First Leg
First Leg
Liverpool vs Manchester City
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FIRST HALF
12’: It’s that man again! Salah scores. He finishes his 38th goal of the season with a simple tap in in front of goal that gives Liverpool the lead over their English rivals.
20’: Oxlade-Chamberlain blasts the ball into the goalkeeper’s right side of the net from a fair distance away from goal.
32’: Mané triples Liverpool’s lead with a neat header in front of goal provided by Salah.
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SECOND HALF
No goals
MATCH SUMMARY
Before the match even kicked off, the adrenaline of this rare encounter filled Anfield, Liverpool’s 134-year-old home turf. The iconic footballing atmosphere of this stadium blasted across the stands, and you could really sense that this match was going to be a special one. Liverpool versus Manchester City. Two local English sides who are battling for the most prestigious club trophy in the footballing world. Liverpool hosted the first leg. Man City started off with possession, controlling the play and showing their class with intricate passing plays. However, Liverpool were not having it, and their starman Mohamed Salah scored very early in the match to give Liverpool the lead. Liverpool continued to press, and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain soon doubled their lead with a cracking shot from outside the box. Fifteen minutes before halftime, they scored again through Sadio Mané. The second half was less intense, and Liverpool were happy with their lead and made sure to not concede any goals. Manchester City were unthreatening, and it ended 3-0 to the hosts. Liverpool have the advantage going into the next leg, but they shouldn’t underestimate what Pep Guardiola’s side is capable of, having only lots four times this entire season.
MOM: Mohamed Salah
Writer: Albert
Juventus vs Real Madrid
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FIRST HALF
3’ Ronaldo scores and amazing goal assisted by Isco. With this goal Ronaldo continues his unbelievable streak of goal in the Champions League!
SECOND HALF
64’ Its Ronaldo again, but this time with probably the best goal in this year’s champions league so far! This amazing bicycle kick will forever be remembered as one of the best in the history of the Champions League.
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72’ Marcelo closes the match with the perfect assist from Ronaldo
MATCH SUMMARY
Juventus meant business. A rampaging machine, the boys in white showed no mercy to the Italian team. Ronaldo opened the scoring early on before returning in the second half to score an absolute banger. A perfectly executed bicycle kick sealed the match, and Marcelo added the cherry on top with Madrid's third goal. Juventus were weak, and need to pull of something miraculous in the second leg.
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MOTM: Cristiano Ronaldo
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Writer: Erik Lindmark
Barcelona vs Roma
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FIRST HALF
38’: De Rossi own goal after trying to take the ball away from Messi.
SECOND HALF
55’: Manolas scores an own goal. Unlucky touch by the defender who puts the ball in his own net
59’: Pique scores the 3rd goal for Barca right after the start of second half.
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80’: Dzeko scores after a throw ball and tries to get the hopes back for Roma
87’: Luis Suarez makes it 4-1 due to a terrible mistake from Gonalons who gives the ball away to the Uruguayan striker.
MATCH SUMMARY
Unfair result which doesn’t reflect the way the two sides played. There was a pretty good balance between the two but because of mistakes and certain moments with lack of attention, Roma gave away 4 goals. Barca now has a big chance of passing and it will be really hard for Roma at their home ground. Football is unpredictable though and anything can happen.
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MOTM: Andres Iniesta
Writer: Andrea Stanisci
Sevilla vs Bayern Munich
FIRST HALF
32’: Pablo Sarabia finally gets his opportunity to score after the previously missed golden opportunity. Sevilla takes the lead in hopes of a major upset.
37’: Franck Ribery low crosses the ball into the box which ends up in the net when Jesus Navas accidentally taps it into his own goal.
SECOND HALF
68’: Thiago Alcántara scores off a cross from the French international Ribery.
90+4’: Match ends Bayern 2, Sevilla 1 for the first leg of the quarterfinals.
MATCH SUMMARY
The first match for these two teams in the Champions League quarter-final started off with Bayern taking the win against Sevilla. The final score of the match was Bayern 2-1 Sevilla with Franck Ribery taking a clear leadership role for the scoring of this match. The teams were evenly matched in the game.
The game started off with very high pressure from the Sevillian side, starting off with a very prominent opportunity for the side. With a very close chance early on in the game that was almost scored by Pablo Sarabia, who later came back to score the first game for the Sevillian side. Although Bayern was able to take back control of the game and score a goal before the end of the half. Being the clear favourites of the match, Bayern played lower than their regular standards. Bayern centre-back Mats Hummels had this to say about the game "We're happy with the result but it wasn't 90 minutes good for us. There was half an hour in the first half when Sevilla was clearly the better team.”
MOTM: Javi Martinez
Writer: Erik Lindmark
Second Leg
Manchester City vs Liverpool
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FIRST HALF
2': Gabriel Jesus scores a simple goal after Sterling's pass reaches him in front of goal following a quick counter attack.
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SECOND HALF
55': Mohammed Salah scores against City once again to give Liverpool a vital away goal
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77': Roberto Firmino sends Liverpool into the lead.
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MATCH SUMMARY
It looked like the tie was over before the match had kicked off due to Liverpool's comprehensive 3-0 win at home. However, the possibility of a remarkable comeback for Man City were ignited once Jesus netted one in the second minute. City kept pressing and triggered several shots, hitting the post and even getting an offside goal. They played in and around Liverpool's penalty box for most of the first half. In the start of the second half, Mohammed Salah was treated with a chance following Mané's shot which he converted with a lovely chip. CIty now had to score four more goals to get passed their rivals, which seemed impossible at this point. This impossibility was reflected in the City player's performance for the rest of the match, as they let in a second goal late on. Liverpool end up winning both legs against their English rivals with two very satisfying results that send them to the semi-finals for the first time in 10 years.
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MOM: Mohamed Salah
Writer: Albert
Real Madrid vs Juventus
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FIRST HALF:
2’: Mario Mandzukic with an early goal assisted by Sami Khedira. Real Madrid 0, Juventus 1.
37’: Once again Mario Mandzukic manages to find the back of the net and increases Juventus’ lead to Real Madrid 0, Juventus 2.
SECOND HALF:
60’: Juventus is once again able to extend the score difference, this time with a goal from Blaise Matuidi and a brilliantly placed left footed shot to the bottom left corner. Real Madrid 0, Juventus 3.
90’+7’ PEN: Cristiano Ronaldo takes Real Madrid into the semi-finals by scoring a penalty in injury time making the aggregate score Real Madrid 4-3 Juventus.
MATCH SUMMARY:
Overall a very suspenseful match with many ruthless challenges and chances created from either teams. Oddly, taking into consideration the score, Real Madrid managed to dominate the match at approximately 62% possession and an extensive 18 shots with 6 on target against Juventus. The defining moments of this match were however found in the final 10 minutes where Ronaldo was not only able to put Real Madrid through to the semi finals, but Gianluigi Buffon was also shown a red card for protesting the referee's decision for the penalty. An arguably lucky but desirable result for the defending champions.
MOTM: Cristiano Ronaldo
Writer: Leo Heuveldop
Roma vs Barcelona
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FIRST HALF
6’: Edin Dzeko scores thanks to a beautiful pass by De Rossi puts him for a run and 1v1 with the goalkeeper.
SECOND HALF
58’: De Rossi scores a penalty caused by Pique's careless mistake who brings Dzeko down in order to not let him score.
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82’: Manolas makes it 3-0 for Roma thanks to a corner and gives Roma access to the semi-finals.
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MATCH SUMMARY
Roma manages to pull off an unbelievable comeback which kicks out Barcelona from the Champions League. After pressing the whole game and putting more effort compare to the opponents, Roma beats the European giants 3 goals to 0. Barcelona seemed not to care so much about the game and didn’t think they would face any issue with Roma. However, Roma showed immense passion and perseverance to convert a horrible situation into a day-dream for the club.
MOTM: De Rossi
Writer: Andrea Stanisci
Bayern Munich vs Sevilla
FIRST HALF
No goals
SECOND HALF
No goals
MATCH SUMMARY
The match was very even with the teams both controlling possession equally, although the possession was even, Bayern came out on top in terms of chances on goals. The team was very eager to score in front of the filled out Allianz arena in front of their home crowd. Although the vast amount of chances, they were not able to score any goals. Both teams lacked their spark and were able to show off their skills in this game.
MOTM: Rafinha
Writer: Erik Lindmark