Liverpool suffered the worst defeat in European competitions at Anfield on Tuesday as Real Madrid ran riot, beating the Reds 2-5 in the first leg.
Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah scored early in the game to hand Liverpool a 2-0 lead before Real Madrid struck back twice to shock Anfield as the half-time score read 2-2, thanks to both teams’ goalkeepers coming up with disastrous performances.
The second half saw Real Madrid dominating the game and scoring three more goals to quite possibly end the two legged tie in the first leg and breaking some impressive records.
Multiple factors contributed to this scoreline and Best of Bets provides you player ratings out of 10 will give you a picture of what happened.
Liverpool vs Real Madrid Champions League round of 16 first leg player ratings
Liverpool player ratings:
Alisson – 2
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 5.5
Joe Gomez – 3
Virgil van Dijk – 3
Andy Robertson – 4
Fabinho – 4.5
Stefan Bajcetic – 4
Jordan Henderson – 4
Mohamed Salah – 7
Cody Gakpo – 6
Darwin Nunez – 7.5
Substitutes:
Diogo Jota – 3
Roberto Firmino – 4
James Milner – 4
Joel Matip – 4
Harvey Elliot – N/A – Came on too late in the game
Manager:
Jurgen Klopp – 3
Real Madrid player ratings:
Thibaut Courtois – 3
Dani Carvajal – 6
Eder Militao – 7.5
Antonio Rudiger – 4
David Alaba – 4
Eduardo Camavinga – 7.5
Luka Modric – 9
Federico Valverde – 8.5
Rodrygo – 8
Karim Benzema – 9
Vinicius Jr – 10
Substitutes:
Nacho – 8.5
Dani Ceballos – 6
Marco Asensio – N/A
Toni Kroos – N/A
Manager:
Carlo Ancelotti – 9
