Liverpool came out of the blocks flying, putting Real Madrid under significant pressure, but then saw their performance levels drop significantly. The absence of Salah will be a real kick in the teeth and Klopp faces a stern task to rally his troops at the break, especially as the game looks like it could be separated by just a single goal.
After a slow start, Real Madrid have controlled the tempo of the game but have struggled to create clear-cut opportunities. Barring the offside goal, Loris Karius hasn’t had too much to do and the Reds have found it fairly easy in defense.
Nothing to separate the two sides in Kiev following the first 45 minutes and the major talking points will be the forced departures for Mohamed Salah and Dani Carvajal. Karim Benzema did put the ball in the net for Real Madrid but was correctly flagged offside.
It was a sad moment for Mohamed Salah after he was brought down by Real Madrid defender Ramos. Sat down and in floods of tears says he can’t go on as he was clutching his left shoulder.
2nd Half
Goooooal Karim Benzema scored the first goal of the match just 5 minutes to the second half. Making the scoreline 1-0 in favor of Real Madrid.
Gooooal! Gareth Bale just put in another goal for the Real Madrid side (64) 2 – 1
That was an incredible goal from Gareth Bale.
Goooooooal! Gareth Bale just scored the third goal for the Real Madrid 3 – 1 (83)
