Vinícius Júnior double for Real Madrid punishes careless Liverpool in first leg

[The Guardian]

There is no anger left from 2018, Jürgen Klopp insisted, but there must be from this match. Some things have changed since Real Madrid and Liverpool last met, in the 2018 Champions League final in Kiev, yet the result remained the same. Two goals from Vinícius Júnior and one from Marco Asensio inflicted another 3-1 defeat and if there is still a chance to turn this around at Anfield, this season has proven that it is not the same without the fans. And on this evidence, there is little to grab hold of.
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