Liverpool 1-0 R Madrid: Three talking points

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Here were they key talking points from Anfield: Bradley pockets another Galactico More than most, Conor Bradley must relish Liverpool’s battles with Real Madrid. By the first half’s midway point, Liverpool’s academy graduate already had the measure of Vinicius whose antics got progressively worse after his booking.

Belly-flopping in the penalty area after Bradley’s hand barely touched his face summed up his sheer desperation to try and put one over on the 22-year-old. Vinicius infamously declared after last year’s Ballon d’Or snub that ‘They ain’t ready’ in his quest to win the ultimate personal accolade in the long run.

Yet it was Madrid’s backline that was on the back foot as the 22-year-old led them in a merry dance for the best part of this clash from the left-hand side of the attack. Trent’s Anfield backlash no surprise All the pre-match talk in Liverpool’s latest rematch with Madrid invariably centred on how Trent Alexander-Arnold would be received on a first return to his boyhood club.