SM
Man City vs. Brighton: 9 hrs 46 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
LL
Champions League | Round of 16 | 1st Leg
Feb 21, 2023 at 8pm UK
Anfield
RM

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')

Real Madrid suffer double injury blow against Liverpool

:Headline: Real Madrid suffer double injury blow against Liverpool:
Real Madrid duo David Alaba and Rodrygo are forced off with injuries during their team's 5-2 victory over Liverpool.
Sports Mole

Real Madrid duo David Alaba and Rodrygo were both forced off with injuries during their team's 5-2 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Los Blancos fell two goals behind in the opening 14 minutes of their last-16 first leg with the Reds, as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah registered for Jurgen Klopp's side.

However, Real Madrid went on to score five times without reply, with Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema scoring braces, while Eder Militao also registered, as the reigning champions secured a huge first-leg advantage.

The success came at a cost, though, with both Alaba and Rodrygo forced off during the contest at Anfield.

Alaba had to be replaced in the 27th minute of the match by Nacho, while Rodrygo was substituted for Dani Ceballos in the 81st minute of the European affair in England.

According to journalist Miguel Angel Diaz, Rodrygo suffered with 'overload in his gluteus', with the Brazil international now a major doubt for Saturday's Madrid derby with Atletico Madrid.

Meanwhile, Diaz claims that Alaba suffered a hamstring problem, with the Austria international set to undergo tests to determine the extent of the issue.

The defender has only recently returned from a calf problem which forced him to miss the Club World Cup and three La Liga matches against Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Valencia.

The 30-year-old is also a major doubt for this weekend's La Liga game with Atletico, in addition to the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Barcelona on March 2.

"Winning at Anfield isn't easy and doing so in a convincing manner is even more difficult. We're very pleased about that. The team showed that they're improving and that they've been at a good level in February after a tough January," Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti told reporters after the match.

"The season doesn't stop and we have to be at our best. We're pleased and we're confident we can do well.

"We struggled a lot at the start, but in the second half we made a difference. We didn't expect to get off to such a start, but as is often the case with this team, we stayed calm and gradually got into the game thanks to the quality we have.

"The forwards were highly effective and we created problems when we broke out of their pressure. We sorted out the defensive side of things and in the second half, we made a difference. We looked for our front players, who were outstanding today."

Ferland Mendy and Mariano Diaz both missed Real Madrid's clash with Liverpool through injury, while Aurelien Tchouameni did not make the trip to England due to illness. body check tags ::

amp_article__507267 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2023-02-22 14:05:30:
html db last update - 2023-02-22 14:05:30 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!

Click here for more stories about Dani Ceballos

Click here for more stories about Liverpool

Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Jurgen Klopp refuses to rule out Liverpool comeback against Real Madrid
'Priority option': Will Slot win the race for in-demand Premier League defender?
A one-horse race? Barcelona receive Neymar boost as rumours 'wide of the mark'
Manchester City planning Josko Gvardiol move?
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool29217169274270
2Arsenal281510352242855
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest28156745331251
4Chelsea28147753361749
5Manchester CityMan City28145953381547
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2814594738947
7Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton28121064640646
8Aston Villa2912984145-445
9Bournemouth28128847341344
10Fulham2811984138342
11Crystal Palace2810993633339
12Brentford28115124844438
13Tottenham HotspurSpurs281041455411434
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2897123440-634
15Everton2871293135-433
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2896133248-1633
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2865173857-1923
18Ipswich TownIpswich2838172658-3217
19Leicester CityLeicester2845192562-3717
20Southampton2823232068-489
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Preview: Leicester vs. Man Utd - prediction, team news, lineups

1

PL

Ex-Chelsea youngster earns first Italy call-up as four PL players make 25-man squad

2

EY

Preview: FC Twente vs. Feyenoord - prediction, team news, lineups

3

PF

'Priority option': Will Slot win the race for in-demand Premier League defender?

4

'O

Preview: Liverpool vs. Newcastle - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PL

Preview: PSG vs. Marseille - prediction, team news, lineups

6

PP

'Straightforward' vs. 'no sure-fire favourite': Who will win the EFL Cup final?

7

'V

Trent blow, Konate boost? Predicted Liverpool XI for EFL Cup final

8

TB

Preview: Atletico vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

9

PA

Preview: Arsenal vs. Chelsea - prediction, team news, lineups

10

PA


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .