The Merseyside club won its fifth victory in a row and took sole charge of the standings.
"Liverpool" beat Real Madrid in the match of the fifth round of the main stage of the Champions League season 2024/25. The match at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool ended with a score of 2:0.
The first half of the match passed without goals. Shortly after the break, the Reds opened the scoring – Alexis McAllister scored in the 52nd minute.
In the 61st minute, the Los Blancos had a great chance to equalize, but Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty, failing to beat the English club's goalkeeper Caoimyn Kelleher.
In the 70th minute, the Merseysiders were awarded a penalty, but Mohamed Salah also missed a penalty, missing the goal.
However, in the 76th minute, Liverpool still increased their lead. After Andrew Robertson's pass, Thibaut Courtois headed the ball into the goal of Cody Gakpo.
Carlo Ancelotti's charges were unable to respond. It should be noted that the Ukrainian goalkeeper of the Blancos, Andriy Lunin, spent this match on the bench.
Review of the match “Liverpool” – “Real” Madrid
With this victory, Liverpool (15 points) took sole control of the overall standings in the main round of the Champions League. The Reds are the only team to have won five out of five matches.
Real Madrid (6 points) suffered their third defeat in the current tournament and currently occupies only 24th place in the Champions League standings.
In the next round of the Champions League, Real Madrid will play away against Atalanta, while Liverpool will visit Girona, owned by Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov. Both matches will take place on December 10.
Recall that in the updated Champions League format, 36 clubs will play in a single league, where they will play against eight different opponents (four matches at home and four away).
The eight best teams from the main stage of the Champions League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.