Liverpool extended their excellent run of five consecutive victories in the UEFA Champions League by beating Real Madrid 2-0 to go top of the league.
Big match of the 5th round. Liverpool still has Mohamed Salah leading the attack line. And calls Luis Diaz back to the starting line-up again. As for Real Madrid, they are missing Vinicius and Rodrygo. But Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham can fight as usual.
Liverpool had the first chance to score in the first 4 minutes of the game. When Mohamed Salah passed the ball to Darwin Nunez who fired a right-footed shot in the right side of the penalty area. But was saved by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and then hit Raul Asensio who almost scored. But he still managed to kick the ball away on the line UFABET
23 minutes, Liverpool almost scored when Mendy cleared the ball and it hit Jones’ chest. Before bouncing to the front of the six-yard box where Nunez rushed to poke at it. But Courtois quickly came out to block the path again.
Real Madrid had a chance to counterattack in the 31st minute. When Kylian Mbappe got the ball on the left and was breaking into the penalty area. But Conor Bradley made a superb diving block to intercept the ball and continue playing.
In the 37th minute.
It was a chance for the home team. Mohamed Salah got the ball on the right before cutting in and passing to Curtis Jones who tried to shoot without catching it but still managed to curl the ball over the bar. The first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, in the 52nd minute, Liverpool scored the first goal, 1-0. Alexis Mac Allister made a one-two with Conor Bradley before controlling it once and shooting with his right foot in the penalty area, sending the ball past Thibaut Courtois’ hands into the goal.
Five minutes later, Eduardo Camavinga suffered an injury and was unable to continue, so Dani Ceballos replaced him. Meanwhile, Arda Güler was also substituted, with Lucas Vazquez having the opportunity to play.
Real Madrid got a penalty in the 61st minute.
When Lucas Vazquez, who had just come on as a substitute, dribbled past Andy Robertson, who had committed a foul and lost the penalty. Kylian Mbappe took the shot to his right, but Caoimhin Kelleher dived to save it. The Reds did not concede an equalizer.
Liverpool were also awarded a penalty nine minutes later when Mohamed Salah dribbled past Ferland Mendy and took a shot himself, but his shot was too close to the left post and went wide, with Courtois diving in the wrong direction.
But the Reds took a 2-0 lead in the 77th minute from a right-side corner. where Andy Robertson took a short corner and chipped the ball into the six-yard box, where Cody Gakpo headed the ball into the back of the net.
Liverpool had another chance in stoppage time when Luis Diaz received a high ball and tapped it into the box before swerving it over Thibaut Courtois, but it was saved by a touch of his fingertips.
Then the game ended with Liverpool winning 2-0 at home against Real Madrid, leading the pack with 15 points and being the only team to win the first 5 matches in a row.