He scored in the 'Reds' 5 goals in 4 games

Vinicius. Most European Liverpool goalkeeper

Real Madrid star Vinicius scored a double from Real Madrid's quintet against Liverpool the day before yesterday. EPA.

Real Madrid always seem to be keeping their best for Champions League football, and Liverpool were the latest victims of their uprisings in the competition when the reigning champions won 5-2 at Anfield yesterday. Real Madrid's refusal to give in to their fate was decisive in their 14th title last season, and they did not seem to lose their glamorous touch. While Liverpool can be said to have collapsed at the hands of their players, Real Madrid have a history of keeping their best for the best, in this case the Champions League.

The player who suffered the most from Liverpool in recent matches with Real Madrid, is Brazilian Vinicius Junior, the most player scored in the history of European competitions against Liverpool, with five goals in four games, including a double in the five-way victory the day before yesterday.

In Vinicius' first match against Liverpool, he scored a double in April 2021, in the first leg of the quarter-finals, then played against Liverpool in the second leg and did not score, and in the last Champions League final, he scored the winning goal for Real, which led him to the 14th title, and then a double the day before yesterday, which makes him five goals against Liverpool, and this is in addition to an assist.

Real Madrid showed their true mettle in the important match against Liverpool, starting lacklustrely, but quickly turned the tide in their favour, and showed their true mettle in the European competition. Last season, they lost 1-16 to Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their last-3 tie, but rallied to win 1-<> at the Santiago Bernabeu before beating Chelsea in the quarter-finals.

Manchester City looked in a good position when they triumphed 4-3 in the first leg of the semi-final and took a goal ahead in the second leg in Madrid. But Rodrygo scored twice in the dying minutes to extend the game into extra time, which was decided by Karim Benzema from the penalty spot. Yesterday, Real Madrid conceded two goals in the first 14 minutes, and Liverpool fans felt that their team would avenge their defeat in last year's final as the visitors struggled to cope with the burning atmosphere in the Liverpool stronghold. Vinicius Jr. rallied to score twice and equalise at the end of the first half.

In the second half there was one team on the pitch, and Real Madrid gave their opponents a lesson in how to decide the games, and perhaps the whole clash. Liverpool posed no danger after the break despite the support of the fans, while Real Madrid scored three goals from four attempts on goal, becoming the first team in the history of the competition to turn a two-goal deficit into a victory by three goals.

Liverpool conceded five goals at home for the first time in the Champions League, and it is the third time they have conceded that number of goals in a single home game in all competitions this century. It was Liverpool's sixth defeat in seven games against Real Madrid, including the final in 2018 and 2022.

• Vinicius was the owner of the winning goal for Real in the 14th title in the 'European Champions' last summer, at the expense of Liverpool.

• Liverpool conceded five goals at home for the first time in the 'Champions' and it is the third time they have conceded a quintet in a single home game in all competitions in a century.

• The loss to Real Madrid is Liverpool's sixth defeat in seven games against Madrid between 2018 and 2023.

Vinicius' 5 goals at Liverpool:

■ Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool (first leg of the quarter-finals 2021 - double).

■ Liverpool 1-2022 Real Madrid (Euro <> final - winning goal).

■ Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid (first leg of the final price 2023 - double).

Ancelotti: A perfect start we never expected

Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, said in a press statement: "The victory over Liverpool at home and among its fans with five perfect start that we never expected in this way."

"We didn't expect a start like my team did, but when I was 2-<> down I thought about what happened at the (Manchester City) stadium last year in the hope of repeating what happened, but in the end it came out better."

The Real coach added: "We have never lost confidence and managed to regain control of the ball. The experienced players have helped the youngsters in many situations, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos."

Jürgen Klopp: We gave Real Madrid the 5 goals

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said: "I told the players after the game that defeat becomes defeat if we don't learn from it. If we let one game affect us, that's bad."

"Yes we need to improve, but we have to look at the positive things as well. We gave Real Madrid the five goals, we could have done better but (Real) is completely different."

"We will go to (Madrid) in order to win. I don't know if that can happen or not."

Salah equals Drogba's achievement and breaks Gerard's record

Liverpool's star and top scorer, Egyptian Mohamed Salah, equaled the achievement of Ivorian Didier Drogba, as the most goalscoring African player in the 'European Champions'.

Salah scored Liverpool's second goal during their match against Real Madrid. Salah scored his 44th goal in the continental tournament to equal the record of Drogba, the legendary star of the English Chelsea.

Salah also broke the record of Liverpool legend Gerrard, as he scored his 42nd goal for the English team in the 'Champions', compared to Gerrard scoring 41 goals. Salah also topped the list of scorers this season in the 'European Champions' with eight goals, surpassing the goal of Kylian Mbappe, the top scorer of Saint-Germain.