This game Real Madrid
Lining up 433 with Vinicius, Benzema, Valverde in the forward line, Kroos, Camavinga, Modric in the midfield and Militao, Rüdiger, Carvajal, Nacho in the back line , Liverpool
Also the same 433, Salah, Darwin Núñez, Jota, midfielders Fabinho, Milner, Gakpo, defenders Van Dijk, Konate, Arnold, Robertson
(Both teams start)
Liverpool (England)
Instead of using a high-pressure pressing game in front of the field, the intention was to wait for a counterattack to be launched after a break in the middle of the field, allowing Real Madrid to
Taking the initiative, while Real Madrid
The fight was over a longer distance, and the two teams' formations were soon separated, each having the opportunity to generate some
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After back-to-back chances on 13 minutes, Liverpool
The situation was a little perilous, but it was barely defended, and Liverpool
Playing on long counterattacks Salah and Darwin Núñez both had chances to use their speed to punch out, but Real Madrid
They also held firm, making it difficult for them to get into the box and get a shot off.
When the distance is played more open it's actually quite favorable for both teams, Liverpool
There was a charge, and Real Madrid
Good use of space, Camavinga had already hit the post with a shot on 19 minutes.
Liverpool (England)
The center of the field is obviously not able to press Real Madrid
's three central midfielders, placing Gakpo in the middle didn't seem to suit him, and Milner's presence was quite weak, consistently failing to support the front line as Real Madrid
After about ten minutes, Real Madrid had full control of the midfield.
Having been utilizing the in-form Vinicius to pound down the left side, Arnold was barely able to get out of his own half with Vinicius holding him back
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The three central midfielders were quite well dispatched in the middle of the field, and Liverpool
Equally pinned down, Camavinga and Modric were well protected, and Modric was free to return to the back of the net to pass the ball, as Real Madrid did late in the first half.
created a number of chances, and in the first half just after Real Madrid
under the control of
At the start of the second half, Liverpool
Started to step up the pressing up front and couldn't influence Real Madrid if they didn't do so
The ball was taken in the backfield, but Liverpool
Valverde's defense appeared to be in trouble, and in the 52nd minute, Valverde had a one-touch chance that nearly led to a goal.
Liverpool (England)
In the 57th minute, Darwin Núñez and Jota were replaced by Firmino and Elliott, hoping to strengthen the midfield's ability to deliver the ball to the front line.
Liverpool (England)
Despite constant pressure up front, Real Madrid
Still solid, Camavinga was quite solid in handling the ball at the back, which allowed Modric to be relatively free, and up front Valverde's impact improved in the second half, and every time Real Madrid played on the counter-attack
They're all going to Liverpool.
outside the restricted area
Liverpool (England)
Having been unable to play in on the left, he tried to lean on Salah on the right, but Salah was joined by two men every time he went forward, Nacho never left his defensive position from start to finish, Rüdiger came over to assist him, and Liverpool
There was too little support from the midfield to follow up and Salah was never able to get a good chance to get into the box.
Liverpool (England)
Substituting Milner, who had been ineffective, for Chamberlain at 72 to try to reinforce the midfield rush again didn't have a noticeable effect as Real Madrid
Instead, they took advantage of Liverpool's
Trying to come up on offense continues to enhance the delivery to Vinicius, Liverpool
The two wings in order to attack gradually produced to Real Madrid
invaded space
It was a stalemate until the 78th minute, when Real Madrid
The breakthrough came when Camavinga crossed the ball straight through the middle of the field, Benzema took the ball and was deflected by Van Dijk but Vinicius was already there, he slipped and missed but forced the ball across the field and Benzema followed up with a shot from this side of the field, Liverpool scored with the goal.
There was no pressure on Camavinga up front and VanDijk and Konate were too slow to close the door giving Benzema a chance, overall Real Madrid
The ability to take chances is really high
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After the goal, Modric was replaced by Ceballos, Vinicius and Kroos were also replaced by Asensio and Tchouameni to control the situation, and the midfield continued to be chaotic in the final minutes, and Real Madrid finally
Took Liverpool 1-0 at home.
With Henderson not in the lineup, Liverpool
's midfield lacked the ability to sort things out, Real Madrid
Clearly a lot more consistent than they were, placing Gakpo in the middle didn't work out too well for Liverpool
Still need to strengthen their midfield in order to do that, and Real Madrid
And it continues to be a solid entry into the Champions League
semifinals
