Top 5 Records Real Madrid Broke By Thrashing Liverpool

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday in a historic Champions League performance after falling down by two goals.

Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah provided the Reds an electrifying start to the last-16 match with two quickfire goals, giving Los Blancos a lot of concern early on.

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However a superb performance from Vinicius Junior launched a powerful Real Madrid comeback.

THEEAGLE takes a look at all the records Real Madrid broke in Tuesday’s eventual 5-2 victory…

Vinicius Junior youngest since Cruyff to score twice as Anfield visitor in Europe

Vinicius Junior’s winning goal in the 2017 Champions League final broke Liverpool fans’ hearts, and he did it again on Tuesday in the first leg.

He made history by becoming the youngest player to at least score twice as a visitor in a European game at Anfield since Johan Cruyff at the age of 22.

Real Madrid first to turn two-goal deficit into three-goal UCL win

The squad led by at least two goals at the start of the match, but Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who are renowned for staging thrilling comebacks, went on to win by three goals, setting a Champions League record. The stats are valid for both home and away games.

A stunning goal every nine minutes was averaged by their five goals, which were scored between the 21st and 67th minutes.

First visiting European team to score five at Anfield

Actually, Real Madrid scored four goals against Liverpool at Anfield, becoming the first visiting team to do so. Karim Benzema’s shot was deflected in by Joe Gomez, and they added an additional goal for good measure after Benzema maneuvered around Alisson and shot into an open goal.

The Reds also surrendered at least four goals in the Champions League for the second time this season after doing so against Napoli on September 7.

Vinicius Junior second-youngest Madrid player to score in three straight UCL games

After scoring against Celtic and RB Leipzig, he scored two more goals on Tuesday, making his three-game winning streak in the Champions League the best in Real Madrid history after Raul.

Raul accomplished the feat in 1999 at the age of 22 years and 163 days.

Benzema first to score six in European career vs Reds

Benzema now has more goals against Liverpool in the European Cup and Champions League history than any other player after his brace at Anfield on Tuesday night (6). For the record, he entered the game on par with Didier Drogba.

Teammate Vinicius Junior, who had two strikes earlier in the match, is currently in second place in that category (5).