Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the first leg of the teams’ Champions League quarter-final this evening.
In a rematch of the 2018 final – won by Madrid – the two European giants will go head-to-head for a place in the final four, with tonight’s game taking place at Real’s training-ground pitch while the Santiago Bernabeu is under reconstruction. Liverpool, who were last season eliminated by another team from the Spanish capital in Atletico Madrid, will look to pick up crucial away goals here, buoyed by their fine 3-0 Premier League victory over Arsenal at the weekend.
Diogo Jota netted a brace in that match, with Mohamed Salah also getting on the scoresheet as the Reds earned a third straight win. Meanwhile, Real Madrid extended their unbeaten run to 11 games as they defeated relegation-threatened Eibar 2-0, courtesy of goals from Karim Benzema and Marcos Asensio. Benzema’s strike marked his 24th goal of the season – with five of those having come in the Champions League – and Liverpool’s weakened back line will certainly have to beware the former France international this evening. Follow live updates from the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Real Madrid and Liverpool below.
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