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Are Liverpool the Real Deal?

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Liverpool's 1-0 win over Real Madrid and question how the Reds were able to turn their form around so quickly. Plus, the guys break down if Bayern Munich are the best team in the world as it stands after their 2-1 victory over PSG. Plus, Jurgen Klinsmann reacts to a few standout performances by United States Men's National team players in the Champions League. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome into the latest edition of the SPNFC, K Marie Alejandro Moreno and Stevie Nicol here in the studio and a big day of Champions League action to look back on.

0:13.0

We will kick things off at Anfield where Liverpool took on Real Madrid, Alexis McAllister scoring a second half header, the only goal of the game here at Anfield,

0:23.6

as Liverpool earned a deserved win over Real Madrid. Tebowar Cartois was Real Madrid's best player by some distance, which tells you the night that the Madrid Easter's had.

0:31.6

Let's welcome in our panel for this evening. We have Juergen Klinsman with us and Stuart Robson as well. I must start with you though, Stevie. It's the best Liverpool we've seen this evening. We have Juergen Klinzman with us and Stuart Robson as well.

0:38.4

I must start with you though, Stevie. Is this the best Liverpool we've seen this season?

0:42.7

Listen, you couldn't have dread. If you were, anybody connected with Liverpool today,

0:47.2

you couldn't have dreamt the way they played. I mean, quite frankly, they outplayed Real Madrid

0:51.8

for the majority of the game. Little spells where Real Madrid had some possession, but this was all about Liverpool.

0:58.1

Going forward, you know, we've been talking about who's to blame for Liverpool's poor

1:03.5

performances.

1:05.4

Is it the players?

1:06.3

Is it the manager?

1:07.3

Well, today, everybody, everybody gets the praise because the players absolutely turned up tonight.

1:13.6

Defensively they were great. The middle of the park, they were fantastic.

1:17.6

That three of McAllister, Grabenberg, Slobys Lai were outstanding.

1:21.6

Slobby's Lai in the first half was absolute world class.

1:25.6

And Arnold Slot, in my opinion, got this absolutely 100% right.

1:30.3

Because nobody expected him to play VERS.

1:32.3

I certainly didn't.

1:34.3

And I guess because of the Ria Madrid set up,

1:37.3

because they had nothing down that right-hand side, Liverpool's left,

1:41.3

and so he could play VERS.

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