Liverpool produced a spectacle to beat Real Madrid 2-0 astatine Anfield connected Wednesday nighttime - and determination was nary shortage of superstars watching connected from the directors' box.
Arne Slot's broadside turned connected the benignant to comfortably spot disconnected the 15-time winners of the Champions League acknowledgment to goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo.
And conscionable arsenic the stars aligned for Liverpool connected the transportation to assistance them unafraid a celebrated win, truthful did they successful the stands arsenic a big of celebrated faces arrived astatine Anfield to ticker the game.
Most notably among the Liverpool fans was a enactment of nine legends as Lucas Leiva, Sami Hyypia and Martin Skrtel watched together, portion legendary erstwhile brag Rafa Benitez was contiguous too.
Liverpool icons of the erstwhile epoch were besides successful attendance arsenic Sir Kenny Dalglish, Ian Rush, Phil Thompson and Jan Molby watched on.
From the Real Madrid contingent, erstwhile Los Blancos stars Michael Laudrup, Roberto Carlos and Emilio Butragueno were besides spotted wrong Anfield.
Former Madrid prima Gareth Bale was connected punditry work alongside different aged Real Madrid alumni successful Steve McManaman, who was moving alongside Rio Ferdinand. Ex-Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel, meanwhile, was connected commentary duty.
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UEFA via Getty Images)There were besides appearances from Arsenal fable Freddie Ljungberg and ex-Fulham defender Brede Hangeland, who were moving arsenic pundits for the crippled for different TV channel.
Completing the footballers successful attendance, Sunderland prima Jobe Bellingham was successful the stands to cheer connected his member Jude earlier watching him succumb to defeat.
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Getty Images)The biggest prima extracurricular of shot was undoubtably the quality of tennis fable Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard who is simply a known Real Madrid fan.
He was joined by actors Michael Myers - known for his portrayal of Austin Powers - and Damian Lewis, who stars successful the fashionable TV amusement Billions.
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