A new round of the UEFA Champions League is approaching and one of the most important moments of the fourth round of the league phase is the match they will play. Liverpool vs. Real Madrid. The duel, which will be played at Anfield, can be decisive for the aspirations of both teams, who seek to get fully into the round of 16 of the European competition.
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History of Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the Champions League
When reviewing the history between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League, the first fact that emerges has to do with the supremacy of Merengue: Out of a total of 12 official matches, Real Madrid achieved 7 victories, Liverpool only 4 and tied the remaining match. The Spanish team scored 17 goals, while the English team scored 12.
The curious thing about this history between Liverpool vs. Real Madrid is that the Anfield team was the one that began dominating the first crossings. They met for the first time in the final of the 1980/81 edition of the UEFA Champions League and the victory went to Liverpool, who won 1-0 thanks to the only goal from Alan Kennedy.
In March 2009, Liverpool vs. Real Madrid in the Champions League, this time for the round of 16. Liverpool won again in both the first leg and the second leg: 4-0 at Anfield and 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabéu. A historic elimination for the Reds, who in those years were making their mark on continental terrain.
However, the duel began to turn around starting with the 2014/2015 edition of the Champions League, when they had to meet again, this time in the group stage. On the third day, Real Madrid won as visitors with a resounding 3-0 and a date later, Merengue won 1-0 in Madrid.
From then on, Real Madrid became the vast dominator of the history of matches in the Champions League: they beat Liverpool again in the finals of the 2017/18 and 2021/22 editions, in addition to eliminating them in the quarterfinals in 2020/21 and the round of 16 in the last 2023/24 edition.
In the last precedent, the 2024/25 season, the Reds won again and ended the losing streak against the Spanish team thanks to goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.
All the matches between Liverpool vs Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League
| Date | Instance | Result | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27/05/1981 | Final | Liverpool 1 – Real Madrid 0 | A. Kennedy (LIV) |
| 25/02/2009 | 8th final (first leg) | Real Madrid 0 – Liverpool 1 | Y. Benayoun (LIV) |
| 10/03/2009 | 8th final (round) | Liverpool – Real Madrid | F. Torres, S. Gerrard -2- y A. Dossena (LIV) |
| 22/10/2014 | Group Stage – Close 3 | Liverpool 0 – Real Madrid 3 | C. Ronaldo y K. Benzema -2- (RM) |
| 04/11/2014 | Group Stage – Close 4 | Real Madrid 1 – Liverpool 0 | K. Benzema (RM) |
| 26/05/2018 | Final | Real Madrid 3 – Liverpool 1 | K. Benzema y G. Bale -2- (RM) |
| 06/04/2021 | 4th Finals (one-way) | Real Madrid 3 – Liverpool 1 | Vinicius Jr -2- y M. Asensio (RM) M. Salah (LIV) |
| 14/04/2021 | 4th Final (round) | Liverpool 0 – Real Madrid 0 | – |
| 28/05/2022 | Final | Real Madrid 1 – Liverpool 0 | Vinicius Jr (RM) |
| 21/02/2023 | 8th final (first leg) | Liverpool 2 – Real Madrid 5 | D. Núñez and M. Salah (LIV) Vinicius Jrs -2-, E. Militao and K. Benzema -2- (RM) |
| 15/03/2023 | 8th final (round) | Real Madrid 1 – Liverpool 0 | K. Benzema (RM) |
| 27/04/2024 | League phase | Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid | A. Mac Allister – C. Lank |
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