Overview
- Liverpool won 1-0 in the Champions League as Alexis Mac Allister headed in from a corner to break Real Madrid’s resistance.
- Hugo Ekitike led the line with Alexander Isak sidelined by a groin issue, and Florian Wirtz delivered one of his strongest European displays.
- Key absences persisted for Liverpool, with Alisson Becker and Jeremie Frimpong still out through injury.
- Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold came on late for Real Madrid and was booed by sections of the Anfield crowd.
- Real arrived having won 13 of their previous 14 matches under Xabi Alonso, making the result a timely boost for Liverpool ahead of their trip to Manchester City.