Liverpool set records galore during their 5-2 loss to Real Madrid, and none of them good. It was a result that will never be forgotten and will stick out like a sore thumb in the history of club for the rest of time.
The Reds simply don’t concede five goals, or lose by three, or lose by three from 2-0 up at Anfield very often at all. There are two aspects of the match which will particularly sting. Firstly, Liverpool started so well, racing into a two-goal lead inside 17 minutes for the second match in a row. At that point, Real hadn’t had a touch closer to goal than the edge of the Reds’ penalty box.
The other disappointing aspect of the result is that the visitors scored five times from relatively few chances. Per FBRef, Madrid only had nine shots, worth a total of just 1.7 expected goals (which, remarkably, was 0.2 less than Liverpool mustered).
