Jamie Carragher called Real Madrid one of the luckiest CL winners ever before Liverpool win | OneFootball

Real Madrid blew Liverpool away in their Champions League last 16 first leg match on Tuesday evening.

The reigning Champions League winners fell 2-0 down inside 15 minutes at Anfield.

Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah were both on the scoresheet as Real Madrid got off to the worst possible start.

But Real Madrid, as they always do in European football, responded well and scored five unanswered goals to win 5-2.

Vinicius Jr and Karim Benzema both scored twice, while Eder Militao was also on the score sheet as they pulled off an incredible comeback.

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Jamie Carragher calls Real Madrid 'one of the luckiest Champions League winners ever'

Jamie Carragher was covering the game as a pundit on CBS Sports.

Ahead of the match, Carragher looked back on Real Madrid's incredible Champions League victory in the 2021/22 season.

Real produced stunning comebacks against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City before beating Liverpool in the final.

Carragher was not impressed, though, and expressed his belief that Real Madrid were 'one of the luckiest Champions League winners' ever.

"I must say - sorry for interrupting - I think Real Madrid last year are one of the luckiest teams to ever win the Champions League.

"PSG: they scored two goals with seven minutes to go. Chelsea: they took them to extra-time. Man City: they scored two in the last minute. And in the final [Thibaut] Courtois was Man-of-the-Match..."

Thierry Henry did not agree.