Football Liverpool dominate first round of Champions League final – Courtois’ defenses keep Real’s defensive up

The two of you the Champions League final between European football giant Liverpool and Real Madrid started more than half an hour late due to audience chaos. But when it finally started 37 minutes late on the original schedule, the battle between the super-teams began under Liverpool command.

Liverpool started with its trademark aggressive press right from the start and forced Real’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois’n immediately in an emergency unloading. Real’s long openings were seen even more after that, as Real clearly didn’t intend to take any extra risks in dismantling Liverpool’s high press.

One of the expected dueles in the match was Real’s left winger Vinicius Junior and Liverpool’s very offensive right wing Trent Alexander-Arnoldin battle on the edge. Alexander-Arnold, on the other hand, did not have to take Real’s speedboat alone. It became clear in the next few minutes as Vinicius Junior was immediately harassed Jordan Henderson, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, when the Brazilian striker first tried to pass through from the left.

When Vinicius Junior first got behind his defense, he was Liverpool’s topper Ibrahim Konaté spot and forcibly dug the ball away from the Brazilian.

The first dangerous goal for Liverpool came in the 16th, and Courtois had to reach the bottom corner to block the ball directed by Salah. A minute later, Liverpool saw Real through the defense, and Salah was able to shoot again towards the goal.

In the 19th minute, Salah betrayed the draw to Alexander-Arnold. Red’s players broke into the penalty area of ​​Real.

One minute later Sadio Mané jumped past Real’s defenders, and from Courtois’ fight, the ball hit the post.

In the first 25 minutes, Liverpool had six goal attempts and Real had none at all. Madrid got the first slightly extended ball possession in the 25th minute.

With 36 minutes played, VInicius Junior nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar.

The right side was repeatedly seen on the other side Dani Carvajalin and the right winger of Liverpool Luis Diazin struggles between. Diaz stayed put.

In the 43rd minute, Real finally broke Liverpool’s defense. David Alaba bait Karim Benzemalle. The ball bounced from the counter to the fighting situation, and then back to Benzema, who shot the ball to the goal. The situation was investigated for a long time from the video in the VAR review, after which the paint was discarded as an offside. It was Real’s first shot towards the goal, and the goal was immediately close.