Jurgen Klopp let out a wry chuckle as he commented on Liverpool's defending after they were ripped apart by Real Madrid in the Champions League.
The Reds led 2-0 with less than a quarter of an hour played thanks to Darwin Nunez's opener and Mohamed Salah's opportunistic strike after Thibaut Courtois' error. But Los Blancos roared back at Anfield as Vinicius Junior struck twice - his second came after a clanger from Alisson - and the teams entered the interval all square.
The second half brought a trademark European masterclass by the 14-time continental kings, who scored three times without response to seal a 5-2 aggregate lead to take into the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. Eder Militao's thunderous header put Real Madrid ahead of the first time just seconds after half-time before the evergreen Karim Benzema scored twice to silence the Anfield faithful.
