Liverpool v Real Madrid, 21 February 2023

Score5-2 to Real Madrid
RefereeIstván Kovács
CompetitionUEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st leg
VenueAnfield
Attendance52,337

View Liverpool v Real Madrid head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm local

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

5 Real Madrid

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Goals:

Darwin Núñez 4 G
Mohamed Salah 14 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Starting lineup:

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Darwin Núñez 64
Roberto Firmino for Cody Gakpo 64
Joël Matip for Joe Gomez 73
James Milner for Jordan Henderson 73
Harvey Elliott for Stefan Bajčetić 85

Substitutions:

Cards:

Harvey Elliott 90 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino

On the bench:

Comments:

This was the first time that Liverpool had conceded four or more goals in a game in a European competition at Anfield.

Comments:

This was the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League that a team had trailed by two goals before recovering to win by a three-goal margin.

2 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Darwin Núñez 4 G
Mohamed Salah 14 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Defender/Midfielder Stefan Bajčetić
Defender/Midfielder Fabinho
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson (captain)
Defender/Midfielder Andy Robertson
Midfielder/Forward Cody Gakpo
Midfielder/Forward Darwin Núñez
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Salah

Substitutions:

Diogo Jota for Darwin Núñez 64
Roberto Firmino for Cody Gakpo 64
Joël Matip for Joe Gomez 73
James Milner for Jordan Henderson 73
Harvey Elliott for Stefan Bajčetić 85

Cards:

Harvey Elliott 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Adrián
Goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher
Defender/Midfielder Joël Matip
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Defender/Midfielder Kostas Tsimikas
Midfielder Harvey Elliott
Midfielder Fábio Carvalho
Midfielder Curtis Jones
Midfielder Naby Keïta
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino

Comments:

This was the first time that Liverpool had conceded four or more goals in a game in a European competition at Anfield.

5 Real Madrid

Manager: Carlo Ancelotti

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Substitutions:

Cards:

On the bench:

Comments:

This was the first time in the history of the UEFA Champions League that a team had trailed by two goals before recovering to win by a three-goal margin.