Firstly, Liverpool started so well, racing into a two-goal lead inside 17 minutes for the second match in a row. Per FBRef, Madrid only had nine shots, worth a total of just 1.7 expected goals (which, remarkably, was 0.2 less than Liverpool mustered). Sadly for the Reds, the Brazilian then scored from an opportunity valued at just 0.03 expected goals. “We have enough players around, nobody puts a foot in.” He wasn’t wrong but the Liverpool defenders can’t have expected Vinicius to score from that position. Liverpool have had 33 shots in the box worth no more than 0.03 xG this season, and just nine of them were on target.
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