Liverpool Humiliate Real Madrid

Liverpool 4-0 Real Madrid

Real Madrid are justifiably recognized as one of the best football clubs in the world, which makes their surrender to Liverpool almost inexplicable.

Madrid were thrashed by four goals to nil, (agg. 5-0), and if it had not been for their splendid goalkeeper Camillas, who was easily their best player, the score-line could have been doubled! Liverpool seem to come into their own when they play in the Champions League, but even so this was a remarkable performance. You would not have expected them to so readily outclass a team of Real Madrid's standing.

To rub it in, it was Spaniard Fernando Torres serving his Spanish Manager Raphael Benitez, who started the rot. Prior to the match he wasn't considered to be 100% fit, and required a pre-match injection. It must have been a syringe full of pure energy, considering the performance he delivered.

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Torres shot Liverpool ahead after 16 minutes, when he expertly slotted home a pass from Dirk Kuyt. Madrid would say he should have been penalised moments before, for a foul on Pepe, but it was a borderline thing, and would have been a harsh decision.

Twelve minutes later Liverpool were awarded a penalty, when Heinze was penalised, in the area, for handball. There was no intent on Heinze's part, when the ball struck him on the shoulder from short range. It wasn't a foul, and should never have been a penalty, but Liverpool were hardly going to say they didn't want it. Gerrard made no mistake when he drilled the ball home from the spot to put his side two up.

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Real Madrid had their chances, but one of the differences between the two sides was that Liverpool took theirs, and the visitors didn't. Reina had to make saves from Sneijder, and Higuain, but he wasn't seriously tested. Incidentally Reina had suggested that Casillas is the best goalkeeper in the world. You may wonder how that could be when he let in four goals. Well, as has already been mentioned, he made some fine saves otherwise it could have been eight, or even ten goals to Liverpool.

After the interval, it seemed reasonable to expect a more determined effort from Madrid. It didn't come, and they were past the point of no return, when Gerrard thumped in his second goal in the 47th minute. Just before the end, Dossena got in on the action, to score Liverpool's fourth goal. The fans were delighted, and roared their approval after a night to remember. The Liverpool fans that is!

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