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Benítez: “At Real Madrid, it was easier for them to blame me” (AS English)

Born and raised in the Spanish capital Rafa Benítez has managed both clubs - he won the Champions League with Liverpool in his first season at Anfield, and was ...

It is a game that I will try to enjoy as a spectator and I will analyze it as a coach. I don’t know if we would have won, you never know, but we would have laid the foundations of a team that could grow. But in a 20-metre pass, Modric is a phenomenon with the outside of the boot... But as I say, the club could have waited a little longer and I am convinced that we would have achieved good results. A solution had to be found because there was tension and nervousness, someone from the club would have to explain why that was the case. There was a Belgium-Wales game and I went to see that game because I live close to Wales. That team won the Champions League, it seemed that was the solution and that’s all there is to it. But if they can alternate with the veterans, what you get is that the veterans perform very well up to the point where they are able to physically, and the younger players performs very well up to where his physical-tactical level allows him. The team was in good physical shape, the data said that in 78% of the games we were superior to our rivals in physical terms. The question is whether the people who advise them are people who have a conception of football like we did or they only see it as a business. Liverpool FC went from being a football team with a local, Liverpool-born chairman to being a company with owners who were in another country and who had no connection to the team. In the first year, we reached the final of the Carling Cup and we won the Champions League.

Fireworks set off in the middle of night next to Real Madrid team ... (CNN)

With Liverpool struggling on the pitch this season, the team is in need of all the help it can get ahead of Tuesday's crunch Champions League first-leg ...

[Liverpool’s](https://cnn.com/2023/02/05/football/jurgen-klopp-liverpool-refuses-to-answer-question-spt-intl/index.html) players might now have the advantage of playing against a tired Real team after fireworks were set off in the middle of the night outside of the hotel the Spanish side is staying in. It’s not the first time a Spanish team has been unable to get a quiet night’s sleep in Liverpool. “It was reported at 12.55am that a group were setting off the fireworks close to the INNSiDE Hotel on Old Hall Street.

Champions League predictions: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid odds ... (DraftKings Nation)

We go over everything you need to know for Liverpool vs. Real Madrid in the UCL Round of 16 first leg.

A draw feels like the right result in the first leg of this massive Round of 16 clash. Can he break a Real Madrid defense which has allowed just 17 goals in 22 league games? The sides also met in 2020-21 in the quarterfinal round, with Real Madrid advancing on aggregate 3-1. On the flip side, Mohamed Salah has quietly scored 18 goals for Liverpool across all competitions and remains a star in the final third. Darwin Nunez could be limited for Liverpool with a shoulder issue. [Champions League](https://www.sbnation.com/champions-league) final in this year’s Round of 16 when [Liverpool](https://liverpooloffside.sbnation.com/) face [Real Madrid](https://www.managingmadrid.com) at Anfield.

Liverpool vs. Real Madrid Predictions, Picks & Odds: UEFA ... (Sports Illustrated)

Real Madrid visits Liverpool in an elite Champions League matchup on Tuesday. We have expert picks plus a great new-customer offer from DraftKings ...

Liverpool vs Real Madrid live updates: Champions League start time ... (The Athletic)

Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie today — just nine months after the Spanish side beat Jurgen Klopp's ...

Liverpool suffer their heaviest-ever home defeat in Europe. Hala Madrid!" One goal can change a game." I'm not sure it was a foul but we didn't defend it well enough and then after that there were a few balls we could do better and the game went away from us." — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) We were calm mentally and when we are on the rise we play well. I want to praise Rodrygo because he did incredible work up and down the pitch producing just what I'd asked of him." "Liverpool is a great team which made us suffer in the first half so I'd say that, unfortunately, this tie isn't finished. "Obviously we didn't expect to start like we did but at 2-0 down I thought about the City away leg last year in the hope that we could do the same - but it turned out even better. "This is only the first part of a knockout tie. [Karim Benzema](https://theathletic.com/football/player/karim-benzema-hwC1BNv4TpEYmSmb/) added two more goals as the visitors ran away with the match, giving Liverpool a mountain to climb in the second leg in Spain on March 15. [Real Madrid](https://theathletic.com/football/team/real-madrid/) came from two goals down to dominate [Liverpool](https://theathletic.com/football/team/liverpool/) 5-2 in the first leg of their [Champions League](https://theathletic.com/football/champions-league/) round of 16 clash at Anfield.

Liverpool vs. Real Madrid odds, prediction, start time: UEFA ... (CBSSports.com)

Martin Green locked in his Champions League picks and predictions for Real Madrid vs. Liverpool in the Round of 16.

- Liverpool vs. Green has broken down the UEFA Champions League match from every angle. Another big part of Real Madrid's offense is Vinicius Junior, who has recorded seven goals and four assists in 21 La Liga appearances. The 35-year-old French striker has not scored in four Champions League matches but is tied for second in La Liga with 11 goals in 13 contests. The team expects to have Karim Benzema on the pitch against Liverpool after he sat out its 2-0 La Liga victory against Osasuna over the weekend. Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, who could return to the lineup after sitting out Liverpool's last two Champions League matches, is tied for the lead in the competition with four assists. The 30-year-old forward has scored in each of the team's last five UCL matches and registered a hat trick in a 7-1 triumph over Rangers. You can [head to SportsLine now to see Green's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2022-23-uefa-champions-league-liverpool-vs-real-madrid-odds-picks-predictions-and-best-bets-for-tuesdays-match-from-proven-soccer-insider/#ttag=02212023_agg_cbssports_picks_soccer_championsleague_martingreen_LiverpoolRealMadrid). [Champions League picks](https://www.sportsline.com/ucl/picks/) and predictions. Liverpool picks, you need to [see what proven SportsLine soccer expert Martin Green has to say](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/2022-23-uefa-champions-league-liverpool-vs-real-madrid-odds-picks-predictions-and-best-bets-for-tuesdays-match-from-proven-soccer-insider/#ttag=02212023_agg_cbssports_picks_soccer_championsleague_martingreen_LiverpoolRealMadrid). After working in the sports betting industry for several years, Green became a professional sports writer and handicapper and has covered the game worldwide. Liverpool dropped their first group stage contest but reeled off five straight wins to advance to the knockout phase of the competition.

Champions League: Altas de Real Madrid, Liverpool, Napoli y ... (TUDN)

Los equipos que abren la ronda de eliminación directa de la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA tienen nuevos nombres en listas y algunas ausencias por lesiones o ...

Manchester City e Inter vs. Real Madrid y Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Los partidos Octavos de Final de esta semana son: para el martes 21 de febrero el Liverpool vs.