The English teams Manchester City and Liverpool qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League, after City drew with Atletico Madrid at home, while the Reds drew 3-3 at home with Benfica.
Thus, the semi-final will witness an English-Spain conflict, as City plays against Real Madrid, while Liverpool meets with Villarreal.
Liverpool reached the semi-finals after winning 6-4 in the first leg, despite German coach Jurgen Klopp making seven changes to the squad that drew 2-2 with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday in the English Premier League.
Frenchman Konate opens the scoring for Liverpool from a header ⚽️# Champions League # Liverpool_Benfica pic.twitter.com/Ucfu0BhnSi
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Ibrahim Konate opened the goals for Liverpool after 21 minutes of the start, before Goncalo Ramos equalized for the visitors in the 32nd minute.
But Roberto Firmino scored two goals in a row in the second half to make the score 3-1 for the hosts.
👏 Brazilian Firmino shines and shakes Benfica twice 🔥🔥# European_Champions League #Liverpool_Benfica pic.twitter.com/WQjrSxDQUv
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Ukrainian Roman Yarmashuk reduced the difference for Benfica in the 73rd minute, then Darwin Nunez equalized for the visitors eight minutes before the end.
Nunez equalizes for Benfica in the 82nd minute 🔥# Champions League # Liverpool_Benfica pic.twitter.com/eDcpWj78M5
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City defeats Atletico and faces Real Madrid
At the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Manchester City qualified for the semi-finals after a 0-0 draw with its host Atletico in a tense match to set up a date with its neighbor Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals.
Griezmann directly threatens City's goal with a left-footed shot past the post 😯# Champions League pic.twitter.com/1gwUWbNzGP
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And coach Pep Guardiola's team, the runner-up to the European champion last season and the current leader of the English Premier League, benefited from a 1-0 victory in the first leg at home.
The atmosphere became tense in the last minutes, and clashes took place between the players of the two teams, which led to the expulsion of Felipe, the Atletico defender.
🔥🔥🔥 Flaming
attacking minutes from Atletico Madrid that were only disturbed by a clash between the players in the Atletico half stadium.
Savic and Aki assigned two yellow cards to Atletico Brazilian player Felipe, who violently interfered with Phil Foden.# Champions League # Atletico_Manchester_City pic.twitter.com/ZrA9VmmCBY
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