Liverpool sealed an emphatic 1-0 victory over Real Madrid to get their Champions League campaign firmly back on track - and the reaction in Spain to Los Blancos' display has been nothing short of scathing.
Real Madrid have been taking a battering in Spanish media after losing to Liverpool in the Champions League. Alexis Mac Allister's second half goal sealed a 1-0 win for the home side, but if it weren't for Thibaut Courtois' heroics between the sticks, it could have been far worse for Los Blancos.
The Spanish giants headed into the clash in imperious form, with not only a 100 per cent record in Europe, but 10 wins from 11 games in La Liga. Liverpool, on the other hand, had been wobbling for weeks - and were there for the taking after losing six games in all competitions in the space of a month.
But Arne Slot's Reds were well worth their win, with Conor Bradley keeping Vinicius Jr quiet and Jude Bellingham largely shut out by Ryan Gravenberch. Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, however, took aim at Kylian Mbappe, accusing the Frenchman of "going missing," particularly in the first half.
"All the mystique and epic nature that the match showed minutes before the ball started rolling, began to fade as the minutes passed and the game of the two teams became more physical than anything else," they wrote. "Especially [Real Madrid], who had a lot of the ball but without decisiveness.
"Although players like Vinicius or Bellingham got into the game a lot with it, not so other more lethal ones like Mbappe who was missing during the first half " The publication also gave Trent Alexander-Arnold - who came on as a second half substitute to a chorus of boos - a one-star review.
Cadena SER had Bellingham in their crosshairs, slamming the England international, as well as Mbappe, for refusing to help out defensively: "Real Madrid has a problem with aerial balls. Despite having players like Eder Militao, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Dean Huijsen, they struggle to defend aerial balls because other players like Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe don't track back to cover them."