Liverpool continues their excellent form this season, with a 2-0 win over Spanish giants Real Madrid at Anfield. They are now at the top of the table in the Champions League securing 15 points in 5 games. Goals from Mac Allister and Gakpo sealed the deal for them. In contrast, it was a frustrating night for the Frenchman Mbappe, who could not find his way out of Liverpool’s defense.
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1st Half
The first half was stuck in a deadlock where none of the team opened the scoring. Liverpool came close with an astonishing rescue by Asencio from a goal-line clearance. Soon after a save by Courtois shot by Darwin Nunez. In some instances, both Mbappe and Brahim Diaz created chances but could not penetrate through the opposition’s defense. The ball moved to and fro in the final third of both teams in the first half. Liverpool had more ball possession throughout the game with a total of 17 shots and 7 shots on target among them.
2nd Half
Liverpool broke the deadlock in the second half with a goal from Mac Allister fired into the bottom corner of the goal. Soon After the goal Ancelloti brought in L. Vazquez, making way for Arda Guler, followed by D. Ceballos substituting Camavinga.
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Mbappe missed a spot kick in the form of a penalty in the 62nd minute into the game, which would have tied the scoreline to 1-1.
In the 70th minute into the game, the referee points to the spot when Salah was brought down by Mendy in the box. Salah with a poor strike, missed the target sending the ball out wide of the post. Yet the second goal for the host team came soon after the introduction of Gakpo. The host sealed the game with the goal coming from a header from Gakpo in the 76th minute of the game.
Summary
The Los Blancos faced a very painful defeat. Though Liverpool took 8 matches to defeat them in major tournaments in recent years. In the absence of Vinicius Jr, Mbappe could not run past the defenders of the Reds. Mbappe was not even close to the performance for which he has been crowned the best player in the world. On the contrary, Liverpool outplayed the Spanish giants. Real Madrid on the other hand struggled in the game with star players out injured. Madrid only created 1.24 expected goals, concluding a dull performance by the whole team.
