UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid thrash Liverpool in massive comeback victory

In a thrilling contest at Anfield, Real Madrid came back from two goals down to run out comfortable 5-2 winners over Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Liverpool got off to a dream start against the European champions, taking the lead inside four minutes. Mohamed Salah on the right played a lovely ball for Darwin Nunez who made a clever run across the defence then flicked the ball beyond a helpless Thibaut Courtois.

If they didn’t already, fans must surely have thought they were dreaming when the lead was doubled 10 minutes later.