Liverpool v Real Madrid in Champions League: What coaches and players said

Real Madrid bounced back from being 0-2 down to clinch a stunning 5-2 win over Liverpool on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool 2-0 at Anfield by 14 minutes but Vinicius Jr. and Karim Benzema later scored two each while Eder Militao added one more to script a fantastic night for the defending Champions. Here are the key quotes after Liverpool’s defeat to Real Madrid: “It’s very difficult to take. I have mixed feelings and frustration with the result. For large parts of the first half I felt we performed well, probably unlucky to go in half-time level. We made too many mistakes around the goals. When you make too many mistakes, teams like Madrid punish you.” – Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson

“We know football is always difficult, they started well. Two errors after 14 minutes, we need to do more – what we did until the end. A goal can change everything and it happened today.” – Real Madrid skipper Karim Benzema “Madrid will always be in the fight until the end, (but) I think Liverpool aren’t the same team they were last year. They are more vulnerable at the back.” – Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois “The beginning was outstanding. It was us in a nutshell, a super intense start. 2-0 up. The whole first half was good beside the goals we conceded. After the first goal we became a bit passive higher up in the pitch. The second goal is slapstick. It should not happen. It’s a strange one. There’s a lot for me to take from it too.” – Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp “We suffered a lot early on, you can’t start games like that, but fortunately the team had a cool head. Up front today we were very efficient. Every time we broke the press of Liverpool we were able to create chances.” – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti Read all the  Latest News ****,  Trending News ****,  Cricket News ****,  Bollywood News ****,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook ****,  Twitter  and  Instagram ****.