Twitter Reacts to Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema's Performances vs. Liverpool

Real Madrid easily defeated Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield during Wednesday's round of Champions League fixtures, riding their red-hot attacking unit to a third consecutive win in Group B.   

The duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema were on point, both scoring superb goals early before the France international took advantage of some sloppy defending to double his tally in the first half.

Ronaldo found himself on the end of a lofted ball after some beautiful buildup play. With limited space, he somehow managed to strike a half-volley that blasted past Simon Mignolet for the first goal of the match.

As shared by OptaJoe, he became just the second player to cross the 70-goal mark in the Champions League with that effort:

It was also the 20th city in which he has scored a Champions League goal, via Goal's Ben Hayward:

The Times' James Ducker was stunned by the sheer quality of the goal:

Former England star Michael Owen didn't hide his admiration of the Portugal international:

The Daily Mirror's Martin Lipton paid his respects to Ronaldo, but also noted the dreadful defending that accompanied his goal:

Genius Football took it one step further:

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Glen Johnson when he sees Ronaldo Benzema and James coming at him.. pic.twitter.com/078Ko6Xr9r

— GeniusFootball (@GeniusFootball) October 22, 2014"

Benzema doubled Los Blancos' lead with a fantastic header from a near-impossible angle, anticipating Toni Kroos' cross and lofting the ball over the advancing Mignolet.

Radio 5's Dan Walker couldn't believe it:

Queens Park Rangers' Joey Barton was also impressed:

ESPN FC's Dermot Corrigan thought the goal was just as good as Ronaldo's

The Frenchman scored a second later in the first half, after Mignolet rushed off his line during a corner and completely missed the ball. Benzema was in the right place at the right time, tapping in his 40th Champions League goal, via OptaJose:

He also became just the third to score a brace at Anfield against the Reds, via OptaJose:

Los Blancos easily controlled the second half and ran out 3-0 winners, further strengthening their position at the top of Group B.

The defending champions have been in spectacular form, and Carlo Ancelotti must hope Ronaldo and Benzema can carry their form in Saturday's Clasico.

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