Before the game tonight i had taken my word back as regards Real Madrid picking Liverpool apart, i did so because i thought Liverpool coming into this game on the back of two victories against Everton and Newcastle would give them the well needed confidence to go out there tonight and give their fans something to cheer about, and to be fair to them, they did, but it only lasted for 20 minutes, before it absolutely turned into a Real Madrid show.
Having said that, quite a lot of things are going wrong for Liverpool, i just read that this is the first time they are conceding 5 goals in a European comperition in Anfield. The bad thing about this loss is its demoralizing effect, just after the team started to find their spirit again, and i am pretty sure this defeat would affect them in the EPL. As far as the second leg goes, this is already a done deal imo, Real Madrid are just too experienced to throw away a three goal lead when they are playing at home, thus it should be goodbye Liverpool.
You are talking exactly the way I thought about this game, too. I can openly admit that I took on a bet against my friend and he offered me some amazing odds when I bet that Liverpool is going to win with 2+ goals and Frankfurt is not going to lose. When someone offers you great odds you start talking yourself into it literally!
After 15 minutes it was 2:0 for Liverpool and I sent him some smileys and said "already shitting your pants?"
haha, funny anecdote.
But seriously, I think that was the beginning of the end for Klopp now. Or maybe said differently, the end of the end. The beginning of the end is their performance in the Premier League. Now losing 2:5 in a home game after a lead with two goals, I am shocked and Klopp is probably, too.
Frankfurt vs. Napoli was just a demonstration that Napoli works like a perfect engine. They exactly know what to do, how to change positions or hold positions. Perfect game even when they missed a penalty.