Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool – As it happened and reaction
Follow all the build-up and live updates as Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie.
Jurgen Klopp’s side travel to Madrid as they look for a positive result against Zinedine Zidane’s side to take back to Anfield for the return leg next Wednesday.
It’s a highly-anticipated clash between two of Europe’s heavyweights and the hope is the Reds can do the business in Spain and take one step closer to a semi-final clash against either Chelsea or Porto.
We’ll have all the latest throughout the day, including confirmed team news, live social media updates and post-match reaction. We’ll also bring you all the latest from the other tie of the night: Man City vs Dortmund.
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