Overview
- Alexis Mac Allister decided the match in the 61st minute with a header from a Dominik Szoboszlai set-piece and was named player of the match.
- Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced numerous stops, reported as eight, to prevent a wider defeat.
- Post-match analysis highlighted tactical and physical shortcomings for Xabi Alonso's side, including covering four kilometers less and ongoing set-piece vulnerability.
- Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, now with Real Madrid, was loudly booed by the home crowd before kickoff and after entering as a second-half substitute.
- The game was a Champions League group-stage fixture on matchday 4, with Liverpool next facing PSV and Real Madrid visiting Olympiacos on November 26.