Klopp concedes that even a draw at Liverpool wouldn't have been enough

Jurgen Klopp expressed his disappointment that Liverpool was unable to produce a "special performance" against Real Madrid. The

needed to overturn a 5-2 deficit from the first leg of the last 16 tie to progress to the next round.

However, despite some good moments, they were unable to do so and lost 1-0 to a Karim Benzema goal. Klopp acknowledged that even if they had produced a miraculous comeback, they would still have been eliminated due to the damage done in the first leg.

Klopp highlighted that even if Liverpool had managed to draw the first leg at Anfield, it would not have been sufficient to save the tie, as Madrid's dominant display in the second leg would still have been enough to eliminate them from the Champions League.

"To be honest, if we draw at home and play the game that we played tonight, we go out probably as well,"

Klopp told BT Sport.

"We cannot come here and hope that you get something.

"We prepared for a special performance, but we were not able to put it on the pitch tonight.

"It was obvious, I think – nobody is thinking, 'how could Liverpool go out?' That's probably the best sign that the right team went through."

He added:

"In three halves of the two games, they were the better team. That's how you go through to the next round."

Klopp praised Alisson for making two "sensational saves" during the match against

, which helped Liverpool avoid another embarrassing defeat.

"Not all exits are like this,"

the manager said.

"There are probably 500,000 different ways to go out, and this was ours tonight.

"It's not what we wanted, but it's what we got. Now we have to carry on."

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