Lewandowski pays tribute and Liverpool suffers to go to the quarterfinals of the Champions League

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  • The Bayern star sinks Salzburg with the fastest hat-trick in the history of the tournament (7-1), while the ‘reds’ go through to the quarterfinals despite losing to Inter (0-1).

There were no surprises at the closing of the first chapter of the Champions League Round of 16 and the two favorites went to the quarterfinals. The Liverpoolwho won in Italy (0-2) in the first leg, eliminated Inter despite suffering a misleading defeat at Anfield (0-1) and the bayern put an end to any hint of doubt thanks to a football and goals festival against a fragile Salzburg (7-1) with Lewandowski of main executor.

At 33 years old, no one is going to discover the fantastic polish striker, whose contract with the Bavarians ends in 2023 and has already been “open to everything” for the future. This Tuesday added one more record to his collection of hits sealing fastest hat trick of the history of the Champions. He scored in minutes 12, 21 and 23. The previous record was held by Marco Simone (Milan), who needed one more minute against Rosenborg on September 25, 1996.

in steamroller mode

Little history had the pulse of Munich although Salzburg had a couple of clear chances in the beginning. eatauthor of the saving goal in the first leg (1-1), disrupted the first and Seiwald he sent the second to the clouds. Neuer reappeared after an injury and barely had work in one night with Lewandowski as the main protagonist.

The tribute of the Pole began with perfect control that led to the Wöber penalty. The ram did not fail. Shortly after the script was repeated with identical protagonists. The point led another clumsiness of the central Austrian. The VAR certified the maximum penalty and corrected the initially decreed foul. The pichichi sent the ball to the same place and later sealed the third after a rebound. Lewa’s triplet in 10 minutes and 24 seconds finished a duel in which Bayern activated the steamroller mode.

Gnabri cooked the Bavarian room within half an hour and Muller he scored the fifth before the honorable visitor’s goal, scored by Kjærgaard. Mueller, again, and I healed They sealed the festival of a Bayern that re-emerges as one of the great favorites for the title.

expulsion of Alexis

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Also in this category is the Liverpoolwho had 12 consecutive victories in all competitions and this Tuesday suffered his first loss at Anfield in a year. The champion of the Champions of 2019 and finalist of 2018 was superior and he ran into the sticks three times, but Inter competed well and aspired to force the extra time until the last breath.

a header from Matip the crossbar was the best chance for the ‘red’s in the first half. after the break, Salah He finished off the post at an empty goal and Lautaro he threw overboard a clear chance. The Argentine then scored a great goal (d. 61), but the ex-blaugrana expulsion Alexis paved the way for a Liverpool without aim. Salah he starred in the third shot to the wood.



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