Liverpool vs Real Madrid

The goalkeeper, who did not cover himself in glory at Anfield, was sure to remind the Reds that they are not the team they once were.

"But tonight with a 5-2 when you see the game, they are pretty good in counter-attacking... “I think Carlo [Ancelotti] thinks the tie is over - and I think it as well in the moment,” Klopp said. [But] Liverpool are not the team of last year, to be honest.

The Brazilian scored twice and was involved in two more of the five goals Real Madrid scored against Liverpool.

The Brazilian has promised to continue dancing in celebration, come what may in response. It was certainly on show as he pushed Real first back into the game, then in front in it. It’s 18 goals across all competitions in 22/23 - not to mention one scored and a couple assisted at the World Cup in Qatar for his national team. None have resulted in any kind of sentence for a supporter. Nobody has been charged for the figure hung off a bridge. Vini’s scoring was done at this point, but his influence certainly wasn’t: he won the free-kick for Real’s third and put Karim Benzema’s second more or less on a plate after again surging away from defenders. LaLiga has punished precisely zero clubs for any racist incidents, claiming they do not have the authority. In February, [more racist insults ](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/vinicius-junior-ap-spain-madrid-spanish-b2276572.html)were aimed his way against Mallorca. [A 5-2 win over Liverpool ](/sport/football/liverpool-real-madrid-score-result-champions-league-b2286885.html)barely begins to tell the story of a ludicrous, exhilarating, error-strewn game at Anfield, but the high scoreline certainly points to one aspect being true: the level of finishing was extremely high. Nearly two months after the game. It was he who found the first gaps through the cluttered, though not necessarily organised, Liverpool defence. let’s hope he can continue in this vein.”