Mohamed Salah pulled one back for Liverpool in the second half to make it 2-1 while handing the visitors a vital away goal. However, Vinicius Jr. grabbed his second goal of the night to cap off what was a brilliant performance.
This leaves Liverpool with the uphill task of overturning the deficit when they return to Anfield on April 14th.
The game was not played at the Santiago Bernabeu but at Real Madrid’s 6,000-capacity Di Stefano Stadium inside their Valdebebas training ground.
Following the game, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp revealed it was strange for the Reds to play at the Di Stefano Stadium.
However, Zidane quickly hit back at Klopp’s comments.
Zidane lauds Real Madrid’s superb performance against Liverpool
Zinedine Zidane led Real Madrid to the Champions League title in 2018, where they secured a 3-1 win over Liverpool in the final. The Real Madrid boss did not hesitate to praise his side’s performance against Liverpool on Tuesday night.
However, he also added that Liverpool will give it their all to secure another famous comeback on home turf.
Real Madrid will host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in a highly-anticipated El Clasico showdown this weekend before traveling to Anfield to take on Liverpool on April 14th.
0 votes
