Woke up today thinking I should finally organize that Liverpool vs Madrid history I’ve been meaning to dig into. Grabbed my beat-up laptop – the one with the “Keep Calm and Drink Tea” sticker peeling off – fired it up, and opened a fresh spreadsheet. Named it “Epic Showdowns Reds vs Whites,” feeling kinda proud of that title already.
The Deep Dive Begins
Started simple: Googled “Liverpool Real Madrid past games results”. Holy moly, pages upon pages popped up! Clicked the first UEFA page that looked official. Scrolled through years, squinting at tiny text listing dates and scores. Found the 2022 Champions League Final first – yeah, that one hurt as a Reds fan. Typed it in: May 28, 2022 – Final – Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool. Felt a twinge remembering Alisson reaching for that Vinicius tap-in.
Coffee went cold while I hunted for older clashes. Needed both European stuff and any friendlies? Found stats for:
- Their 2018 Final (Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool – Karius night, ugh).
- The wild 2009 Last 16 tie (Liverpool 4-0 Madrid at Anfield! Woohoo! Then lost 0-1 away).
- Even tracked down a 2014 friendly (Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool in the USA, of all places).
My browser looked insane – dozens of tabs open with BBC Sport snippets, old UEFA archives, fan forums debating disputed goals. Double-checked everything against the official UEFA competition history pages. Seriously, had dates from like 1981 flashing before my eyes!
Hitting a Snag
Thought I was done around lunchtime… then remembered the 2005 game! NOT the Final, that was Milan. Duh. Searched for “Liverpool Madrid 2005.” Boom, found the Last 16 first leg: Feb 2005 – Liverpool 2-0 Real Madrid. Felt like an archaeologist unearthing treasure. Typed it in fast before I forgot.
Fingers got kinda sore copying all this data manually. Made a dumb mistake mixing up the scores for the 2014/15 group stage matches – typed 1-0 Madrid at Anfield when it was actually 0-3! Caught it later, thankfully. Whew. Serves me right for not taking breaks.
The Final Push
Organized the list chronologically, latest games at the top. Added a little legend explaining “LFC – RMFC” because nobody wants confusion on who scored what.
Double, triple-checked the final entries:
- Recent clashes: March 2023 (Champions League, aggregate Liverpool 2-6 Real Madrid – oof).
- That 2022 Final again.
- April 2021 (Quarter Finals, Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool aggregate).
Saved the spreadsheet like five times. Backed it up to my clunky old USB drive too – learned my lesson after that time I spilled tea on the laptop. Wrote a quick summary paragraph above the stats, calling it a “turf war across generations” or something cheesy like that. Hit ‘Publish Post’.
Bam. Done. Took way longer than expected, stumbled a bit verifying dates, but finally have that clear head-to-head timeline down! Feels good sharing the pain… er, glory… of this rivalry. My old cat even walked across the keyboard during the final save – typical.
