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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Ian Doyle

Liverpool player ratings as Milner and Alexander-Arnold good against Real Madrid

Alisson Becker 7

Clutched one from Vinicius first half and brave to deny same player and Benzema in quick succession after break.

Trent Alexander-Arnold 8

Whipped in some dangerous deliveries from the right, drifted inside with intent and held strong against Vinicius. Far more advanced as game progressed.

Nat Phillips 7

Strong in the air as usual, but was caught out by Benzema on one Real counter. Improved second half. Booked.

Ozan Kabak 7

Necessary header in opening moments prevented Real break and assured positionally. Subbed as Liverpool went for it in final half-hour.

Andy Robertson 7

Provided a constant option down the left flank and the Spaniards found his energy difficult to cop with. Booked.

Fabinho 7

Far more disciplined than in the first leg and allowed Liverpool to dominate the midfield first half. Moved to centre-back for last 30 minutes.

James Milner 8

Clobbered Benzema early on and later left one on Modric before being taken out by Casemiro. Had curler saved well by Courtois. Subbed.

Gini Wijnaldum 6

Lively early on going forward but missed a glorious chance to open the scoring first half. Kept at it after break.

Mohamed Salah 7

Should really have scored in opening moments and off target towards half-time. Constant threat with pace and direct running. Could have struck earlier with second-half effort.

Roberto Firmino 6

Undercooked release for Alexander-Arnold summed up an iffy first half. Tested Courtois in improved second half.

Sadio Mane 7

Rebooted by being benched at the weekend, created chances for Salah and hounded Valverde but faded in the closing stages.

Thiago Alcantara (for Milner 60) 6

Couldn’t really affect the game.

Diogo Jota (for Kabak 60) 6

One effort deflected into the side-netting.

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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (for Firmino 82)

Fresh legs in attack.

Xherdan Shaqiri (for Mane 82)

Looked lively.

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