Liverpool were brutally beaten in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 showdown with Real Madrid at Anfield on Tuesday night as the holders fought back from two goals down to claim a commanding 5-2 win at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp’s men, who have endured a disappointing season so far, were convincingly beaten by Carlo Ancelotti’s men in a repeat of last season’s final, with the Reds now harbouring little hope of a place in the quarter-finals.
Few predicted that there would be such a disparity between the two sides, just nine months on from a tight final in Paris. But on a mistake-riddled night on Merseyside, Liverpool were found wanting, conceding five goals in a European game at Anfield for the first time in the club’s history.
