Post Match Reactions - CL QF Leg Two

[JB@Norwich]

Post Match Reactions - CL QF Leg Two

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[Freddie]

Real 3-1 PSG [AGG 3-3, Real win on penalties]

One of those special Champions League nights. Missing Lobotka in the middle of the park the odds were against us but we pulled something out the bag. Our defenders very much inspired the win with some brilliant performances, in-particular Kim Min-Jae who also scored a goal.
PSG battled back to get an away goal but we held our nerve on penalties to progress.
Onto the semi finals, all of our potential opponents are great teams.
Played Ed.

[Marshy@Atletico]

Liverpool 1 Atletico Madrid 2 (3-4 agg)

The tightest quarter final tie would prove to be another close game. Liverpool played counter attacking football and would have been delighted to see Atletico come out all guns blazing. Havertz however would break the deadlock on 28minutes after a fairly mundane start to the game. The goal looked to be huge with Liverpool switching to european style but they too would score against the tactics when De Tomas levelled on 42 minutes. Liverpool didnt revert back to counter though and Atletico went ahead from a Sessegnon lob on 51minutes. The game could have taken a massive swing on 55min when the adrenaline pumped Sesssegnon was sent off for a second bookable offence. The onslaught from the home side never really came though as Atletico squeezed through to the semi finals. The shot count on the night 8-9 and overall for the tie 16-21.

Manager Simon Marsh was delighted with the victory "Superb and wonderful to get to our first champions league semi final. It was nail biting stuff when we were down to 10-men but we were great and kept them at bay".

The last 4 teams in the tournament are Tottenham Hotspur who defeated Arsenal, Inter Milan who beat Juventus and Real Madrid who knocked out PSG. The draw appears to be taking place tomorrow.

[Livi@Liverpool]

Liverpool 1 Atletico 2 (3-4 on agg)

Disappointed to go out after two pretty evenly contested legs but I think if anyone deserved to progress it was Atletico so we certainly aren't feeling that we were unlucky or harshly dealt with. There were times over the 2 legs where we conceded whilst having the tactical bonus and vice versa so it is what it is really.

I do wonder if playing our young 18 rater hampers us in these bigger games, it probably does. I'm not convinced he's going to be good enough when all is said and done so probably look to move him on at the end of the season I think although it appears so is everyone else so there might not be much of a market for him.

With a league challenge out of our reach it really just leaves the FA Cup again for us. Would be nice to retain it and we'll really need to now to salvage the season.

Anyway good luck to all 4 semi finalists.