On Wednesday evening, two participants of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals were revealed. An incredible drama unfolded at Anfield Stadium, where Liverpool experienced a true fiasco.
Jurgen Klopp's team, dominating the entire 90 minutes, once again succumbed to Madrid's Atletico team after a disastrously long extra time and ended their tournament performance.
In the first leg, Atletico won 1-0, and advanced to the quarterfinals with a total score of 4-2.
"Liverpool", as predictably expected, dominated from the start of the match and forced Jan Oblak to work seriously. The first goal came in the 43rd minute when Georginio Wijnaldum scored with a header.
In the second half, Liverpool continued their assault, but Atletico held firm in defense and pushed the match into extra time. The home team started fantastically - in the 4th minute of extra time, Roberto Firmino sent the ball into Atletico's goal and seemed to lead Liverpool to the next stage.
Anfield felt a victorious atmosphere, but the hosts were punished by a surprising Atletico weapon - Marcos Llorente, who appeared in midfield after a substitution.
In the 97th minute, the Spaniard scored after Adriano's mistake, narrowing the gap to one goal and giving Atletico the advantage back. And that wasn't the end of the Spaniard's show - in the 105th minute, M. Llorente, after a pass from Alvaro Morata, directed the ball into Adriano's goal with a distant shot.
With that, all of Liverpool's hopes of recovery were dashed - they needed to score two goals in the final 15 minutes. Liverpool not only failed to score more, but also conceded a goal in the final moments of the match when A. Morata sprinted after M. Llorente's pass and gifted the team a victory - 3:2.
Liverpool hadn't lost a Champions League home match in over seven years. The last time the "Reds" were also defeated by a Madrid club - Real.
Meanwhile, in Paris, PSG players defeated Dortmund's Borussia 2-0 and continued their journey towards the final. In the first leg, BVB won 2-1.
Playing in an empty stadium, the Parisians took the lead in the 28th minute when Neymar scored after a corner kick. The decisive blow to BVB was dealt at the end of the first half - Juan Bernat scored.
In the second half, BVB did not have dangerous opportunities and PSG easily advanced to the quarterfinals, where they last played in 2016.
Results:
Liverpool 2 - 3 Atletico (First leg: 0-1, final score: 2-4) 43' [1 - 0] G. Wijnaldum 94' [2 - 0] R. Firmino 97' [2 - 1] M. Llorente 105+1' [2 - 2] M. Llorente 120+1' [2 - 3] A. Morata
PSG 2 - 0 Borussia (First leg: 1-2, final score: 3-2) 28' [1 - 0] Neymar 45+1' [2 - 0] J. Bernat 89' E. Can (Borussia) sent off from the field
