Liverpool vs Real Madrid, 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Quarterfinals
· 2nd Leg - Real Madrid advance 3-1 on aggregateReal Madrid eliminate Liverpool to reach Champions League semifinals with draw at Anfield
Real Madrid knocked out Liverpool to reach the Champions League semifinals following a 0-0 draw at Anfield on Wednesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Ferland Mendy.
- 4': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vinícius Júnior.
- 8': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 8': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
- 8': Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Luka Modric (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
- 10': Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Karim Benzema is caught offside.
- 11': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Thibaut Courtois.
- 13': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
- 16': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
- 16': Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid).
- 17': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ozan Kabak (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 19': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 20': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 23': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 24': Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
- 24': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Casemiro (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 30': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Eder Militão (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 33': Foul by Toni Kroos (Real Madrid).
- 33': Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 42': Attempt missed. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 43': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
- 45'+2': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Vinícius Júnior.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 46': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eder Militão.
- 48': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 53': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
- 53': Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Eder Militão (Real Madrid).
- 55': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 59': Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
- 59': Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces James Milner.
- 60': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Ozan Kabak.
- 62': Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Thiago (Liverpool).
- 65': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Asensio.
- 66': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 68': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eder Militão.
- 68': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diogo Jota with a headed pass following a corner.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a headed pass.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 70': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eder Militão.
- 71': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 71': Nacho (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Odriozola replaces Toni Kroos.
- 72': Substitution, Real Madrid. Rodrygo replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Valverde.
- 75': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Diogo Jota.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marco Asensio.
- 80': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
- 81': Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Eder Militão with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Sadio Mané.
- 82': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Roberto Firmino.
- 82': Substitution, Real Madrid. Isco replaces Marco Asensio.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago.
- 90'+4': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Nacho.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 0, Real Madrid 0.
Statistics
 RMA |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.9 | Possession | 56.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 394 | Accurate Passes | 508 |
| 502 | Passes | 612 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 92 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 26 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 34 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 19 | Ozan Kabak |
| 47 | Nathaniel Phillips  |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 7 | James Milner |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Real Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thibaut Courtois (GK) |
| 6 | Nacho |
| 3 | Éder Militão |
| 23 | Ferland Mendy |
| 15 | Federico Valverde |
| 14 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Toni Kroos |
| 10 | Luka Modric |
| 9 | Karim Benzema |
| 20 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Marco Asensio |
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