Madrid tries to avoid Liverpool comeback in Champions League
Real Madrid's Eder Militao, left, celebrates with his teammate Rodrygo after he scored his side's second goalduring a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Bernat Armangue]
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid got used to pulling off dramatic comebacks in the Champions League last season. Now it needs to avoid one to keep its title defense going. It will be Liverpool needing to do something magical at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Wednesday to reverse a 5-2 loss from the first leg in the round of 16. No away team has ever erased a three-goal loss from the first leg in the Champions League. Only five times the team that lost at home rallied in the second leg. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says, “Even if there’s only a 1% chance, we have to give it a try.”
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Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti touches his ear during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Espanyol at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, right, attempts a shot on goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, England, Saturday March 11, 2023. (Kieran Cleeves/PA via AP)
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