– That’s it – Juergen Klopp, confused at the end of the match summary. The Liverpool manager was angry, but he had every right to be, because on Tuesday at Anfield Road his side were leading 2-0 against Real Madrid after the first quarter of an hour, nothing foreshadowed disaster. – I really think everything is pretty obvious. We gave Real five goals. The truth is that we could have done much better in every situation, although they were completely different from each other.
Real started to make up for the losses in the 21st minute, when Vinicius Junior defeated the Liverpool goalkeeper with a beautiful shot from several meters, despite covering the defenders. It was 2:2 until the break, because a fatal mistake was made by Alisson, who in the 36th minute filled Vinicius with the ball. – Normally a barrel of laughs when it comes to goalkeepers. Well, something unbelievable – Cezary Kowalski commenting on this match in Polsat Sport Premium did not believe it.
In fact, it was hard to believe because Thibaut Courtois had also made a mistake before. The goalkeeper of Real Madrid lost the ball in a terrible way in his own penalty area, Mohamed Salah beat him. Liverpool were leading 2-0 at the time, but then he started making mistakes. “The way we defend is not good. We lose the ball at the wrong moments, we put ourselves at risk. That’s why we’re losing,” Klopp said.
Liverpool await rematch, Klopp says ‘huge challenge’
– In some actions we had five or even six players who were passive. It shouldn’t have happened,” Klopp told BT Sport.
And later in the post-match press conference, he added: “I think the third goal for Real Madrid cut our wings the most. The first 45 minutes – apart from the two goals we conceded – were perhaps the best first half we’ve played this season. But after the break you had to keep the momentum going and we lost it. And we haven’t recovered. Well, you have to learn quickly, pick yourself up, because the second leg will be a huge challenge for us.”
The return leg at the Santiago Bernabeu will take place on March 15. Prior to that, Liverpool have played four Premier League games where Klopp’s side are eighth after 22 matches. They are 19 points behind leaders Arsenal, who have played one game more.
