Liverpool vs Real Madrid: UEFA Champions League background, form guide, previous meetings
Thursday 8 April 2021
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For the third season in a row, Liverpool welcome a Spanish side to Anfield needing to overturn a first-leg deficit after Real Madrid's 3-1 home win.
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For the third season running, Liverpool welcome a Spanish side to Anfield needing to overturn a first-leg deficit after Real Madrid were 3-1 winners on home soil.
• Madrid, who also beat Liverpool 3-1 in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final, the sides' last meeting before this season, seized control of this tie with a dominant display in the Spanish capital. First-half goals from Vinícius Júnior (27) and Marco Asensio (36) put Madrid in charge and, though Mohamed Salah revived Liverpool's hopes six minutes after half-time, Vinícius Júnior gave Madrid a two-goal cushion to take to Merseyside with his second of the night in the 65th minute.