Real Madrid’s miserable Champions League trip to Liverpool was compounded when the club’s new team bus was damaged in a road accident on Thursday. The squad of players were not on the bus at the time – and there were no serious injuries – but footage shows the front of the vehicle wedged into the back of a lorry on the M40.

Real Madrid's bus was involved in a collision on Thursday on its return trip from Liverpool to Spain after the team's Champions League defeat, sources told ESPN.

Emergency services attended a scene in Warwickshire after the Real Madrid coach was involved in a road traffic collision while travelling back from Liverpool. No players were on board the coach, which was carrying staff members and player equipment en route to London after Wednesday evening’s Champions League tie against Liverpool.

Real Madrid's team bus was involved in a crash on the motorway following their 2-0 Champions League defeat by Liverpool on Wednesday night

Real Madrid's official team coach was spotted in a crash on the M40 motorway a day after the loss to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Following their 2-0 defeat to Liverpool in the Champions League at Anfield on Wednesday evening, Real Madrid's team bus was involved in a motorway crash