Alexis Mac Allister’s header earned Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid, ending the Spanish side’s perfect Champions League run.
According to Carl Markham’s reporting for The Independent, Alexis Mac Allister’s second-half header handed Liverpool a deserved 1-0 win over Real Madrid at Anfield, ending the visitors’ flawless Champions League record.
Liverpool dominated from the start, with Thibaut Courtois’ heroics keeping Real in contention until the 61st minute when Mac Allister finally broke through, rising unmarked to head in Dominik Szoboszlai’s free-kick. The result gave the Reds back-to-back victories for the first time since September and lifted them to sixth place ahead of Sunday’s clash with Manchester City.
Returning defender Trent Alexander-Arnold faced heavy boos from the Anfield crowd after entering in the 81st minute. Earlier, his mural had been defaced with white paint and insulting messages before being cleaned up.
Despite Real’s attacking depth, they failed to create clear chances. Courtois made key stops from Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk, while Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham struggled to find rhythm.
“The real deal in terms of performance and attitude,” the report described Liverpool’s display, highlighting Florian Wirtz’s improvement and Conor Bradley’s fiery duel with Vinicius Junior. Courtois’ late saves from Cody Gakpo kept the scoreline respectable as Liverpool claimed a morale-boosting European win.