Liverpool 1 Madrid 0.
Alexis Mac Allister's second-half header capped a dominant performance as Liverpool ended Real Madrid's 100 percent Champions League record with a 1-0 victory to inflict more pain on the the returning Trent Alexander-Arnold.
On a night when £100 million signing Florian Wirtz finally flourished it was the diminutive Argentina international who finally broke goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' almost one-man resistance in the 61st minute.
Back-to-back victories for the first time since late September moved Liverpool into sixth place in the table. They are now level on points with Madrid, who failed to score in a game for the first time this season.
Saturday's win over Aston Villa may have been hailed as significant after a run of six defeats in seven matches but this was the real deal in terms of performance and attitude.
Alexis Mac Allister's second-half header capped a dominant performance as Liverpool ended Real Madrid's 100 percent Champions League record with a 1-0 victory to inflict more pain on the the returning Trent Alexander-Arnold.
On a night when £100 million signing Florian Wirtz finally flourished it was the diminutive Argentina international who finally broke goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' almost one-man resistance in the 61st minute.
Back-to-back victories for the first time since late September moved Liverpool into sixth place in the table. They are now level on points with Madrid, who failed to score in a game for the first time this season.
Saturday's win over Aston Villa may have been hailed as significant after a run of six defeats in seven matches but this was the real deal in terms of performance and attitude.