Liverpool have been left with a rocky undertaking to keep their Champions League desires alive after they were destroyed by savage Real Madrid at Anfield.
Holders Real- who beat Liverpool in last season's last in Paris - turned into the first side to score five at Anfield in Europe notwithstanding going two goals down from the beginning as Liverpool made a fantasy start to this last-16 tie.
Darwin Nunez's splendid flick put Liverpool ahead after just a brief time before Mohamed Salah capitalized on Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' unfortunate leeway to double their advantage 10 minutes later.
Liverpool's allies, who had vented their fierceness at being wrongly faulted for the confusion finally season's last by holding up a banner decorated with "Uefa Liars" and boisterously sneering the Champions League song of praise, were soon to have their deafening festivals quieted in decided style.
Vinicius Junior's splendid 21st-minute strike pulled a goal back before Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson took cues from Courtois by hacking a freedom directly at the Brazilian, holding his head in torment as the ball circled behind him into the net before a distrusting Kop.
It changed the entire accentuation of the challenge, Genuine going on two minutes after the break when Eder Militao headed in Luka Modric's free-kick.
Real then slammed home their prevalence as Karim Benzema's shot redirected in off Joe Gomez, the French striker then, at that point, coolly adding a fifth after more splendid work by the ever-enduring Modric.
Liverpool have pulled off astounding rebounds previously, however it would be really unprecedented in the event that they turned this one around at the Bernabeu.