Real Madrid defeat Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The meeting at the stadium "

The first half passed with a solid advantage of the " Already in the 13th minute Vinicius Junior could have brought them forward, but the Brazilian did not hit the far corner of the “red” goal with his header.

But already in the 27th minute he corrected himself. After a masterpiece transfer from his half of the field from Toni Kroos, Vinicius ran away to a date with Alisson Becker and was outplayed.

In the 39th minute, the hosts scored the second goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold made a gross mistake in front of his own penalty, throwing the ball to Marco Asensio, who calmly threw the sphere over Alisson and sent her into an empty net.

Liverpool looked downright weak before halftime. “Reds” in 45 minutes and never struck on goal Thibaut Courtois.

Therefore, the goal of the guests in the opening of the second half looked somewhat illogical.. Mohamed Salah took advantage of the rebound in the hosts' penalty area and beat Courtois from close range.

But after 15 minutes, Real Madrid responded with their third goal scored.. Luka Modric rolled the ball into the center of the guests' penalty area to Vinicius, who made a double with a one-shot.

This goal was the last one in the game. Salah's effective shot remained the only one on target of Courtois in 90 minutes of the game..

The return match of the teams will play on April 14 in Liverpool.

In a parallel match, “Manchester City” was stronger than “Borussia” Dortmund.