UCL Benzema dispels all doubt to send Liverpool tumbling out

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 (6-2 overall) on the strength of a goal from Karim Benzema, knocking Jurgen Klopp's team out of the UEFA Champions League. No miracle was going to happen. There is no epic comeback tale. Whatever dignity remained after the first leg beating was preserved by the Liverpool barrel. Real Madrid won 1-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a goal from Karim Benzema in the second half in front of the Bernabeu faithful.