REAL MADRID RATINGS: Thibaut Courtois – 7. Made some strong saves to deny Nunez and Gakpo and came out to collect balls well. Recovered after dropping Robertson’s free-kick delivery. AP
REAL MADRID RATINGS: Thibaut Courtois – 7. Made some strong saves to deny Nunez and Gakpo and came out to collect balls well. Recovered after dropping Robertson’s free-kick delivery. AP
Dani Carvajal – 6. Got himself out of trouble after a mistake and went on to do a good job defensively, even if he did needlessly concede a corner with a bizarre header. AP
Dani Carvajal – 6. Got himself out of trouble after a mistake and went on to do a good job defensively, even if he did needlessly concede a corner with a bizarre header. AP
Eder Militao – 7. Put in a strong display after getting away with a poor pass, notably cutting out Salah’s pass in a dangerous position. AP
Eder Militao – 7. Put in a strong display after getting away with a poor pass, notably cutting out Salah’s pass in a dangerous position. AP
Antonio Rudiger – 7. Clumsy in the build-up to Liverpool’s early chance but was often in the right place after that. Had some promising moments going forward with a header to Vinicius before making a good run and pass to Nacho. AFP
Antonio Rudiger – 7. Clumsy in the build-up to Liverpool’s early chance but was often in the right place after that. Had some promising moments going forward with a header to Vinicius before making a good run and pass to Nacho. AFP
Nacho Fernandez – 7. Stretched by Salah at times but put in a determined display to ensure Los Blancos kept a clean sheet. Reuters
Nacho Fernandez – 7. Stretched by Salah at times but put in a determined display to ensure Los Blancos kept a clean sheet. Reuters
Luka Modric – 8. Smashed a rocket over the crossbar but was his usual elegant self, notably flicking the ball over Alexander-Arnold’s head and delivering a brilliant cross for Valverde. PA
Luka Modric – 8. Smashed a rocket over the crossbar but was his usual elegant self, notably flicking the ball over Alexander-Arnold’s head and delivering a brilliant cross for Valverde. PA
Eduardo Camavinga – 9. Brilliant to watch in the middle of the pitch with some lovely passing, including the ball that split Liverpool open for the goal. Unlucky to see his shot from range tipped onto the crossbar. Reuters
Eduardo Camavinga – 9. Brilliant to watch in the middle of the pitch with some lovely passing, including the ball that split Liverpool open for the goal. Unlucky to see his shot from range tipped onto the crossbar. Reuters
Toni Kroos – 7. Played a couple of poor passes when there were opportunities to play the forwards through but helped the hosts control large parts of the game. PA
Toni Kroos – 7. Played a couple of poor passes when there were opportunities to play the forwards through but helped the hosts control large parts of the game. PA
Federico Valverde – 5. Wasteful in promising positions, with some disappointing shots being denied, an underwhelming cross being blocked by Van Dijk and a header going over. Did show plenty of energy. PA
Federico Valverde – 5. Wasteful in promising positions, with some disappointing shots being denied, an underwhelming cross being blocked by Van Dijk and a header going over. Did show plenty of energy. PA
Karim Benzema – 7. Had some disappointing moments but eventually came good when he poked the ball home for the winner on the night. AFP
Karim Benzema – 7. Had some disappointing moments but eventually came good when he poked the ball home for the winner on the night. AFP
Vinicius Junior – 7. Played some great passes to get Benzema into promising positions, even if his ball for the goal wasn’t quite as eye catching. Brought out some lovely tricks. Getty
Vinicius Junior – 7. Played some great passes to get Benzema into promising positions, even if his ball for the goal wasn’t quite as eye catching. Brought out some lovely tricks. Getty
SUBS: Rodrygo (Benzema 82’) – N/R. Did well to get into the box but ultimately saw his shot blocked by Tsimikas. Reuters
SUBS: Rodrygo (Benzema 82’) – N/R. Did well to get into the box but ultimately saw his shot blocked by Tsimikas. Reuters
Dani Ceballos (Modric 82’) – N/R. Looked very confident and played the ball through for Lucas Vazquez to tee up Rodrygo for his chance. AP
Dani Ceballos (Modric 82’) – N/R. Looked very confident and played the ball through for Lucas Vazquez to tee up Rodrygo for his chance. AP
Marco Asensio (Vinicius 84’) – N/R. Came on late as Real Madrid comfortably saw out the game. Getty
Marco Asensio (Vinicius 84’) – N/R. Came on late as Real Madrid comfortably saw out the game. Getty
Aurelien Tchouameni (Kroos 84’) – N/R. Slotted into the midfield as Real maintained control for most of the latter stages. Getty
Aurelien Tchouameni (Kroos 84’) – N/R. Slotted into the midfield as Real maintained control for most of the latter stages. Getty
Lucas Vazquez (Carvajal 86’) – N/R. Did well to get into the box and tee up Rodrygo for his chance. Getty
Lucas Vazquez (Carvajal 86’) – N/R. Did well to get into the box and tee up Rodrygo for his chance. Getty
LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker – 8. Made superb saves to deny Vinicius and Camavinga, before rushing out to authoritatively halt Valverde. There was nothing he could do about the goal. AFP
LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker – 8. Made superb saves to deny Vinicius and Camavinga, before rushing out to authoritatively halt Valverde. There was nothing he could do about the goal. AFP
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6. Showed ambition with his passes, even if they didn’t always come off. Had a tough task defending against Vinicius, although he showed great defensive instincts to block Benzema’s shot. EPA
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6. Showed ambition with his passes, even if they didn’t always come off. Had a tough task defending against Vinicius, although he showed great defensive instincts to block Benzema’s shot. EPA
Ibrahima Konate – 7. Started well with a couple of good early interventions and continued to have strong moments throughout. Hit a wild shot on the turn. AP
Ibrahima Konate – 7. Started well with a couple of good early interventions and continued to have strong moments throughout. Hit a wild shot on the turn. AP
Virgil van Dijk – 6. Did brilliantly to cut out Valverde’s ball but it can be argued he wasn’t alert enough for the goal. PA
Virgil van Dijk – 6. Did brilliantly to cut out Valverde’s ball but it can be argued he wasn’t alert enough for the goal. PA
Andrew Robertson – 6. Could consider himself unlucky at times, having delivered some great crosses that nobody latched onto and lost control after cutting out Militao’s pass. Reuters
Andrew Robertson – 6. Could consider himself unlucky at times, having delivered some great crosses that nobody latched onto and lost control after cutting out Militao’s pass. Reuters
Fabinho – 5. Played some sloppy passes at times, as was epitomised when he delivered an overhit cross when there were plenty of red shirts in Real’s box. AP
Fabinho – 5. Played some sloppy passes at times, as was epitomised when he delivered an overhit cross when there were plenty of red shirts in Real’s box. AP
James Milner – 6. Showed plenty of energy and flew out to make blocks, as well as putting in a big tackle on Camavinga. However, he couldn’t do enough to get Liverpool going. EPA
James Milner – 6. Showed plenty of energy and flew out to make blocks, as well as putting in a big tackle on Camavinga. However, he couldn’t do enough to get Liverpool going. EPA
Cody Gakpo – 6. Put in a lot of good defensive work to help the team, including dispossessing Benzema in his own box, but couldn’t get a clean connection on his header and saw a strong shot saved. AP
Cody Gakpo – 6. Put in a lot of good defensive work to help the team, including dispossessing Benzema in his own box, but couldn’t get a clean connection on his header and saw a strong shot saved. AP
Mohamed Salah – 6. Slipped Nunez through for an early chance and made some good runs behind, but played a terrible pass to Nunez in a dangerous position. EPA
Mohamed Salah – 6. Slipped Nunez through for an early chance and made some good runs behind, but played a terrible pass to Nunez in a dangerous position. EPA
Diogo Jota – 3. His miskicked effort from a cross into the box was poor and he often looked off the pace. AFP
Diogo Jota – 3. His miskicked effort from a cross into the box was poor and he often looked off the pace. AFP
Darwin Nunez – 6. Showed a willingness to work but was unable to take his early chance and saw a header saved. AFP
Darwin Nunez – 6. Showed a willingness to work but was unable to take his early chance and saw a header saved. AFP
SUBS: Harvey Elliott (Jota 57’) – 6. Tried to make things happen and was central to a nice piece of link-up play but also saw a tame shot blocked. PA
SUBS: Harvey Elliott (Jota 57’) – 6. Tried to make things happen and was central to a nice piece of link-up play but also saw a tame shot blocked. PA
Roberto Firmino (Nunez 57’) – 5. Willing to work for the team but never truly looked like making a notable difference. Getty
Roberto Firmino (Nunez 57’) – 5. Willing to work for the team but never truly looked like making a notable difference. Getty
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain (Milner 73’) – N/R. His expression after being unable to reach Robertson’s through ball epitomised Liverpool’s desperate situation. Getty
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain (Milner 73’) – N/R. His expression after being unable to reach Robertson’s through ball epitomised Liverpool’s desperate situation. Getty
Kostas Tsimikas (Robertson 91’) – N/R. Had an eventful cameo, blocking Rodrygo’s shot and being the topic of a lengthy VAR check when the ball subsequently hit his arm, then getting booked for catching Ceballos in the face with his hand. Getty
Kostas Tsimikas (Robertson 91’) – N/R. Had an eventful cameo, blocking Rodrygo’s shot and being the topic of a lengthy VAR check when the ball subsequently hit his arm, then getting booked for catching Ceballos in the face with his hand. Getty
Fabio Carvalho (Gakpo 91’) – N/R. Had a less eventful cameo with the game gone. PA
Fabio Carvalho (Gakpo 91’) – N/R. Had a less eventful cameo with the game gone. PA

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Champions League holders advance to quarter-finals after 1-0 win at Bernabeu secures a 6-2 aggregate victory

Danny Lewis

March 16, 2023

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Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals as Karim Benzema's second-half goal secured a comfortable 1-0 win over Liverpool in their last-16 second leg to wrap up a 6-2 aggregate victory on Wednesday.

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Benzema on target as Real Madrid ease past Liverpool in Champions League

Bidding to win back-to-back Champions League titles and a record extending 15th European crown, a disciplined Real seemed content to sit back against a tame Liverpool who carried little threat for most of the game.

Real spurned several opportunities to open the scoring as they looked to exploit Vinicius Junior’s speed on the counter-attack but could not break the deadlock until late in the second half.

They ensured victory on the night in the 79th minute when Vinicius flicked a loose ball inside the area to Benzema who tapped it into the empty net.

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