Comeback kings Madrid in their element amid European chaos
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Thibaut Courtois and Alisson Becker channeled their inner Loris Karius after they produced huge howlers in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
The Reds scored an early goal at Anfield after Darwin Nunez finished off a sensational move in the fourth minute.
The Uruguayan forward's strike was the fastest Liverpool goal in the history of the UEFA Champions League at Anfield.
Things turned even worse for Madrid inside the first 20 minutes after Courtois’ rare mistake.
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The Belgian goalkeeper fumbled a back pass from Madrid defender Dani Carvajal.
Comeback kings Madrid in their element amid European chaos
FootballThe loose ball then deflected off the shot stopper's knee into the path of Mohamed Salah, who reacted quickly to score.
Here is a video of Salah's goal:
Salah's effort gave Jurgen Klopp's side a 2-0 cushion before Vinicius Junior reduced the deficit.
The Brazilian was then a beneficiary of an unpardonable mistake from Liverpool goalkeeper Becker, as his pass hit the Real Madrid forward's leg and looped into the net to gift the visitors an equaliser.
Receiving a back pass from Joe Gomez, Alisson completely miss kicked his clearance which fortuitously struck Vinicius and zoomed into the net.
Here is a video of Vinicius' goal:
Karim Benzema ended his goal-scoring drought in the current Champions League campaign in style when Real Madrid trounced Liverpool on Tuesday night.
The Frenchman grabbed a second half brace as the defending European champions put last season's finalists to the sword at their own backyard.
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FootballAccording to Opta, Benzema becomes the oldest visiting player to score against Liverpool at Anfield in a major European competition (35 years, 46 days old).
Darwin Nunez produced a cheeky finish to a Salah cross to open the scoring against Madrid in the fourth minute of the game.
The goal was unbelievably cheeky and caught Thibaut Courtois off guard, Sports Brief earlier reported.
The goal was the first of four goals scored in the first half between the two sides, as they both lived up to their attacking billing.