Liverpool gave their season a huge shot in the arm with a 1-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night at Anfield. Alexis Mac Allister's second-half header was enough in a game that saw visiting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois make a string of superb saves to keep the score down.

The ECHO was at Anfield to run the rule over proceedings. You can catch our live blog, player ratings, post-match analysis and verdict all here. The reactions of Arne Slot and Xabi Alonso were also covered in the post-match press conferences.

Our colleagues from the national media were also on hand to give their own considered takes. Here's what they made of it.

OPINION

OPINION

The Telegraph's Chris Bascombe writes: "Real Madrid were kryptonite to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. They appear to be rocket fuel for Arne Slot.

"Klopp’s great Anfield side could never get past Los Blancos, the Champions League final defeats of 2018 and 2022 the most painful of the German’s...