{"id":122735,"date":"2025-11-05T07:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122735\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T07:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:17:07","slug":"fowler-had-great-line-on-bradley-dominance-in-liverpools-madrid-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/122735\/","title":{"rendered":"Fowler Had Great Line On Bradley Dominance In Liverpool&#8217;s Madrid Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool look to have finally found their feet again, with Arne Slot&#8217;s side producing an excellent performance en route to a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in their Champions League league phase clash at Anfield this evening.<\/p>\n<p>This was a game that Liverpool largely dominated, with only a goalkeeping masterclass from Thibaut Courtois keeping the visitors level for the first hour or so. The Belgian would make a number of excellent saves, although he would eventually be undone by a close range header from Alexis Mac Allister.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool lead at Anfield! \ud83d\udd34<\/p>\n<p>A bullet header from Mac Allister see&#8217;s The Reds take a deserved lead against Real Madrid \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QVoqFqcom7\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/QVoqFqcom7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Premier Sports Ireland (@PremSportsIRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PremSportsIRL\/status\/1985821216297427022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid would attempt to increase the intensity of their play after that goal, although they created little in the way of scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Liverpool would run out as reasonably comfortable 1-0 winners.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/three-ireland-u17-stars-journey-643586\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Contrasting Journeys Of Three Ireland U17 World Cup Stars That Led To Qatar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/jonny-evans-roy-keane-alex-ferguson-manchester-united-643590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonny Evans Recalls How He Was Caught In Middle Of Keane v Fergie Fallout Early In Career<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fowler Had Great Line To Sum Up Conor Bradley Form In Liverpool Win<\/p>\n<p>Much of the conversation in the buildup to this match was dominated by the welcome Trent Alexander-Arnold would receive upon his return to Anfield for this game.<\/p>\n<p>The Englishman was not named in the starting XI for Real Madrid, although he would be booed during the warm-ups before the game. That was turned up a few notches when he was introduced in the final ten minutes of the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander-Arnold was loudly booed as he made his way onto the pitch, with that process being repeated every time he touched the ball.<\/p>\n<p>\n        Recommended\n    <\/p>\n<p>                        <a :href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :title=\"article.title\" :aria-label=\"article.title\" class=\"not-prose col-span-2 md:col-span-1 ga-event\" data-category=\"Recommended Article Tracker\" data-action=\"click\" :data-label=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\" :data-value=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.url\"><\/p>\n<p>                                            <img class=\"aspect-video\" width=\"130\" height=\"73\" :src=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/article.image\" :alt=\"'Image for: ' + article.title\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, it was the performance of another right back that caught the eye on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Bradley was absolutely superb throughout the game. Not only did he completely mark Vinicius Jr out of the game, but he was also a threat at the other end of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Amazon Prime, Robbie Fowler had a great line to sum up the display from the Tyrone man on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Bradley, I mean wow. He put in an unbelievable performance.<\/p>\n<p>If Vinicius Jr gets to his bedroom tonight I will be amazed, because I think Conor Bradley might even stop him getting in there!<\/p>\n<p>It just shows with Liverpool that the confidence is there.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian grew increasingly frustrated with Bradley over the course of the game, at one stage being booked after hacking down the Northern Ireland player.<\/p>\n<p>Fowler was not the only person to be impressed with the performance from the 22-year old defender.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd12 \ud835\uddd5\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddde\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddda: Conor Bradley won 100% of his tackles and 8 duels vs. Vinicius Jr tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Vinicius lost possession 19 times against him, had 0 shots, and 0 G\/A. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fwJKKpaekO\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/fwJKKpaekO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Touchline | \ud835\udc13 (@TouchlineX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchlineX\/status\/1985829296275955928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conor Bradley if he played Real Madrid every week <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVRMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LIVRMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OBVe234ts2\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/OBVe234ts2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gene McGurk (@magawk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/magawk\/status\/1985826836677271641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLet me out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SUPERB Conor Bradley \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVRMA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LIVRMA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lqI4rRzFfA\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/lqI4rRzFfA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Quek (@SamanthaQuek) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaQuek\/status\/1985828340239044782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Conor Bradley. Our fucking right back <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/raSIA0TANJ\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/raSIA0TANJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnythingLFC_\/status\/1985830047576703350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conor Bradley has had a mixed run of form to start the season, although he has been excellent in his last two games.<\/p>\n<p>Considering Liverpool&#8217;s defensive issues in recent weeks, getting Bradley back to his best could go a long way towards fixing those problems.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.balls.ie\/football\/carragher-schmeichel-trent-alexander-arnold-liverpool-643603\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carragher Rubbished &#8216;Disgusting&#8217; Schmeichel Claims About Trent Reception At Liverpool<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool look to have finally found their feet again, with Arne Slot&#8217;s side producing an excellent performance en&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,1101,112],"class_list":["post-122735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-liverpool","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}