Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Merengue did their business and is a semifinalist

He did his business and is already in the semifinals. Real Madrid and Liverpool drew goalless at Anfield, but thanks to the 3-1 obtained in the first leg, Merengue are still in the running in the Champions League. It's hard to believe that Zinedine Zidane's team is the same one that started the season.

Because a few months ago, Real Madrid had a low level, they were eliminated from the King Cup at the beginning of the year and there came a point that it seemed that the DT was in doubt. However, Zizou was able to reverse the image, he asserted himself in the local tournament and, in the international arena, he shows a solidity that is difficult to beat.

This Wednesday, Liverpool started with everything in search of the first goal to bring him closer on aggregate, and after two minutes Mohamed Salah had it, but his Courtois covered his shot. The Belgian goalkeeper was key to keeping his fence at zero, as he responded every time it was demanded. As for the attack, Real Madrid bet on the speed of Vinicius on the left to connect with Karim Benzema, who had the clearest of his team with a center that deviated and ended up hitting the post.

Already in the complement, as the minutes passed, the visiting defense, decimated by injuries and positive cases of covid-19, was increasingly solid and rejected all kinds of danger that Jürgen Klopp's team was trying to generate. The match ended and Zidane's men achieved their goal, neutralized their rival and again entered the top four in Europe.

"We've known how to suffer, but to get to the quarterfinals, it is normal, but I think we control the game well, we have been very supportive of each other and I think we are fair semifinalists. This team is always there and wants more", expressed the French DT after the meeting. Real Madrid, without figures like Sergio Ramos, Varane, Hazard, Lucas, with an improvised defense along the way due to various injuries, showed character and now goes for Chelsea, which has just eliminated Porto.

Real Madrid, a cup team

With the move to the semifinals, Real Madrid extended its own record and is the team with the most appearances among the four best of the largest European tournament with 14, reaching this stage 9 times in the last 11 Champions. In addition, in the last three editions he reached the semis (15-16, 16-17 and 17-18) he was champion of the tournament, nothing more and nothing less than with Zinedine Zidane as coach.