AndReal Madrid has once again stood in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Champions League, leaving its great opponent in recent years, which it has taken, at rock bottom. Although it is not who it was, Liverpool left behind the scent of the great and proud teams, the ones that do not give up and demand the last drop of sweat from their opponent until their defeat. They sought an unprecedented feat, returning three goals away from their homeland, in the Cathedral of the Impossible, where the King of Europe built his legend. No pike was needed. His legendary midfield talent was enough, with Kroos commanding action, to dominate his rival and convince him there was nothing to be done. The German commanded and controlled the game to avoid suffering until Benzema settled the pass in the last half.
Benzema’s goal (1-0) in Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool
The result of the first match should not tarnish the best poster in Europe. The champions and runners-up face each other again in a competition they have faced in two finals and a quarter-final in the past five years. Two exceptional teams that made each other better, two teams full of legends and two special fans, as demonstrated at Anfield, when thousands of Reds fans stayed in their seats after a 5-2 draw to cheer on the team that destroyed them. Dreams again and again. Greatness is neither paid nor bought. Is it passed from parents to children. So the Twenty20 European Cup Winners’ Match was a show from the start, in an exchange of epic attacks. First with Darwin crossing a shot from Salah for Courtois to step in with his feet, then with a fine hand from Alisson in a close-range shot from Vinicius, and later with an extraordinary left-footed shot from outside the Camavinga area onto the crossbar, dotted with the new one by Alisson.
Klopp contributed to the show in tremendous style: two pivots, Milner and Fabinho, and four forwards, with Salah on the right and Darwin on the left facing the full-back. From behind, Gabo Gabco and Diogo Jota, with a spirited Alexander-Arnold on the inside. With this dangerous drawing, he did not intend to take control of the midfield, which was dominated by Camavinga and Kroos, with Modric advancing. Yes, Madrid pressured the exit, so the long pass worked better. Vinicius appeared to be stretching the counters, as in one he left at Benzema’s feet and Dabko clean up, a massive effort. But Real Madrid did not take advantage of this first stretch of control and opportunities, so it was Liverpool’s turn.
4-2-3-1, which gave balance to the white team, was also a good tool to contain Liverpool at its beginning. Once they found the wards, they created scoring options, and this is where the aids worked.[رديجر], who had slipped on the first “red” option, was attentive to correcting Nacho, who struggled to correct him. But the England side weren’t able to do as much damage, but with Darwin, who escaped from Carvajal, he threw the diagonal and looked for the far post to provoke Courtois’ usual fine hand. They will dream about the Belgian for years.
A losing first half appeased so many Real Madrid fans that they went to the Bernabéu prepared to suffer. He remembered Juventus and Chelsea, many rematches with a mild prognosis turned into cardiology consultations. Vinicius managed to finish the match by attacking Alexander-Arnold’s back perfectly. Even more than Valverde in the counter, one-on-one, which Alisson beat. Kroos was a giant at that point, securing his possessions and driving the ball where it was most appropriate. That white dominance provoked Klopp’s reaction, who strengthened the midfield with Elliott, renewed the attack with Firmino, and removed Salah from the squad. As usual, Ancelotti waited to make changes.
In keeping with Kroos, the rest of the midfielders exerted themselves to tame the game. Camavinga in the pivot, Modric and Valverde as midfielders and champions for a good header option for the Uruguay who went up. Even Benzema, the goalscorer who has the soul of a game manager. or orchestra. Obviously not as good as last year. But he is the historic artilleryman, and the English sentence was issued at his expense. Camavinga’s massive vertical pass from the pivot (growing with each match) went to the French, Van Dijk swerved, Vinicius didn’t hit the hole but resolved the action by giving up Karim to end the story. The changes led to the cracks applauding, and in the final half the referee decided not to whistle a penalty kick for Tsimikas’ hand. A tribute to football, though the best was missing: listening to the Liverpool anthem at the end, at the Bernabéu, as a sign of gratitude for the Reds’ behavior in the first leg. Pure football, real. Two perfect clubs.
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