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[이데일리 스타in 임정우 기자] Real Madrid (Spain) beat Liverpool in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
Real Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in the 2020-2021 season held at Estadio Alfredo di Stefano in Madrid, Spain on the 7th (Korean time).
Real Madrid, after Vinicius Juniore (two goals) and Marco Ascencio had a taste for goals, beat Liverpool’s chase after Mohamed Salah made up for one goal. Real Madrid, who achieved three consecutive victories in the 2015-2016 season and then eliminated from the round of 16 for two consecutive years, took the opportunity to step into the quarterfinals after three years with a victory on this day.
Liverpool, who won the 2018-2019 season championship, aims to recapture the summit after two years, but the defeat that day was in a hurry. As for England, the team that won the most (6 times) of the tournament has increased the burden of Liverpool’s second game to be played in Anfield on the 15th.
Real Madrid, who met Liverpool on their way to the top of European professional football again after three years, defeated the starter in the 27th minute of the first half. Tony Kroos kicked a long ball from the rear and Vinisius ran to the front of the penalty box between the two opposing defenses, trapped it with his chest, and scored the opening goal with a right foot shot.
Nine minutes later, Ascencio scored an additional goal without missing an opponent’s defensive error. Liverpool right defender Trent Alexander-Arnold was unable to clear the aerial ball properly.
Real Madrid scored a goal for Liverpool in the 6th minute of the second half, but were not shaken. Real Madrid prevented the flow from passing by Vinicius’ goal in the 20th minute of the second half. Luka Modric shook Liverpool’s net once again with a concise right-footed non-stop shot by Vinisius from the right-to-center ball in the penalty area. Real Madrid did not allow goals for the remaining time and completed a 3-1 victory.