"We caused ourselves problems", says Henderson after Liverpool’s humiliating defeat to Real Madrid

suffered a 5-2 defeat against

in the first leg of the Champions League last 16 round on Tuesday. This is Liverpool’s biggest defeat at Anfield in Europe.

After the match,

 said Liverpool made too many mistakes against the Champions League holders, and they should blame themselves for this defeat.

He told BT Sport:

"It's Very difficult. For large parts of the first half we performed well and were unlucky to be level at half-time. We made too many mistakes. Real Madrid punished us every time tonight.

"A lot was [due to] their quality. We didn't help ourselves for sure. We didn't defend it [Militao's goal] well enough. The game went away from us at that point.

"The last two games we kept clean sheets. it's difficult to come here and speak. Yes, they have a lot of quality. When you're not 100 per cent defending they punish you. We caused ourselves problems at times. It's a tough one to take in the end.

"We still played a good first half. We were on top and created some good chances. There was a good chance at 2-0, a scuffle on the line. If that goes in it's a big moment.

"The second goal obviously is a mistake. The third we'll be disappointed with. That's when the game went away from us."

Liverpool is in eighth place in the Premier League after 22 matches. They are seven points behind fourth-placed team, but they have two games in hand and Henderson urged his teammates to concentrate on their games in the Premier League.

"It's [the second leg] still a few weeks away,"

he added.

"We have to move on quickly. We have Premier League games before then, so we have to concentrate on that, and cross this bridge when we come to it."

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