Liverpool
vs
2008–2022
Real Madrid
84
Rivalry score
8
Meetings
8
KO stages
Liverpool and Real Madrid have faced each other 8 times at the World Cup, including 8 knockout-stage encounters. Real Madrid lead the all-time series 5–2–1. A combined 22 goals have been scored (Liverpool 9–13 Real Madrid). They met in the finals of 2017 and 2021.
Rivalry Score Breakdown
Match frequency24/24
Competitive balance11/18
Knockout weight25/25
Prestige stages14/14
Recency10/10
Drama0/9
Overall84 / 100
Head-to-Head
2W1D5W
Goals
9–13
KO meetings
8
First meeting
2008
Biggest Liverpool win20084–0Liverpool
Biggest Real Madrid win20222–5Real Madrid
Most dramatic20171–3Real Madrid
All Champions League meetings(8)
| Year | Stage | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R16 | 1–0 |
| 2008 | R16 | 4–0 |
| 2017 | FINAL | 1–3 |
| 2020 | QF | 1–3 |
| 2020 | QF | 0–0 |
| 2021 | FINAL | 0–1 |
| 2022 | R16 | 2–5 |
| 2022 | R16 | 0–1 |
PENS = detected via heuristic (ET + draw + year ≥ 1978). Penalty winner not available in base data.