Liverpool vs Real Madrid live updates: Mbappe and Salah misses ...

How did that performance and result go down with you on our Discuss tab then? Take a look:

???? Adil C: Jones has been outstanding. Much deserved standing ovation. Bradley has been incredible. His energy levels are remarkable, combined with no little quality.

???? Maxwell K: Liverpool miles better on the day. For some reason it is easier to stomach losing to a club with the history and support of Liverpool, rather than a plastic club.

???? Daniel L: Endrick came on and all he did was assault Konate several times, get a yellow for his trouble, and then maybe injure him right at the end.

???? Kj M: Conor Bradley, that’s a tackle! ???? ????

And with that, matchday five of this season’s Champions League mega group phase is over — three more to go.

Here’s the picture it leaves ahead of the next round of fixtures in a fortnight’s time…

As for Kylian Mbappe, there are simply not enough arrows on the pitch graphic — meaning the French forward just wasn’t involved enough, nor in dangerous enough areas for Real Madrid.

The positions of Arda Guler and Jude Bellingham in that passing network also helps explain why Mbappe’s impact tonight only ever felt on the periphery of the game bar the odd spark.

Starting with a starring role from Liverpool full-back Conor Bradley.

It was a night where Bradley excelled, and you can pick apart his night with our dashboard.

Those combinations on the left with Salah and Jones played a significant role in Liverpool’s success tonight, for sure.

A bit more reaction here, now from Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti from our correspondent, Mario Cortegana:

???? “The result is correct. Liverpool have a good dynamic, they are on fire, they play with intensity... We defended well in the first half but we failed in some decisions in the last pass.”

And on Kylian Mbappe’s penalty miss and difficult start to Madrid life:

???? “It has happened to me many times, especially with strikers when they struggle to score. There is a medicine, which is to be patient. It’s a moment for him, especially after this missed penalty, everyone has to support him.

“It could be he lacks a bit of confidence. When things aren’t going your way, you have to play simply but sometimes you complicate things more. But you can’t judge a player for a missed penalty.”

It was more wisdom from Arne Slot at half-time that helped his Liverpool team get over the line against Real Madrid. Here’s a snippet of what he told TNT Sports:

???? “It’s not the same as any other one (game). They are the reigning champions and have dominated Europe recently. They are a pain in the arse for Liverpool many times as well!

“But it’s not just the result, it’s the way we played.

“We were a bit impatient (in the first half). Every time they threatened us it was from us being sloppy or forcing it. I said we could play with more intensity so forget the shirt you face, do what you always do, and we can create more chances even than we did in the first half.”

That was not the night Jude Bellingham was hoping for on his return to England with Real Madrid. Here is his reaction to TNT Sports:

???? “They just took control of the game. We never really maximised the spells we had in possession. When we got the ball back, we tried to force the counter-attack a few too many times and turned it over so much.

“They kept us in a place where we couldn’t really harm them and I just think they were more up for it than us to be honest, which is really disappointing to say.

“The penalty (miss) is not the reason we lost. As a collective, we weren’t good enough on a night they performed better than us, and it’s as simple as that.”

You can tell from the smile plastered over the face of Alexis Mac Allister that this was one of the good nights at Liverpool. Here he is, speaking to TNT Sports:

???? “When you play against teams like Real Madrid, it is always nice to score but the most important thing is that we won it and in a really good way.

“We dominated the game, and we needed this guy (Caoimhin Kelleher) a couple of times. But thank god he was there and he really played well again tonight.”

What an emergence from Caoimhin Kelleher this season, especially when facing penalties.

The Liverpool goalkeeper, stepping in for the injured Alisson, has faced four penalties in 2024-25 for club and country — and he has saved three of them.

Harry Kane for England against Ireland in this month’s international break at Wembley has been the only player to score against him from 12 yards.

Finland’s Joel Pohjanpalo (vs Ireland) and then Southampton striker Adam Armstrong, plus Mbappe tonight, complete the list of Kelleher’s spot-kick successes.

Liverpool fans will quickly turn their focus to this weekend’s huge game with Manchester City after their side finally chased the ghosts of Real Madrid away for the first time in 15 years.

The good news is that Liverpool will be heavily favored in each of their next three matches in Europe — against Girona, LOSC Lille and PSV. The more concerning development is how serious Ibrahima Konate's late injury will turn out to be…

Here’s something no one expected, new format or not: Real Madrid are in danger of falling out of the top 24 and failing to advance past the Champions League group stage. Madrid are reeling — this was their first loss to Liverpool in 15 years and first time ever losing three group stage games in the Champions League.

Next up is a rematch against one of the more surprising success stories of this year’s Champions League: defending Europa League winner Atalanta.

Real Madrid defeated the Italian side 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup in August, a game which also marked Kylian Mbappe's club debut (and first club goal).

What a night for Liverpool, and it was deserved too. If you take Real Madrid’s penalty out of the full-time numbers below — for example, 0.80 of their expected goals created — then you can see how little Madrid created. Those numbers are below…

FT: Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid

Real Madrid were missing some key figures, but this was a statement performance — and result — from the Premier League leaders.

There were six other Champions League matches taking place at the same time around the continent. Here are the full-time results:

Those six results join the two from earlier:

Arne Slot’s decision to task Conor Bradley — a young player with very little Champions League experience — with keeping Kylian Mbappe quiet was another stroke of genius for the first-year Liverpool boss.

Bradley stymied Mbappe and the loaded Madrid attack throughout the 90 minutes at Anfield. He set the tone early with a perfectly timed tackle on an Mbappe breakaway chance that electrified the Anfield crowd, and never looked back from there, refusing to let the superstar get a quality chance at goal and winning balls all night long regardless of who he was matched up with.

As if that was not enough, Bradley also had the assist on a give-and-go with Alexis Mac Allister for Liverpool's opening goal.

Some concern for Liverpool after the final whistle with Konate staying down and needing treatment.

Back on his feet but hobbled off the field.

That’s a worry for Slot ahead of Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Manchester City here.

What a moment for Caoimhin Kelleher. Liverpool’s No. 2 goalkeeper was picked to start in place of the injured Alisson and got his star turn in the 61st minute, guessing right on a Kylian Mbappe penalty to keep Real Madrid from equalising.

While Kelleher deserves credit, it was also an extremely poor strike from someone of the quality and stature of Mbappe as the Frenchman continues his rocky first season with Real Madrid.

Both Liverpool and Real Madrid have lived up to pre-match expectations.

One is the most in-form team in Europe and the other is struggling to perform at a top level and had a lot of absentees.

Mbappe is singled out as he was signed for this type of game, and he was probably the worst player tonight.