The Digest:
Liverpool secured a crucial 1-0 victory over Real Madrid at a raucous Anfield, with Alexis Mac Allister's powerful header ending the Spanish giants' perfect Champions League start and potentially marking a turning point in the Reds' faltering season.
Key Points:
- Alexis Mac Allister scored the decisive goal with a header on the hour mark.
- Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made multiple crucial saves to keep the scoreline respectable.
- The win ends a poor run of six losses in eight games for Liverpool.
- Both teams are now level on nine points in the Champions League league phase.
- Trent Alexander-Arnold was met with a hostile reception as a late substitute for Madrid.
- Real Madrid failed to score for the first time this season.
- Liverpool's defense held firm for its first UCL clean sheet of the campaign.
Sources: SuperSport
