A howler from Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois gifted Liverpool a second goal in the opening 15 minutes of their Champions League clash at Anfield this evening.
The Reds had already taken the lead inside five minutes of the last-16 first leg courtesy of a cheeky flick from Darwin Nunez.
The home side's dream start got even better just 10 minutes later as Mohamed Salah was gifted a second by Courtois.
The Belgian, who was named man of the match when the two sides met in the 2021-22 Champions League final, collected the ball from an untidy backpass and was looking around for his options while Salah closed him down.
However, before he could get a pass away, the ball bounced off the knee of his standing leg and straight to Salah, who duly tucked it away.
ANFIELD ERUPTS AGAIN! 📢
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Mo Salah pounces on a huge error from Thibaut Courtois 🇪🇬#UCL pic.twitter.com/zhMGQhSK9K
The goal was the Egyptian's 42nd in European football for Liverpool, surpassing the club record held by 2005 Champions League-winning captain Steven Gerrard.
Salah has also now moved on to 44 Champions League goals in total, drawing level with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba as the highest-scoring African in the competition's history.
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