Roberto Firmino (center) was the character of the match in Liverpool – Benfica. AOP
This season’s Champions League became a national match between England and Spain.
All four semi-final teams will come from two historic kingdoms. On Wednesday, Manchester City and Liverpool secured their passports, making it to Real Madrid and Villarreal.
Appropriately, the semi-final pairs are also divided equally: Liverpool will attack Villarreal as an overwhelming pre-favorite. Pool manager Jürgen Klopp however, there is no need for a separate reminder that Unai Emeryn the group has already dropped Juventus and Bayern Munich this spring.
Similarly, the semifinals between Manchester City and Real Madrid already have the ingredients for a moral final. In any case, Madrid, the most successful eurozone in history, will challenge the continent’s football boomer City.
On Wednesday, City got to wrestle seriously with its enterprising Atlético, but eventually it was able to keep the Red and White outside the finish line. Athlete-coach Diego Simeone sent his team to attack more boldly than Etihadilla a week ago, but in the end he had to accept the disappointment of a 0-0 draw.
The last minutes of the match pair were played long and hard. In the very last seconds Ángel Correalla there was still an opportunity to take the solution to overtime, but City’s brass guard Ederson kept his goal clean.
CIty grabbed the opening of the semi-finals with a 1-0 win.
Meanwhile, on Anfield Road, a strong deputy from Liverpool braked a 3–3 draw with Benfica. The paints of the reds were recorded Ibrahima Konatélle and Roberto Firminolle (2).
Liverpool will advance to the semi-finals with a total of 6-4 goals.
The battle for the final place in the Champions League will start on April 26-27. in the first parts of the semi-finals.