Lionel Messi with a rocket
1-1 on the night but Barcelona need three more goals to take this game to extra-time
Lionel Messi with a rocket
1-1 on the night but Barcelona need three more goals to take this game to extra-time
19 - Lionel Messi has scored 19 goals from outside the box in the UEFA Champions League – since his debut in the competition back in December 2004, only Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more from range in the competition (20). Thunderbolt.
Mbappé (pen)
Messi
Messi (missed pen)
Plenty of first-half drama in Paris.
Barcelona had 15 shots in the first half, with nine on target
But they still need three goals after Messi’s missed penalty
Liverpool could be further ahead on aggregate, but it remains 0-0 on the night.
Liverpool had four big chances in the first half against RB Leipzig.
Jota
Jota
Jota
Salah
They missed them all.
2015 - Lionel Messi has failed to score a penalty attempt in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since February 2015 against Manchester City, having scored each of his previous eight spot kicks in the competition before today. Uncharacteristic.
Mohamed Salah puts Liverpool ahead against RB Leipzig.
Liverpool now lead 3-0 on aggregate.
25 - Mohamed Salah has scored more goals than any other Premier League player in all competitions this season (25). King.
70’
Salah
74’
Mane
Liverpool score a quickfire double to make it 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate
Liverpool have scored more home goals at the Puskas Arena (2) than they have at Anfield (1) in 2021.
12 – Only Cristiano Ronaldo (13) has scored more knockout stage goals in the UEFA Champions League since Sadio Mané’s debut season in the competition in 2017-18 than the Senegalese International (12). Occasion.
Salah
Mané
Two goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané see Liverpool through to the quarter-finals.
WWWWWWWWWWWW
Thiago has set a new Champions League record for the longest winning streak by a single Spanish player in the competition’s history.
And it’s his first ‘home’ win since joining Liverpool.
For the first time since 2004-05, neither Lionel Messi’s nor Cristiano Ronaldo’s team will be in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Is this the end of an era?
12/13 - In all European competitions under Jürgen Klopp, Liverpool have now progressed from 12 of their 13 two-legged knockout ties (including qualifiers), only failing in last season’s last 16 against Atlético de Madrid. Smiles.