On Wednesday, April 8, in the Champions League, where the day before, Real Madrid lost at home to Bayern (1:2) and Sporting lost to Arsenal (0:1), two more first quarter-final matches took place, which began with a minute of silence in memory of Mircea Lucescu.
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Champions League. Quarter-finals. First matches
Barcelona (Spain) – Atletico (Spain) – 0:2 (Alvarez, 45, Serlot, 70). Kubarsi (Barcelona) was sent off in the 44th minute.
Just a few days ago, Barça beat Diego Simeone's team in Madrid (2-1), moving one step closer to winning the Spanish league title. In that match, Atlético spent the entire second half outnumbered.
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This time, the Catalans' defender Kubarsi ended up getting a red card at the end of the first half. The punishment was instantaneous: Atletico striker Alvarez “shot” the penalty into the box – 0:1.
Even in the minority, Yamal and company went ahead, but conceded the second goal into their own net. Norwegian forward Serlot tried his best – 0:2. Simeone senior had never beaten Barca at the Camp Nou before!
By the way, perhaps the greatest success of the “mattresses” at the Camp Nou was enjoyed by the visiting forward Griezmann, because on April 8, his three eldest children had their birthdays (daughters Mia and Albi turned 10 and 5 years old, respectively, and son Amaro turned 7).
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PSG (France) – Liverpool (England) – 2:0 (Douet, 11, Kvaratskhelia, 65).
Last season, the fate of the confrontation between the Parisians and the Beatles, after away victories for each team, was decided by a series of post-match penalties. Then, the lucky ticket was drawn by PSG, who eventually became the Champions League triumphant.
It seems that Zabarny's team, who was a substitute in this match, is not averse to repeating their success this season. Luis Enrique's men have already “not noticed” one representative of the Premier League – Chelsea (8:2 on aggregate!), Judging by the result of the match at Parc des Princes, the Parisians have also taken a firm grip on Liverpool.
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The return matches are scheduled in Madrid and Liverpool on April 14.
Previously, “FACTS” reported where and when to watch the live broadcast of the Conference League quarterfinal between Shakhtar and AZ.
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