Jurgen Klopp: The better team won
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp accepted his side could not raise their game against Real Madrid in the Champions League and were second best in the Bernabeu.
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Benzema guides Madrid past Liverpool to reach Champions League quarters
Real Madrid’s French forward Karim Benzema during reacts to hurting himself celebrating his goal the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Liverpool FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on March 15, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)
Real Madrid defeat Liverpool to reach Champions League quarterfinals
MADRID: There was no historic comeback for Liverpool. Real Madrid’s title defense in the Champions League rolls into the quarterfinals.
Karim Benzema on target as Real Madrid ease past Liverpool in Champions League
Liverpool’s impossible job against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu proved exactly that as they lost 1-0 and were lamely knocked out of the Champions League on Wednesday.
No dramatic comeback from Liverpool in Madrid as they exit Champions League
Liverpool’s impossible job against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu proved exactly that as there was no dramatic comeback and a 1-0 defeat saw them exit the Champions League without much of a fight.
Madrid ease past Liverpool to cruise into quarter-finals
Liverpool's impossible job against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu proved exactly that as there was no dramatic comeback and a 1-0 defeat saw them exit the Champions League without much of a fight.
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool: Karim Benzema scores only goal of game as holders ease into quarter-finals
Real Madrid cruised into the Champions League quarter finals after the holders’ five-star display at Anfield meant a low-key 1-0 win at the Bernabeu was enough to emphatically knock Liverpool out of the competition. The Merseysiders have produced heroic comebacks in the past, but it was never on the cards here as Karim Benzema netted the only goal of the game 12 minutes from time to secure a 6-2 victory on aggregate for Carlo Ancelotti’s Spanish champions.
Liverpool musn't 'tear everything up' says Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand defends Virgil van Dijk
Michael Owen has stressed that Liverpool’s players and management “deserve a bit of patience” after all the club has achieved in recent years. Jurgen Klopp’s side have struggled for consistency this season, as perfectly demonstrated recently when they followed up a remarkable 7-0 win over rivals Manchester United with a 1-0 loss at Bournemouth less than a week later. Ad As it stands, the Reds are six points adrift of the Premier League’s top-four and face the reality of potentially missing out on next season’s Champions League, a competition they reached the final of last year, losing to Wednesday’s last-16 opponents Real Madrid.