Jurgen Klopp was careful to keep adding caveats but the glint in his eye and the upbeat demeanour gave the game away.
Liverpool’s manager thinks there is a chance of what would be a comeback to surpass even Barcelona at Anfield. You might laugh and shake your head incredulously about the prospect of the team that lost at Bournemouth making history in the Bernabeu but Klopp is an unashamed dreamer.
Klopp knew he was an island here on Tuesday night, all on his own surrounded by a sea of inquisitors (this one included) who are adamant that it simply will not be possible for Liverpool to score four unanswered goals and turn a 5-2 deficit upside down.