Real Madrid vs Liverpool highlights as holders cruise into quarter-finals
Real Madrid cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League as they beat Liverpool 1-0 to win the sides’ last-16 tie 6-2 on aggregate.
Having done much of the hard work in handing out a come-from-behind thrashing in the first leg at Anfield, the 14-time winners did not need to be at their best in the return fixture.
But they impressed in largely managing Liverpool’s threat, ensuring the visitors did not receive unnecessary encouragement in their bid for a comeback in the form of an opening goal.
Real Madrid vs Liverpool highlights as holders cruise into quarter-finals
And a mature second-leg performance was capped off late in the day when Karim Benzema tapped into an empty net from close range to send his side into the last eight in style.
Real Madrid vs Liverpool result
| 1H | 2H | Final | |
| Real Madrid | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals:
RMA — Benzema — 78th min
Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (6-2 agg)
All over in the Spanish capital and Real Madrid ease into the quarter-finals of the Champions League again having taken Liverpool apart over two legs.
90th min: A late VAR check for a penalty after the ball strikes Kostas Tsimikas’ arm in the box, but it has clearly cannoned up off the Greek defender’s knee.
That too a long time to reach what should have been a straightforward decision, you’d say.
86th min: Lucas Vazquez enters the fray, replacing Dani Carvajal.
78th min: GOAL! Real Madrid are going to round this tie off with another win!
Benzema gets the goal after Vinicius Jnr has the presence of mind to poke the ball across for his teammate to tap into an empty net after a deflection off Van Dijk.
77th min: Liverpool work it brilliantly through the Real box but Elliott takes on an extra pass out to Robertson when he should shoot and Real get back in to block the cross.
Jurgen Klopp is furious with that decision from the youngster.
73rd min: James Milner heading off, with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain his replacement.
