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Thiago Alcantara's fitness was a concern for Klopp before kick-off, however the delay to the start of the match perhaps helped the Spaniard be fit enough to retain his place in the starting XI.

Liverpool had the best of the first-half, with Sadio Mane forcing Courtois into an excellent save early on, with the Senegalese forward cutting inside expertly and hitting a rasping shot towards the former Chelsea stopper.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut CourtoisFRIEDEMANN VOGELEFE
Mohamed Salah was next to test the Belgian, with Trent Alexander-Arnold finding him inside the penalty area with a cross, yet the Egyptian could get proper contact on the header, and it floated into Courtois' grasp.

Los Blancos thought they had scored the opening goal in the final minute of the first-half when Karim Benzema took advantage of a mix-up between Alisson Becker and Ibrahima Konate. The Frenchman rolled the ball into an empty net, but the flag went up immediately.

Vinicius scores​

In the 59th minute of play, Real Madrid did take the lead, with VAR not intervening on this occasion, as Liverpool fell victim to a counter-attack.

Los Merengues broke forward and a cross was fired across the box by Federico Valverde which found Vinicius Jr open at the back post.

The Brazilian took full advantage of Alexander-Arnold falling asleep and converted an easy tap-in, giving the Spanish champions something to defend.

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