Dangerous in any one-on-one situation – a special talent. Neymar takes the plaudits.
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What. A. Goal!
Mehdi Taremi becomes the first Iranian to score in the Champions League quarter-finals 
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Results
Paris win away goals to reach semi-finals
Holders Bayern eliminated by 2020 runners-up
Chelsea reach semis for first time since 2014
Chelsea have reached their 8th Champions League semi-final, more than any other English side
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more semi-final spots remain! Who will take them away tonight? 
Quarter Final 1st Leg: 7th April 2021
Liverpool 1-3 Real Madrid
Dortmund 1-2 Man City
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Another Anfield battle to embrace - NEVER GIVE UP! 
A big second leg performance needed
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Liverpool vs Real Madrid
Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals by easing past RB Leipzig in the Round of 16, having won their group ahead of Atalanta, Ajax and Midtjylland. Real Madrid, too, managed to clinch their group, although they ran things much closer than the Reds before winning Group B. In the Last 16 stage, Los Blancos beat Atalanta 4-1 on aggregate before setting up the quarter-finals date with the Premier League champions.
Liverpool’s recent results, though, have not been too convincing, especially at home, with Jurgen Klopp’s men managing to win only two of the nine games they have played at Anfield since the turn of the year.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, have been in fine touch for quite some time now, with their last defeat in any competition coming back in January. Since then, the Merengues have gone 13 games without being beaten.
The, first leg, played at Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano last week, saw Real Madrid cruise to a 3-1 win over Liverpool, who did nick a crucial away goal.
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Liverpool vs Real Madrid Team News
Klopp is still unable to call upon the services of Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijkk, Joe Gomez, and Joel Matip, while Divock Origi is also a doubt.
The visitors are also missing a host of key players with Sergio Ramos, Rafael Varane, Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vazquez, and Eden Hazard all sidelined for the trip to Merseyside.
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After winning their first three meetings with Real Madrid in European competition, Liverpool have lost each of their last four against the Spanish giants - against no side have they lost more (also 4 vs Benfica).
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This will be Real Madrid’s third visit to Anfield to face Liverpool in European competition - they lost 0-4 in March 2009 and won 3-0 in October 2014 (both in UEFA Champions League).
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Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last four UEFA Champions League appearances - the only Liverpool player to score in five consecutive European Cup/Champions League games is Steven Gerrard, who did so in the 2007-08 campaign.
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Dortmund vs Manchester City
It has been a rather grim start to the month for Borussia Dortmund, whose crumbling hopes of securing a top-four finish in the Bundesliga was followed by a late goal against Manchester City, giving the English giants a huge advantage heading into the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg at the Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday.
Black and Yellows, though, are still pretty much in the game as they did score a vital away goal. It means they can go through to the next round with a simple 1-0 victory over Manchester City this midweek and have every reason to be high on confidence, after securing a marvellous comeback win over VfB Stuttgart on the weekend.
Manchester City, in contrast, suffered their fourth defeat of the campaign in their recent game against Leeds United. It was a difficult match for the runaway Premier League leaders, who struggled to create anything as 10-men Leeds United stole all three points through a late winner from Stuart Dallas.
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Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City Team News
Dan-Axel Zagadou, Marcel Schmelzer Axel Witsel, Jadon Sancho and Youssoufa Moukoko are all absent through injury for the hosts.
Aymeric Laporte and Sergio Aguero will both face late fitness tests after missing Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Leeds United due to minor injuries.
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On the seven previous occasions Borussia Dortmund have lost the first leg of a UEFA Champions League knockout stage match, they have been eliminated six times. The exception was against Benfica in 2016-17 at the Last 16 stage (0-1 first leg, 4-0 second leg).
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In major European competition, Man City have progressed from 13 of their 15 knockout stage ties when winning the first leg, falling against Juventus in the 1976-77 UEFA Cup and against Monaco in the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League.
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In UEFA Champions League history, the side winning the first leg of a knockout stage tie 2-1 at home has been eliminated (15) more often than they have progressed (12).
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Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Kabak, Robertson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner, Mane, Salah & Firmino
Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Nacho, Militao, Mendy, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Asensio, Benzema & Vinicius
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Dortmund XI: Hitz; Morey, Akanji, Hummels, Guerreiro; Can, Bellingham, Dahoud; Knauff, Reus, Haaland.
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Stones, Dias, Zinchenko; Rodri, De Bruyne, Gündoğan; Mahrez, Bernardo, Foden.
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2 - In 13 previous knockout ties in European competition where they’ve lost the first leg by 2+ goals, Liverpool have progressed twice. The most recent example was overturning a 0-3 first leg deficit against Barcelona en route to winning the 2018-19 trophy.
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