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Post by Webster on Apr 13, 2021 20:02:38 GMT
vs. Liverpool F.C. vs. Real Madrid C.F. 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Round 2nd Leg - 14 April 2021, 20:00 GMT (3pm US EDT) at Anfield
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Post by Webster on Apr 13, 2021 20:10:02 GMT
Real Madrid & Liverpool have met 7 times in European competition....
-27 May 1981, European Cup Final (Paris): Liverpool 1, Real Madrid 0 -25 Feb. 2009, Champions League Rd. of 16 (RMCF): Liverpool 1, Real Madrid 0 -10 March 2009, Champions League Rd. of 16 (LIV): Liverpool 4, Real Madrid 0 -22 Oct. 2014, Champions League Group Stage (LIV): Real Madrid 3, Liverpool 0 -4 Nov. 2014, Champions League Group Stage (RMCF): Real Madrid 1, Liverpool 0 -26 May 2018, Champions League Final (Kiev): Real Madrid 3, Liverpool 1 -6 April 2021, Champions League Quarterfinal (RMCF): Real Madrid 3, Liverpool 1
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Post by Ste_Macca on Apr 14, 2021 15:43:54 GMT
It's not magic without the fans but the players can make their own magic and pull this off.
COME ON REDS
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:18:55 GMT
(The Guardian) Preamble-- This is one of the stranger rivalries in European football, chronologically speaking. The clubs first met the 1981 final, Alan Kennedy scoring from an absurd angle as Liverpool lifted their third European Cup. They didn’t meet again for the best part of three decades, at which point Rafa Benitez’s side won home and away in the Champions League last 16, Andrea Dossena putting the icing on the cake of a 5-0 aggregate thrashing. At this point, Real were very much Barcelona to Liverpool’s Dundee United. -- It couldn’t last, though, and since then the clubs have met on four occasions, Real winning the lot. Brendan Rodgers effectively threw in the towel in the 2014-15 groups by leaving Steven Gerrard out at the Bernabeu; in the 2018 final Loris Karius literally threw ... but there’s nothing to be gained by reliving that again. Then last week at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, Liverpool dominated possession and made exactly 100 more passes than their hosts, but were nevertheless comprehensively dismantled 3-1 thanks to a combination of shoddy defending and Vinicius Junior’s clinical brilliance. -- So tonight Liverpool need to arrest a worrying historical trend. More literally, they need to win 2-0 if they’re to face Chelsea in the semis. A 3-1 win would force this tie into extra time. Should Real score two goals or more, Liverpool will have to win by a margin of at least three. The takeaway from all of that is basically not to concede, and that’s a big ask for a patched-together defence against the Madrid midfield and attack. But in all likelihood it’s what needs to happen. -- Real are strong favourites to make it through, then. But of course Liverpool have emerged victorious from worse positions before, as Real’s old pals Barcelona can attest. This could be another night of Anfield magic, or it could be effectively over after ten minutes. Either way, it’s on!
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:20:30 GMT
(The Guardian) The teams--Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Kabak, Robertson, Milner, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: Thiago, Keita, Adrian, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jota, Tsimikas, Shaqiri, Ben Davies, Rhys Williams, Harvey Davies, Cain, Clarkson. --Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Eder Militao, Nacho, Mendy, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius Junior. Subs: Marcelo, Lunin, Odriozola, Isco, Mariano, Rodrygo, Altube, Park, Arribas, Chust. Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Holland).
Liverpool make two changes to the starting XI named in Madrid. James Milner replaces Naby Keita in the midfield, while Roberto Firmino takes Diogo Jota’s place in the front three. A slight surprise that Milner has been given the nod ahead of Thiago, but there you have it. Real Madrid make just one change from last week. Lucas Vazquez is injured, so in comes Federico Valverde.
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:49:24 GMT
(The Guardian) In tonight’s match programme, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has responded to the online abuse suffered by Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita in the wake of last week’s first leg. “I’m sick of seeing people I know, and people I don’t know, having to put up with the kind of abuse that turns my stomach. It has to stop and anyone who has a shred of decency has to play their part in making it stop ... At one stage I was considering switching off all of my social-media accounts in protest. I still have that option and I applaud those, like Thierry Henry, who have taken the ultimate step as far as this issue is concerned. But for now I want to see if I can turn my own feelings into something positive by shining a light on an appalling situation and seeing if some sort of positive can be extracted from it.” In an attempt to raise awareness of the problem, Henderson has given the reins of his social-media accounts to an online-bullying charity, the Cybersmile Foundation.
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:55:59 GMT
(The Guardian) It would seem that some clown has put through one of the windows of Real Madrid’s team bus. Liverpool have responded to this dispiriting buffoonery with a statement: “We condemn unequivocally the actions that led to Real Madrid’s team bus being damaged during its arrival to Anfield this evening. It is totally unacceptable and shameful behaviour of a few individuals. We sincerely apologise to our visitors for any distress caused. We will work together with Merseyside Police to establish the facts and identify those responsible.”
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:57:06 GMT
(The Guardian) Jurgen Klopp is asked by BT Sport’s Des Kelly whether attempting a comeback without a crowd is “the toughest of challenges”. “I don’t know, never tried it!” he laughs. “Let’s give it a try. Of all the problems you have when you are 3-1 down, having no crowd is just another one. But it’s one we have to overcome. We have to create a special atmosphere on the pitch. I don’t know how big the staff is, plus 15 to 20 people outside! That’s what we try, and we’ll see where it leads us. It is clear what we have to do. We have to score goals but we must not concede. We have a lot of great options to bring on if we have to increase the risk.” He’s also asked whether a special plan has been cooked up for Toni Kroos, who ran the show in Madrid. “Yes. But Toni is allowed to move and do what he wants and the more he drops the more difficult it makes it. Each team in the world has their problem with Toni, and if he is marked then Luka Modric drops. And if he is marked then Casemiro does the same. It is not that easy. We have to cause them more trouble. This is Anfield, even without fans, and we have to make sure that everybody can see that tonight.”
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 18:59:04 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:00:40 GMT
(The Guardian) The teams are out! You’ll Never Walk Alone blares out of the PA speakers in supremely ironic fashion; this stadium would normally be bouncing right now. That penultimate chord still manages to get the old neck hairs standing to attention, all the same. Liverpool are in their famous red, Real in their storied merengue white. We’ll be off once the pre-match pleasantries are done and dusted. “Olympiakos. Milan. Dortmund. Barcelona,” chants M of Pop Musik fame Matt Dony. “I’m going for positivity. It could happen!” Now how can you go wrong with that!
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:03:08 GMT
(The Guardian) After a minute to remember those who lost their lives at Hillsborough, Liverpool get the ball rolling. Real Madrid are kicking towards the Kop in this first half.
1 min: Milner goes in hard on Benzema. It’s a hearty 50-50, but the Real striker has turned his ankle and goes down. Milner caught him on the follow through, albeit accidentally. Benzema’s up again quickly enough.
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:03:43 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:04:23 GMT
(The Guardian) 2 min: Liverpool should be celebrating the perfect start. A ball launched down the middle is cushioned by Mane into the path of Salah, just inside the box. Salah looks to tuck home, but Courtois makes himself big and parries. What a chance!
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:04:52 GMT
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Post by Webster on Apr 14, 2021 19:05:29 GMT
(The Guardian) 3 min: Mane drives down the left before sending one hell of a ball across the face of goal. Firmino misses the ball six yards out. Salah tries to turn home at the far post, but can only win a corner. Nothing comes from the set piece, but this is a promising start by Liverpool.
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