Brendan Rodgers dropped Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard, Glen Johnson, Raheem Sterling, Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson, but the Reds offered a credible performance in the Bernabeu.
The home side took the lead early through Benzema but Liverpool held their own and were unfortunate not to come away with a point.
@liverpool well played tho lacked quality in finishing ... Missing Sturidge ... Improvement tho .. Positive from lfc ...
— Lisa Southgate (@lfclee2011) November 4, 2014
@liverpool no complaints. Most of second string out. Most of them deserve to start against Chelsea
— The Dude (@robsimcoxda1st) November 4, 2014
@liverpool Players and manager emerged with real credit contrary to the predictions of those complaining about team selection.
— Steve Baker (@Countthem12345) November 4, 2014
@liverpool Players there who have deserve in the next game. There was passion and focus I did not see in the last few games
— Trausti E Jónsson (@traustie) November 4, 2014
@liverpool I think we were decent, don't think Madrid got out of 1st gear if I'm honest
— R.Kelly #JFT96 (@RoZo_11) November 4, 2014
@liverpool proud of our team even in defeat #lfc
— Nick Christian (@NickChristian12) November 4, 2014
@liverpool good performance, better than at the weekend against Newcastle. #YNWA all the way!
— Lee-Harry Dire (@lee_dire) November 4, 2014
@liverpool starting line up did well considering the way everyone slated them before kick off. Lucas quality. Can improving.
— jonnyoutterson@gmail (@jonnyoutterson) November 4, 2014
@liverpool Great game... Ronny tamed. Liverpool need a Fowler Rush or Owen. They knew where the goal was!
— Mike Key (@DMKey55) November 4, 2014
@liverpool great performance out there tonight , we missed Sturridge and sterling needed to press forward more.
— Victoria Clarke (@VictoriamariaC) November 4, 2014
@liverpool wow that was a great performance good play toure..thumbs up
— noah zungu (@noah_zungu) November 4, 2014