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Champions League | Round of 16 | 1st Leg
Feb 21, 2023 at 8pm UK
Anfield
Real Madrid logo

Liverpool
2 - 5
Real Madrid

Nunez (4'), Salah (14')
Elliott (90+3')
FT(HT: 2-2)
Junior (21', 36'), Militao (47'), Benzema (55', 67')
Junior (60')

The Match

Analysis

Sports Mole provides highlights, man of the match and stats from Real Madrid's famous 5-2 victory over Liverpool at Anfield.

Match Report

Real Madrid and Liverpool serve up a Champions League tie for the ages as the holders come back from 2-0 down to crush the Reds 5-2 in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

Team News

Darwin Nunez is passed fit to start for Liverpool against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Real Madrid could line up for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Liverpool.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Real Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Liverpool.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool
Saturday, February 18 at 5.30pm in Premier League

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 43.85%. A win for Real Madrid had a probability of 30.37% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.01%) and 2-0 (7.64%). The likeliest Real Madrid win was 0-1 (8.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-5 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.

Result
LiverpoolDrawReal Madrid
43.85% (0.010999999999996 0.01) 25.78% (-0.0019999999999989 -0) 30.37% (-0.010000000000002 -0.01)
Both teams to score 53.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.37% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)50.63% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
27.46% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)72.54% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Liverpool Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.01% (0.0040000000000049 0)23% (-0.0050000000000026 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.21% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)56.8% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Real Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.24% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)30.76% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.97% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)67.03% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Liverpool 43.84%
    Real Madrid 30.37%
    Draw 25.78%
LiverpoolDrawReal Madrid
1-0 @ 10.39%
2-1 @ 9.01% (0.0010000000000012 0)
2-0 @ 7.64% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-1 @ 4.41% (0.00099999999999945 0)
3-0 @ 3.74% (0.0020000000000002 0)
3-2 @ 2.6%
4-1 @ 1.62% (0.0010000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 1.38% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 43.84%
1-1 @ 12.25%
0-0 @ 7.07%
2-2 @ 5.31% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-3 @ 1.02% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.12%
Total : 25.78%
0-1 @ 8.34% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
1-2 @ 7.23% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
0-2 @ 4.92% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.84% (-0.0020000000000002 -0)
2-3 @ 2.09%
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 3.03%
Total : 30.37%

How you voted: Liverpool vs Real Madrid

Liverpool
37.7%
Draw
15.8%
Real Madrid
46.5%
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Head to Head
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Liverpool
0-0
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3-1
Liverpool
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Build-up
Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and manager Jurgen Klopp pictured during training on February 20, 2023
Darwin Nunez takes part in Liverpool training ahead of Real Madrid clash
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is spotted taking part in team training ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first-leg showdown against Real Madrid at Anfield.
Feb 20, 23:20
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their first goal with Andrew Robertson on February 13, 2023
Mohamed Salah out to break Didier Drogba Champions League goalscoring record
Mohamed Salah can equal or surpass Didier Drogba as the highest scoring African player in Champions League history when Liverpool face Real Madrid on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 15:02
Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier react after sustaining injuries from a challenge on February 18, 2023
Jurgen Klopp confirms Darwin Nunez has "chance" of facing Real Madrid
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirms that Darwin Nunez has a "chance" of recovering from a shoulder problem for their Champions League clash with Real Madrid.
Feb 20, 13:52
Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni during the warm up before the match on September 3, 2022
Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni out of Real Madrid squad for Liverpool clash
Real Madrid are without Toni Kroos and Aurelien Tchouameni for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash with Liverpool due to illness.
Feb 20, 12:03
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema celebrates scoring against Liverpool's Loris Karius on May 26, 2018
Liverpool vs. Real Madrid head-to-head record
Sports Mole takes a closer look at Liverpool and Real Madrid's head-to-head record ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg at Anfield.
Feb 19, 14:39
Karim Benzema in action for Real Madrid on October 5, 2022
How Real Madrid could line up against Liverpool
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Real Madrid could line up for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Liverpool.
Feb 19, 10:17
Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier react after sustaining injuries from a challenge on February 18, 2023
How Liverpool could line up against Real Madrid
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Real Madrid.
Feb 19, 10:08
Karim Benzema in action for Real Madrid on October 5, 2022
Carlo Ancelotti provides team news update ahead of Liverpool trip
Toni Kroos, Aurelien Tchouameni and Karim Benzema are expected to be available for Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Liverpool on Tuesday night.
Feb 19, 09:26
Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni during the warm up before the match on September 3, 2022
Real Madrid team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Liverpool
Sports Mole rounds up all of Real Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Liverpool.
Feb 19, 08:15
Liverpool's Darwin Nunez and Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier react after sustaining injuries from a challenge on February 18, 2023
Liverpool team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Real Madrid
Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Real Madrid.
Feb 19, 08:00
Karim Benzema in action for Real Madrid on October 5, 2022
Carlo Ancelotti provides Karim Benzema fitness update ahead of Liverpool clash
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hopes that Karim Benzema will be available for next week's Champions League clash with Liverpool.
Feb 17, 17:28
Luis Diaz celebrates scoring Liverpool's first on August 27, 2022
Liverpool's Luis Diaz hoping to return in time for Real Madrid tie
Liverpool forward Luis Diaz is aiming to return from injury in time for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie against Real Madrid.
Feb 12, 16:40
Karim Benzema in action for Real Madrid on October 5, 2022
Carlo Ancelotti plays down Karim Benzema injury concerns ahead of Liverpool tie
Carlo Ancelotti suggests that Karim Benzema will be fit for Real Madrid's Champions League fixture with Liverpool later this month.
Feb 3, 09:56
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