Liverpool needed a miracle against Real Madrid and miracles have happened to them before in this competition. But this time they failed to catch light. twoht on RMALIV
It was always somewhat unlikely, wasn’t it? Coming from three behind to beat Barcelona in 2019 was a sensational achievement, but even that came in front of a baying home crowd and against a team which had lost from three goals up a year earlier. And while what happened in Istanbul in 2005 might have been the most remarkable comeback in the history of the European Cup final, that came in a final against a Milan team who’d managed to convince themselves by half-time that they’d already won.
Liverpool needed something remarkable, but by half-time they were no closer to overturning Real’s advantage than they had been at kick-off. When you’ve won the competition you’re competing in six times, the concept of ‘damage limitation’ becomes somewhat redundant. You have to go for it, and run the gamut of whatever risks come with making that commitment.
It goes without saying that this tie was lost in the first leg. Liverpool were blown away by those five goals in 46 minutes at Anfield, and the margin of Real Madrid’s win in that match shaped the feel of this second leg. It’s feeling of assured control over proceedings that has been missing from Liverpool for much of this season.
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