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Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

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Liverpool suffer worst-ever home defeat in Europe as Real Madrid run riot

Another vintage Real Madrid night at Anfield. Liverpool’s failure to match the one modern super club with a better Champions League record continues, and in a worse way than ever before.

Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid: A 2-0 Liverpool lead soon turned into a heavy defeat on a nightmare night at Anfield

It was entirely wrong in 2009, the message from the Spanish media as Real Madrid came to Enfield seeking to overturn a Yossi Benayoun goal from the first leg. This time around though - even with two Liverpool wins recently - Europe’s finest from last season could have been forgiven for thinking maybe there was an element of that which might ring true this time around.

There was just one goal between them in the final in Paris nine months ago, as the two great sides of European football of the moment, but the game changes so quickly and on Tuesday night Liverpool felt lost somewhere in their past, reaching out for a moment just beyond their grasp.

The Liverpool team, which includes the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, suffered a heavy defeat at home and in the midst of its fans, against its Spanish counterpart, Real Madrid, by five goals to two, in the exciting confrontation that was held at the “Anfield” stadium, the stronghold of the Reds, in the first leg of the sixteen round of competitions. UEFA Champions League 2022-2023.


Darwin Nunez scored the first goal from the Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, in the fourth minute of the start of the match. The Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, succeeded in scoring the second goal for the Reds in the 14th minute of the match, and Mohamed Salah took advantage of the fatal mistake of the Belgian goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, to hit the ball into the net.

According to the "Opta" network, Mohamed Salah has become the most scored African player in history in the European Champions League, with 44 goals, equal to former Ivorian Chelsea star Didier Drogba.

Mohamed Salah also became the player who scored the most goals for Liverpool in the European Championships (42 goals), surpassing Stephen Gerrard.

And the Brazilian star, Vinicius Junior, scored the first goal for Real Madrid in the 21st minute, before adding the second in the 36th minute of the match.

Vinicius's second goal came after a fatal mistake by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who hit the ball in the Brazilian player's foot, and it bounced into the net, announcing the equalizer 2-2 for the royal team.

In the second half, Real Madrid scored three consecutive goals, signed by the duo Militao and Karim Benzema, "two goals" in the 48th, 56th, and 67th minutes of the match, respectively.

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