VIDEO SHOWS: POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES WITH LIVERPOOL MANAGER ARNE SLOT AND REAL MADRID MANAGER XABI ALONSO FOLLOWING LIVERPOOL'S 1-0 WIN IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 4, 2025) (UEFA – This content can only be used in the reporting of the UEFA Champions League 2025/2026 season – no other use allowed. No commercial use. Must on-screen courtesy " UEFA 2025" or " UEFA 2026". No resales. No sublicensing. No monetisation.) ARNE SLOT 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: “Impressive because we played against an incredible side. A team that's in an unbelievable run of form, only lost once, won all the other games. So yeah, if you then can win against them but also with the performance we had, that's very positive. But apart from everything, we can say, we beat them because of a set piece. So, it's nicer to talk about this if you win, because if you lose, people come up with that I tried to find excuses. But a positive set piece balances the minimum you need to get a result nine out of ten times. And that's what we had today.” 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER, ARNE SLOT, SAYING: “Let's be clear, we had a very bad run of form in terms of results. No excuse in the world can make up for us losing so many games. But we had to play a lot of games in a small amount of time. We’ve had hardly any rest in between when we then face a team that had a lot of rest. Tonight, we played against a team that played on Saturday as well. So the both of us are two days rest. Then it is helpful to play a home game. Because of the last eight, I think we played six away from home. So, the fans can give you just a little bit of an extra edge if you are maybe a little bit tired. (Liverpool defender) Conor (Bradley) was outstanding. It was very nice. Last season, he was outstanding against Real Madrid, but he had to go off after 80 minutes because of an injury. And now three days after he played 90 minutes against Villa, he again played 90 minutes of incredible intensity against Vinicius. I told the players before the game, they've scored 26 goals in LaLiga and Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius have 24 goal contributions together. So, if you want to have any chance of winning a game, you should defend your set pieces well because that's the way teams score. But great individuals can score goals as well and these two definitely can. And Connor defended very good against the Vinicius.” 4. WHITE FLASH 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) LIVERPOOL MANAGER, ARNE SLOT, ON TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD, SAYING: JOURNALIST ASKING: “Did you speak to Trent as well?” SLOT, SAYING: “Only shortly afterwards. I gave him a hug. I don’t even know exactly what I said, but probably not a lot. But every time I meet him, I will either give him a hug or talk to him because he’s been very special to me as a player and as a human being.” 6. WHITE FLASH 7. SLOT LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 8. WHITE FLASH LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 4, 2025) (NICHE MEDIA – Access all) XABI ALONSO 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER, XABI ALONSO, SAYING: “I think we competed well. I think there were actions – like in the first half the chance (Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai) had, that came down to a duel. But it was a demanding, high-paced match. I think we could have been better on the attack in the last third of the pitch to be a real threat. And then the second half came down to details. At the break, we said he needed to get into the match so that we could have a chance and then we committed a lot of fouls. On one of the corners, Thibaut Courtois wasn’t able to save the header from the set piece. But at the end of the day, that goal gave them the advantage and then we struggled a bit. I can’t complain about the team. We tried. And it is the group stage. We can recuperate these points. And we’re just thinking about what is to come.” 10. WHITE FLASH 11. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REAL MADRID MANAGER, XABI ALONSO, ON TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD AND THE CROWD’S REACTION TO HIS RETURN TO ANFIELD, SAYING: “No, it was a very intense game. A typical atmosphere at Anfield for a Champions League game – a top, top classic game in European football. And we needed his (Trent Alexander-Arnold) quality. We needed his threat from the wing. It was to be expected. He’s professional, mature and he was ready for that. So, no problems.” 12. WHITE FLASH 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID MANAGER, XABI ALONSO, ON THE STARTING 11, SAYING: “They’re decisions we make depending on who is in a good place and who is playing well. But we need them all. It’s November now, and we’re going to go through a demanding period. But today, it worked well. They played well in a classic. Today, some things went well, and some others we can improve on. But we need everyone. And we leave her with a bad taste in our mouths because of the loss. But we have to keep going. We can analyse what happened today. And then, starting tomorrow, we have to think about Rayo (Vallecano).” 14. WHITE FLASH 15. ALONSO LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Liverpool manager Arne Slot credited both the quality of the opposition and the passion of the Anfield crowd for inspiring his side’s breathless 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday (November 4). Alexis Mac Allister headed home the game's only goal in the second half of the well-earned win as Slot's men handed the LaLiga leaders their first defeat this season in Europe's elite competition. “Impressive because we played against an incredible side, a team that's on an unbelievable run of form, only lost once, won all their other games," Slot said. "If you then can win against them and perform how we have, that's very positive,” Slot said. The Dutchman also praised his side’s defensive discipline, especially in keeping Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior quiet. Slot singled out 22-year-old right back Conor Bradley for his standout performance. The victory was Liverpool's second in a row after their 2-0 Premier League win over Aston Villa on Saturday (November 1) ended a dreadful run of four consecutive league losses, and six in seven games across all competitions. (Production: Kurt Michael Hall)
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