Real show their class
This was billed as the game between the five-time European champions and the reigning European champions. The Reds started the game brightly but failed to capitalise on their advantage. And once Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring, it looked as though there was no way back for the home side, even though there was still more than an hour left on the clock.
The opening goal was also the club’s first goal against Liverpool in the Champions League. By the end of the first half, the gulf in class was evident for all to see and it looked as though it was only a matter of time before Madrid broke their duck and secured their first victory over Liverpool. The Reds have looked a pale imitation of themselves so far this season and they need to get sorted pretty quickly or all the work that they did to get into the Champions League might go to waste.
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