Atletico oust champs Liverpool
Liverpool, March 12
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone defended his side’s approach after dumping Liverpool out of the Champions League with a 3-2 victory after extra time at the Anfield to progress to the quarterfinals, winning 4-2 on aggregate. The holders looked to have ended Atletico’s dogged resistance when Roberto Firmino put them ahead in the last-16 tie after Georginio Wijnaldum’s first-half header forced the second leg into an extra 30 minutes.
Story Highlights
- 1 ST Defeat ends Juergen Klopp’s proud record of never losing a two-legged European tie as Liverpool manager
- 4 YEARS PSG made it to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2016
- 25 Before the loss, Liverpool were unbeaten in their last 25 home games in the European competition
However, Liverpool were made to rue a host of missed chances to kill the tie off in 90 minutes as Llorente twice curled home from outside the box before Alvaro Morata further rotated the knife into their chest by breaking away to score in added time of the extra time. Defeat ends Jurgen Klopp’s proud record of never losing a two-legged European tie as Liverpool manager and he took a swipe of Atletico’s defensive tactics. It remains to be seen if and when Atletico will play in the last-8 due to the chaos caused across the continent by the coronavirus. But Simeone basked in another famous European night for the side he has twice led to the final in his eight years in charge.
Neymar the hero for PSG
Paris: Paris Saint-Germain players celebrated with supporters gathered outside the ground after Neymar set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors on Wednesday, taking them through to the quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate. PSG needed to overturn a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Germany, but Neymar’s 28th-minute header put them ahead on the night in the second leg amid a surreal atmosphere, as banned supporters congregated outside. Juan Bernat then deflected in a Pablo Sarabia assist to make it 2-0. — AFP
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