Liverpool FC, coached by Jürgen Klopp, lost 5-2 to Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 first leg. British and Spanish newspapers write:
The Sun: "Disgraced Reds bungle two-goal advantage and fall in worst Champions League defeat at Anfield. As an evening of history and comedy turned to humiliation and terror, all Jurgen Klopp could do was see the wreckage of his Anfield -consider empire."
Daily Mail: "Anfield is a place where other teams struggle to catch up, but not Liverpool. Anfield is actually, especially on Champions League nights, a place where Liverpool shatter their opponents' dreams, not the other way around."
Guardian: "It was Liverpool who broke at the first sign of turmoil, which began after the first goal of the night by their nemesis, Vinícius Júnior. It was the 21st minute and the extent of the home side's collapse subsequently exposed the fracture points , dragging through this difficult season."
Daily Mirror: "It was the first time Liverpool have ever conceded five goals at Anfield in a Champions League game and it has completely dashed their hopes of winning the Champions League for the first time since 2019."
Marca: "Anfield succumbs to the spell of Real Madrid. The club has put its Champions League winners stamp on the most mythical venue in English football."
As: "Anfield was Vinícius at his feet. The Brazilian was the best player on a historic night: he scored twice, fouled the third and assisted Karim Benzema."
El País: "Sometimes Madrid doesn't seem like Real. The most amazing team in history never stops surprising. What happened in Liverpool makes big comebacks in Chamartín look like a joke."
Mundo Deportivo: "Real Madrid have a foot and a half in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The second leg at the Bernabéu on March 15 is still pending, but after the goal celebration against Liverpool in Anfield, Ancelotti's team would have to do very badly not to get into the next to come round."
