Liverpool vs Real Madrid 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

Liverpool

4': Darwin Núñez
14': Mohamed Salah

FT
2 - 5
1st Leg

Real Madrid

21': Vinícius Júnior
36': Vinícius Júnior
47': Éder Militão
55': Karim Benzema
67': Karim Benzema

Real Madrid routs Liverpool 5-2 in CL stunner at Anfield

— While both Real Madrid and Liverpool are rightly considered Champions League royalty, there can only be one king.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Liverpool 1, Real Madrid 0. Darwin Núñez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
14': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
21': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 1. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Karim Benzema.
27': Substitution, Real Madrid. Nacho replaces David Alaba because of an injury.
36': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 2. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 2.
47': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 3. Éder Militão (Real Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
55': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrygo.
60': Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
64': Substitution, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino replaces Cody Gakpo.
64': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Darwin Núñez.
67': Goal! Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 5. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a fast break.
73': Substitution, Liverpool. Joël Matip replaces Joe Gomez.
73': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson.
81': Substitution, Real Madrid. Dani Ceballos replaces Rodrygo.
85': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Stefan Bajcetic.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Karim Benzema.
87': Substitution, Real Madrid. Toni Kroos replaces Luka Modric.
90'+3': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Real Madrid 5.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 52,337

Statistics

RMA		LIV
9	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	1
48.4	Possession	51.6
9	SHOTS	9
6	ON GOAL	5
0.7	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
449	Accurate Passes	474
527	Passes	555
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
9	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	46
31	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	12
20	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	9
21	Effective Clearances	7
21	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
2	Joe Gomez
26	Andrew Robertson
66	Trent Alexander-Arnold
3	Fabinho
43	Stefan Bajcetic
14	Jordan Henderson
18	Cody Gakpo
27	Darwin Núñez
11	Mohamed Salah

Substitutes:

James Milner, Caoimhín Kelleher, Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, Adrián, Naby Keïta, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Kostas Tsimikas, Joël Matip, Fabio Carvalho.

Real Madrid (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Thibaut Courtois (GK)
22	Antonio Rüdiger
3	Éder Militão
4	David Alaba
2	Dani Carvajal
12	Eduardo Camavinga
10	Luka Modric
15	Federico Valverde
9	Karim Benzema
20	Vinícius Júnior
21	Rodrygo

Substitutes:

Toni Kroos, Sergio Arribas, Dani Ceballos, Álvaro Rodríguez, Lucas Vázquez, Nacho, Eden Hazard, Álvaro Odriozola, Andriy Lunin, Mario Martín, Jesús Vallejo, Marco Asensio.