Bellin is the first man in history, Arnold suffered a double blow, Liverpool tied with Juventus 1-0 Real Madrid

As the protagonist of the summer window, the Premier League giant Liverpool spent a lot of money to upgrade the lineup, but the high investment did not bring the expected high returns. After the first ten rounds of the Premier League, the ranking has dropped to third place, 7 points behind the leader Arsenal, and lost the initiative to defend the title. It only achieved a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in the first three games of the Champions League. The away loss to the Turkish team Galatasaray also shocked fans.

On this match day, Liverpool ushered in the test of the fourth round of the first stage of the Champions League. They faced Real Madrid at Anfield Stadium. Liverpool's attack at home in this game was even sharper. Although Courtois made many great saves, McAllister's sword sealed the throat and helped Liverpool defeat Real Madrid 1-0. The five clean sheets of the Galaxy in the Champions League also allowed Liverpool to equal Juventus.

Real Madrid can be said to be the bitter sufferer of Liverpool's European war. The two sides have had 11 direct dialogues. The Galaxy Battleship has achieved an overwhelming advantage of 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. However, in the first stage of the strong dialogue last season, Liverpool had the last laugh 2-0, eager to continue their strong performance. Slaughter, this campaign followed the 4231 formation, with Mamardashvili as the starting goalkeeper, Robertson, Van Dijk, Konate and Bradley forming the defense, the double midfielders were McAllister and Hrafenberch, Wirtz, Soboszlai and Salah were in the midfield, and the single arrow was Ekitic.

After Alonso took charge of Real Madrid, he was once questioned about whether he would be strong or not. However, after defeating Barcelona in the first round of El Clasico this season, Real Madrid soldiers defeated their inner demons and went to Anfield Stadium. Alonso also showed no reservations and performed 4 In the 141 formation, Courtois guarded the goal. In front of him was the back four of Valverde, Militao, Huizen and Carreras. Joan Armene served as the single midfielder. Camavinga, Guler, Bellingham and Vinicius lined up in the midfield, and Mbappe advanced alone.

As the referee blew his whistle, the two teams started to attack. In the 10th minute, Wirtz actively stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed it back. McAllister completed a long shot from the front of the penalty area. But the ball failed to hit the target. Eight minutes later, Bellingham, who surpassed Cassie to become the youngest player to play 50 games in the Champions League history at 22 years and 128 days old, played for Mbappe. Unfortunately, the French sword kicked the ball away with an anti-aircraft gun.

In the 28th minute, Liverpool created a very threatening counterattack opportunity. Wirtz hit from the right, and Szoboszlai's follow-up shot was saved by Courtois. Before the end of the half, the very active Szoboszlai fired from outside the penalty area. Courtois blocked the ball out of the baseline with one palm. Relying on the goalkeeper's heroic performance, Real Madrid returned to the locker room with a 0-0 score.

Change sides and fight again. Courtois once again made a great save. Liverpool took a corner kick from the left. Van Dijk's header from close at hand was blocked bravely. Facing the cheating Courtois, Van Dijk also With a wry smile on his face, he expressed disbelief, but Liverpool, whose offensive continued unabated, broke the balance in the 61st minute. Szoboszlai set the ball into the penalty area, and McAllister scored with a header, helping Liverpool take a 1-0 lead.

In the 75th minute, Vinicius made an inverted triangle pass from the left. Mbappe followed up and missed the goal, missing a good opportunity to equalize the score. In the 82nd minute, Arnold came on as a substitute to face the old team, but he did not create a threat after his debut. Instead, Liverpool's threatening attacks came one after another in the final stage. Real Madrid relied on Courtois's high and low blocks to prevent the point difference from being further widened.

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Arnold, the former prince of Liverpool, has undoubtedly become the saddest person in this battle. He suffered a double blow at the most familiar Anfield stadium. First, he returned to his hometown and was booed by Liverpool fans; second, he watched his new club swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.