A beautiful image between two great clubs. On Wednesday evening, after Real Madrid’s quiet victory and its qualification against Liverpool for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the Spanish club played the anthem of… Liverpool on the sound system of its Santiago Bernabeu stadium, instead of his. Not a chambering, no, but rather a mark of respect.
If the famous “You’ll never walk alone” sounded, it was because Real wanted to thank the Reds after the first leg. Liverpool had indeed honored the memory of a former Real legend, Amaro, who died in early February, by laying flowers in his honor.
The song, usually chanted at Anfield before the start of each match, was taken up here by the vast majority of Liverpool supporters who had made the trip, and even some Real supporters. The Liverpool players themselves enjoyed and applauded in the direction of the public as they returned to the locker room.
At a press conference, the Liverpool coach wanted to thank Real. “It’s a very nice gesture. It’s a big club. »