Sunday , 16 August 2026

Liverpool FC vs Real Madrid CF, Champions League 2022-23 LAST 16

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Liverpool FC
2 – 5
Full Time
Real Madrid CF
Tue 21 Feb 2023 · 20:00 UTC Anfield HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 60' Vinicius Junior
Harvey Elliott 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs Real Madrid CF — Champions League at Anfield.

Match Details

  • Referee Horatiu Fesnic
  • Referee Mihai Artene
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Vasile Marinescu
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC Kobenhavn 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
1
4
Liverpool FC 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals Real Madrid CF
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-21 Liverpool FC 2–5 Real Madrid CF 2022-05-28 Liverpool FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF 2021-04-14 Liverpool FC 0–0 Real Madrid CF 2021-04-06 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Real Madrid CF H 2–5 L
18 Feb Newcastle United FC A 2–0 W
13 Feb Everton FC H 2–0 W
04 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–3 L
29 Jan Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 1–2 L
21 Jan Chelsea FC H 0–0 D
Real Madrid CF
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb Liverpool FC A 5–2 W
18 Feb CA Osasuna A 2–0 W
15 Feb Elche CF H 4–0 W
05 Feb RCD Mallorca A 0–1 L
02 Feb Valencia CF H 2–0 W
29 Jan Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Liverpool FC Real Madrid CF
#3 Position #9
18 Points 15
8 Played 8
6 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 5 / 0 / 3
20 Scored 21
8 Conceded 12
+12 GD +9
2.25 PPG 1.88
75% Win % 63%

Key Stats

29% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Real Madrid CF this season

Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). Real Madrid CF are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Madrid CF
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
–/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 5 G 4 A
Mohamed Salah 3 G 1 A
Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappe 15 G 1 A
Vinicius Junior 5 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Real Madrid CF kicks off things out of here…
  • 4' Darwin Nunez does the damage! The net is bulging and Liverpool FC surge ahead!
  • 9' It is a cagey affair so far. Liverpool FC in their trying to find a way past Real Madrid CF's compact .
  • 14' What composure from Mohamed Salah! The Egypt international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 15' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Mohamed Salah makes it 3-0.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' A goal from the Brazil international Vinicius Junior! He fires home on 21 to make it 3-1!
  • 26' Liverpool FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 27' Nacho has so much to prove this time. He replaces David Alaba on 27 minute.
  • 32' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Trent Alexander-Arnold has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Magnificent from Vinicius Junior! That is 118 goals in 545 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 41' Real Madrid CF have won 775 goals from 545 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Real Madrid CF are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Eder Militao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' Karim Benzema has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Vinicius Junior argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 64' Another change for Liverpool FC made on 64 minute. Cody Gakpo leaves to be changed by Roberto Firmino.
  • 67' Karim Benzema is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' Joel Matip is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Gomez at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 81' Real Madrid CF manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dani Ceballos is hanging Rodrygo on the field on 81 minute.
  • 85' Liverpool FC ring the changes. Stefan Bajcetic has done his job and it is now time for Harvey Elliott to step up.
  • 87' A change in the Real Madrid CF ranks — Karim Benzema exits the field as Marco Asensio enters on 87.
  • 90' Harvey Elliott is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The points are shared — Liverpool FC 2-5 Real Madrid CF. Honours even.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Real Madrid CF Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vinicius Junior 5
Karim Benzema 4
Mohamed Salah 3
Marco Asensio 1
Darwin Nunez 1
Eder Militao 1
Cody Gakpo 1
Alexis Mac Allister 1

Head to Head

2023-02-21 Liverpool FC 2–5 Real Madrid CF 2022-05-28 Liverpool FC 0–1 Real Madrid CF 2021-04-14 Liverpool FC 0–0 Real Madrid CF 2021-04-06 Real Madrid CF 3–1 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2023-02-21 Liverpool FC 2–5 Real Madrid CF L 2023-02-18 Newcastle United FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2023-02-13 Liverpool FC 2–0 Everton FC W 2023-02-04 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–0 Liverpool FC L 2023-01-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–1 Liverpool FC L 2023-01-21 Liverpool FC 0–0 Chelsea FC D

Real Madrid CF Form

2023-02-21 Liverpool FC 2–5 Real Madrid CF W 2023-02-18 CA Osasuna 0–2 Real Madrid CF W 2023-02-15 Real Madrid CF 4–0 Elche CF W 2023-02-05 RCD Mallorca 1–0 Real Madrid CF L 2023-02-02 Real Madrid CF 2–0 Valencia CF W 2023-01-29 Real Madrid CF 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.85 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.99 Real Madrid CF xG
I would bet for: Liverpool FC or Real Madrid CF 76% + Over 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC34% Draw24% Real Madrid CF42%
Actual: Real Madrid CF win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Real Madrid CF
66%
Liverpool FC or Real Madrid CF
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC29% Draw39% Real Madrid CF32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–5 not predicted
2 – 5
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
4.3%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.8%
2 – 0
3.8%
1 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push Real Madrid CF covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 17% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 18% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Real Madrid CF keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.