Liverpool failed to stage one of their famous Champions League comebacks as a late strike from Karim Benzema condemned them to a 6-2 aggregate defeat against Real Madrid.
Real already had one foot in the quarter-finals after their resounding 5-2 win at Anfield last month, and despite huffing and puffing for the majority of Wednesday's second leg the Reds were floored to the point of no return when Benzema tucked home the only goal of the game 12 minutes from time.
The Frenchman's strike capped a commanding aggregate victory for Los Blancos, who kept the defence of their European crown going in style.