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What next for Liverpool after Champions League humiliation against Real Madrid? By Matias Grez, CNN. Published 5:10 AM EST, Wed February ...

It might only be the end of February, but Liverpool’s season – for all intents and purposes – is already over. It’s certainly not an impossible task, with Liverpool seven points behind Tottenham in fourth, but with two games in hand. The first goal, we became slightly passive higher up the pitch and we were not chasing them where we had to chase them. “It was exactly how we wanted to play, we caused them problems all over the place, we were really in the game with a super intense start. we can change five times [substitutes], we can keep the rhythm, but then the first situation pretty much … “I think the whole first half was good, besides the [Real] goals.

Jurgen Klopp criticised Liverpool for their "slapstick" defending as they suffered a 5-2 Champions League loss against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

"I've never seen a team come to Anfield like that on a European night and destroy Liverpool. "I told the boys that this is a result the opposite of what we wanted, but a defeat is a defeat. So we have to make sure we keep that. We have a few days when I will make sure we take the right things. His second came from an [Alisson](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/196876/Alisson) mistake. The second goal was slapstick."

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has said more is to come from him after his sensational performance in the win over Liverpool on Tuesday.

When Rodrygo and Karim [Benzema] are doing well, it's good for me and the team." "The goals [we conceded] did not shake us," Vinicius said. They say the things I really want to hear. "It's not just me, but the whole team did a great job. "I'm only 22 years old, despite being in my fifth season here, I want to continue having a starring role in the Champions League." Asked if he had additional motivation to answer critics on Tuesday, Vinicius said: "I don't try to silence anyone, I try to follow my life and reach my goals, help my teammates on a daily basis.

It will take a mighty effort to repair the damage to morale sustained during the club's worst ever home defeat in Europe.

It’s not been the easiest season so far but the only way to get out of it is to stick together and that’s the message – even now. “The second leg is in three weeks.” Klopp’s message was telling because it recognised the implications of a game that was not just any other game or any other defeat, but unlike any Anfield encounter in his European adventures with Liverpool. “The start was outstanding, us in a nutshell, and that’s what we have to keep doing. If we allow this one game to be really influential we are really silly; 5-2 can be damaging but I have to make sure it is not.” The reaction is likely to have repercussions beyond a season of alarming regression.