Six reasons why Liverpool could pull off the greatest Champions League comeback ever against Real Madrid

It is with a sense of hope, rather than belief, that Liverpool supporters have begun to descend on Madrid this week.

Their club’s history may be littered with the improbable and the incredible, especially when it comes to European football, but even the most optimistic Reds fans understands that this latest Mission: Impossible is likely to prove, well, impossible.

Trailing 5-2 from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, Liverpool head to the Santiago Bernabeu, home of 14-time winners (and defending champions) Real Madrid, on Wednesday night knowing they require a performance, a result and an occasion that would rival any in its 131-year existence.

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Can they do it? Logic tells you no. Real, after all, were ruthless in exposing the many flaws of Jurgen Klopp’s side at Anfield last month, and the Spanish giants have won five of the last six meetings between the teams, including a 1-0 triumph in last season’s final.

Liverpool couldn’t even get a result on the road at Bournemouth last weekend, losing 1-0 to a team which had started the day bottom of the Premier League. The inconsistency of Klopp’s men this season has been little short of staggering.

But logic also tells you that if anyone can pull off a miracle, it’s Liverpool. Few clubs have such a reputation when it comes to comebacks, big European nights and big European wins.

With that in mind, GOAL looks to find some hope for Reds supporters...