Liverpool leads the double list! Slote "avenges" Real Madrid for Klopp

The reporter reported coldly Jurgen Klopp revived Liverpool and brought them back to the top of the Premier League and Europe. But the Klopp era had an undefeated enemy of fate in Europe: Real Madrid. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool have drawn just one and lost five of their six games against Real Madrid, including two Champions League final defeats in Kiev and Paris. If Jurgen Klopp has any regrets about leaving Liverpool, failing to beat Real Madrid should be one of them. However, Slote ended his last eight games without a win against Real Madrid in his first meeting with Liverpool against Real Madrid, relying on goals from McAllister and Gakpo at home.

Liverpool are two points clear of the Champions League standings, while Real Madrid, the former enemy of fate and the king of the Champions League, are only 24th after this campaign. In fact, Liverpool's score advantage would have been even greater. In the 70th minute of the second half, Salah unfortunately missed a penalty and failed to allow Liverpool to extend their advantage.

Despite this, the stands at Anfield still burst into applause for Salah and a banner reading "Fenway Group, renew Salah's contract now". The goal of his teammates also allowed Salah to win together, ending his previous record of 8 games without a win (1 draw, 7 defeats) against Real Madrid in Liverpool.

Real Madrid could use too many injuries as an excuse for defeat, and Carlo Ancelotti admitted that it was the home team who dominated throughout. Had it not been for Courtois' high pick-up, Real Madrid could have suffered a heavy defeat at Anfield. Thibaut Courtois was one of the few players who was commendable for Real Madrid in this game, playing bravely in the first half, denying three shots on target from Liverpool led by Nunez, and decisively saving Diaz's shot in second-half stoppage time. Liverpool had nearly 29 shots on target against Real Madrid in the Champions League, with Courtois making a whopping 25 saves. In the last five games against Liverpool, Courtois has conceded only four goals, accounting for half of the games.

Both of Liverpool's goals were the result of Liverpool's tactical combination being unstoppable by the Real Madrid defence: in the 52nd minute, McAllister's shot was blocked by Raul Asensio, Courtois was blocked from view, and the angle was really tricky. In the 76th minute, Robertson drove a tactical corner from the right into the small penalty area, and the unmarked Gakpo jumped high to head the goal, leaving Modric behind him powerless.

Liverpool, who sit at home, have the overall upper hand statistically: shots on goal (17 to 9), shots on target (7 to 3), chances to score (6 to 2), possession (63 to 37%). The British media were full of praise for Liverpool's performance in this campaign, and Ferdinand bluntly said that Liverpool is now the strongest in Europe, and the whole team is as fierce as a hungry Rottweiler, running relentlessly to "chase" the opponent, and is very calm no matter what the situation is.

The Daily Mail even believes that Liverpool have saved up for the weekend's game against Manchester City in the second half, otherwise Real Madrid will be greeted with a bigger defeat. UEFA named McAllister, who was the first to break through Real Madrid's goal, as the man of the match, but the British media and Liverpool gave the man of the match to the young Bradley.

The 21-year-old Bradley's performance in this campaign is in stark contrast to Real Madrid's number one star Kylian Mbappe. Bradley not only accurately cut off the ball at Mbappe's feet twice, but also won the ball (9 times), successfully duel (8 times), tackles (4), fouls (3) and assists (1) are all the most in the Liverpool team. The only regret was an injury before the end of the game, and it remains to be seen if we will be able to make time for the weekend against Manchester City.

The Spanish media lamented another blow to Real Madrid, who had been plagued by injuries, and Camavinga withdrew midway through the game due to injury, further deteriorating the team's strength. Courtois also admitted Liverpool's strength after the game, stressing that injuries are not an excuse for Real Madrid's defeat.

Real Madrid didn't have a chance to get out of the way, but Mbappe's penalty in the second half was saved by Liverpool's Irish goalkeeper Kelleher. Kylian Mbappe was the most disappointing player for Real Madrid of the game, and he didn't find his form when he returned to the left wing. Not only was Liverpool counter-attacking after a steal by Salah in the opening four minutes, which almost led to the team conceding a goal, but Real Madrid escaped thanks to the goal-line clearance of young centre-back Raul Asensio. Mbappe also missed a penalty in the 61st minute of the second half, allowing Real Madrid to miss a good chance to equalise when they were in the bottom swing. After the game, Mbappe returned to the dressing room alone again, without thanking Real Madrid teammates, and the French superstar's run-in with Real Madrid still did not make significant progress.

As Capello said: Real Madrid today does not have the familiar team state, more like a separate battle, and it is difficult to compete with Liverpool, who have a higher overall tactical execution. With five consecutive wins and just one goal conceded at the start of the Champions League season, Liverpool are the fifth team in Champions League history to do so. Although the previous four teams with this result failed to win the title that season, it does not prevent people from considering Liverpool as the biggest favorites to win the title.

Compared with the high-spirited Slot, Real Madrid, who lost the Champions League twice in a row and was on the verge of missing the knockout round, made Ancelotti's position crisis even more severe.