Heavy hand of history ensures Liverpool and Madrid deliver classic once again 

It was breathless stuff, and we have another leg to come. But only an extreme optimist would give Liverpool a chance of repeating their famous comeback win over Barcelona in 2019.

WORLD-CLASS: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring the team's first goal. Pic: Michael Regan/Getty Images

WHEN THESE two giants of European football were drawn together back in November, we thought we might be in for a good game, but we were wrong - this was an exceptional match for all sorts of reasons.

It will go down in history for many reasons, not least as Liverpool's heaviest home defeat in European football. Other records were broken, including Mo Salah overtaking Steven Gerrard as Liverpool's top scorer in European football.