we played in the first leg with the same intensity, the result would be different. In the end, we were not good enough in two games.”
After being eliminated from this competition, Liverpool only had the Premier League. The Reds have struggled in the last seven matches to finish in the top four.
“The most important thing is if we play with passion and intensity hopefully we can finish in the top four,” Milner added. Liverpool, which must now shift focus to the Premier League.
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