Following the Real Madrid 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Tuesday’s Champions League fixtures, Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has explained the major reason for the loss at Anfield.
Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has said that Liverpool’s ability at set pieces made the difference in their Champions League clash on Tuesday night.
Alexis MacAllister scored the winner in the first half, heading a free kick past Thibaut Courtois.
Speaking after the game, Alonso admitted that his team struggles to deal with set pieces, and Liverpool took advantage.
“Set pieces are what we concede the most goals from,” Alonso told the media.
“I think it could have been avoided today. They pressed us a lot.”
“They have skilled forwards in executing set pieces and finishing them. They created a lot of chances because we made a lot of mistakes.”
The defeat is the first Madrid have suffered this season in the Champions League, after winning their first three fixtures.
