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Madrid (AP) - Toni Kroos has the best prospects of making it into the semi-finals of the Champions League with Real Madrid.

In the new edition of the final of 2018, the German national soccer player paved the way for the Spaniards to a 3-1 (2-0) home win in the quarter-final first leg against Liverpool.

After a magic pass from Kroos, Vinicius Junior scored the 1-0 in the 27th minute.

The 2-0 win by Marco Asensio (36th), who benefited from a Liverpool defensive mistake, was initiated by Kroos.

The 1: 2 for the English was achieved by Mohamed Salah (51st), before Vinicius (65th) restored the two-goal advantage with the 3-1.

On April 14th in Anfield, coach Jürgen Klopp and Liverpool FC are threatened with the quarter-finals.

The 53-year-old had tried hard before the game to make the game less important.

Neither is it a revenge for the Champions League final 2018, which was lost 3-1 under unfortunate circumstances, nor the last chance to participate in the premier class in the coming season.

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Real had to do without Raphael Varane at short notice because of a positive corona test.

In addition, offensive strategist Eden Hazard and defense chief Sergio Ramos were injured.

The latter had played an inglorious role in the final three years ago, among other things with a head hit against the then Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius.

Nevertheless, the Real Defense easily kept the Englishman, who was harmless for half a period, away from their own goal.

From the beginning, the Madrilenians determined the game led by the German referee Felix Brych.

With a dream pass of around 40 meters on Vinicius, Kroos provided a highlight after 26 minutes.

The Brazilian took the ball at full speed with his chest and shot flat to make it 1-0.

Just nine minutes later, Marco Asensio used a capital defensive carver from Trent Alexander-Arnold after another long pass from Kroos to make it 2-0.

In the first 45 minutes, the Liverpool team had no chance of scoring, but after the restart, Salah used the first to make it 1: 2.

Even after that, the English acted more viciously and courageously than in round one.

Real was only temporarily impressed and hit back in the person of Vinicius with the 3: 1 ice cold.

Liverpool then braced themselves vehemently, but unsuccessfully, against the defeat.

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