Klopp feels Real Madrid tie 'is over' after Liverpool suffer worst European home defeat

Jurgen Klopp says he believes, for now at least, that Liverpool's Champions League dream is over following Tuesday's 5-2 capitulation to Real Madrid that gave the title-holders a significant advantage ahead of the last-16 return leg in Spain next month.

Liverpool couldn't have wished for a better start, as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah put the home side 2-0 up inside 14 minutes.

It ended with the Reds' worst ever European home defeat as a brace apiece for Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema sandwiched an Eder Militao header at the start of the second half.

Put to Klopp that Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said he could not say the tie was over, he said: “I think Carlo thinks the tie is over – and I think it as well in the moment.

“But in three weeks – that is how it is in these moments – the closer you get to the game, the bigger our chances become and the less likely that the tie is over.

“But tonight with a 5-2 when you see the game, they are pretty good in counter-attacking … we have to score there three goals and take some risks. That could be a bit tricky.

“But it’s really not in my mind so we go there, I can say that now already, and try and win the game.

“If that’s possible or not right now I don’t know but that’s what we will try and from there we will see.”

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker 4: No chance stopping Vinicius’s stunning opening goal. Horrible mistake when his pass out from back rebounded off Vinicius and into the net to make it 2-2. Wong-footed by deflection on fourth goal, rounded by Benzema for fifth. Reuters

Liverpool head to Spain for the second leg on March 15 reeling from a humiliating loss, having become the first team in Champions League history to take a 2-0 lead and lose by a three-goal