Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield thanks to Alexis Mac Allister's strike

Real Madrid revived Liverpool on Tuesday, who, immersed in a crisis of results that threatens their status as Premier League champions, played their best game of the season, blurred a sad white team, and beat them for the second consecutive year in the Champions League (1-0).

At Anfield, Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced save after save to defy Liverpool almost single-handedly but was finally beaten by Alexis Mac Allister's header in the 61st minute.

The Belgian, with a series of saves reminiscent of his performance in the 2022 final, perhaps the best by a goalkeeper in the fight for the Champions League trophy, minimized the impact of a Liverpool side that was better and deserved to score.

The Argentine, who scored against Los Blancos last year, opened the scoring again. He broke away from his marker and connected with a header that Courtois was unable to react to. It was deserved and almost necessary for Real Madrid to wake up, but that's also part of this new format. A defeat of this kind at Anfield hardly hurts the final result, it just hurts the morale. Kylian Mbappé, the most active in attack alongside Vinícius Júnior, who was well contained by the determined Conor Bradley, could have equalized the match in the final stretch with a magnificent first-time shot that was deflected off Mamardashvili's net.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, who left Liverpool for Real Madrid in the offseason, was jeered by the home fans before the game and after coming on as a second-half substitute.