Jude Bellingham admitted that Real Madrid were not good enough following their 2-0 loss to Liverpool in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League at Anfield.
- Second-half goals from Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo sealed the win for Arne Slot’s men.
- The game also saw Kylian Mbappe miss a penalty for the La Liga giants.
- Speaking after the loss, Bellingham absolved Mbappe of any blame for missing from the spot, stating, “The penalty miss is not the reason we lost. We weren’t good enough as a collective, they played better.”
- Liverpool’s intent was clear from the first whistle of the second period, with Curtis Jones seeing a shot deflect wide before Thibaut Courtois parried away Bradley’s downward header from close range.
- The long-awaited opener came from Mac Allister, who played a neat one-two with Bradley and dispatched a precise finish into the far bottom corner.
- Kelleher’s heroics were needed when Andy Robertson was adjudged to have tripped Lucas Vazquez, handing Mbappe the chance to equalize, but the Liverpool goalkeeper dived to his left to palm the kick away.
- The match provided more drama as Salah befuddled Ferland Mendy, leading to a penalty which he converted, sending Courtois the wrong way.
