It was an embarrassing defeat. We predicted that Liverpool team will not win against Real Madrid. But nobody expected Liverpool to be beaten so badly. However, Benzema's performance in this match was extraordinary. He proved that Benzema has not aged yet and is still in great form. If Benzema could have stayed with the squad from the start of the season, Madrid would have been at the top of La Liga. Benzema scored two goals and one assist in this match. Apart from Benzema, the youngster VIni played superbly in this match. Vinicius scored both goals in the first half.
I wasn't surprised by the performance of the Real Madrid, they have the squad and experience to pull off such performance anyday. I always knew they would pull a comeback in the game against Liverpool but wasn't expecting Liverpool to score two goals that quickly and maybe that's where the mistakes started from because they began to fill very comfortable and thought they have the game under control forgetting that they're playing against comeback kings that have been doing that in the games leading to this encounter. It was just disgraceful watching Liverpool get destroyed but that still doesn't take out the argument that the premier league is the better league.
Smaller clubs in the premier league had done more damages this season to Liverpool than what Real Madrid did. Atleast with Real Madrid, Liverpool could score and not just once but twice. Against smaller things this season on numerous occasions, Liverpool has conceded more than three goals without any reply. Liverpool are just having a bad season and I think it's time they let some players leave the club. Players like Mo Salah shoudn't have gotten the salary increase he got instead they would had try to keep Sadio Mane at the club with a better salary than what he was receiving.
Real Madrid is indeed able to show extraordinary mentality. Ancelotti's team is one of the teams that often wins comebacks after previously falling behind in the Champions League match. So with a victory with a fairly landslide score, it is very likely that Madird has locked a ticket to the quarter-finals. Then for Liverpool, their era can be said to be over.