It got worse for Mbappe after the break when he had the chance to make it 1-1 from the penalty spot after Alexis Mac Allister had given six-time European champion Liverpool the lead. But with Caoimhin Kelleher to beat, he saw his effort pushed away by Liverpool’s back-up goalkeeper.

Real Madrid lost to Liverpool on Wednesday, their third defeat in five Champions League games. But they're still in position to qualify for the knockout rounds because of a format their president despises.