Latest news from Liverpool: Arne Slot’s side continued their outstanding form in the Champions League with their fifth win in a row

Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League and remains unbeaten. Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo both scored in the second half, while Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty.

The result ended an eight-game winless streak against Real Madrid and kept the Reds top of the table. The Spanish giants, meanwhile, are in 24th place having managed just two wins and three defeats.

Carlo Ancelotti had a number of injury concerns on the way to Anfield after Vinicius Junior was the last player to enter the treatment room. He suffered a leg injury in the 3-0 win against Leganes last weekend.

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Eder Militao, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo, Aurelien Tchouameni and Lucas Vazquez were also missing due to injury. Despite staying in the Spanish capital to recover from an injury, Vini took to social media to show what he was up to during the game.

The Brazilian attacker only shared a picture of the game on television on Instagram.

A later injury analysis confirmed that Vini would be sidelined for three to four weeks due to injury, prompting the player to respond. On X he wrote: “The crazy calendar. I’m recovering,” followed by a prayer emoji.

After the game, Ancelotti admitted the Reds deserved to win. “To be completely honest, it’s a fair result. “Liverpool deserved to win,” he admitted.

“They have really good momentum at the moment and are in great shape. They were really enthusiastic, connected and played with high intensity. We did well in the first half, we held on well, positioned ourselves quite well and defended well.” Unity.

“We were OK in transition. But then we lost the ball and when we won the ball we made the wrong decision for the future.”