Atletico Madrid and PSG are in the Champions League semi-finals

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Apr 15, 2026

A 0:2 in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final? Clear thing? Not at all. As well as Barcelona as well as Liverpool didn’t want to admit defeat after the defeat in the first leg. Nevertheless, history spoke against it, especially in the case of Barcelona: Out of 194 teams in the Master Cup knockout phase, only two had successfully finished catching up after a 0-2 home defeat.

Barça was not rewarded – 2:1

But Barcelona didn’t want to accept that. Right in the first minute Lamine Yamal already have a chance of scoring. This followed shortly afterwards (4th). Ferran Torres The 2-0 increased the overall score to 2-2 (24th) in both cases, ex-Barca defenders made it Lenglet not a good figure.

But the Atletico players did not want to remain extras, in the person of Ademola Lookman the home team made it 1:2.

After the break, Lookman would have had a sensational moment of transition Julian Alvarez Almost added another score (53′), then Ferran Torres made it 3-1. But Referee Turpinwho had previously missed a Yamal penalty, ruled Torres offside after VAR intervention.

A shot of Dani Olmo After fabulous preparatory work by Yamal it was too high (65′), but Barcelona didn’t give up.

The damper came after a push from Alexander Sorloththe of Eric Garcia was held well in front of the penalty area. The referee’s yellow card wasn’t enough for the VAR. Garcia was the last man to see red (78′). As in the first leg, Barcelona had to finish the game with ten men.

Ronald Araujo Had the chance to make it 3-1 with his head, but he didn’t score. (90.+7).

Atletico is in the tie for the first time since 2017 with an overall score of 3-2 Champions League semi-finals.

No happy ending at Anfield – 0-2

In Liverpool started PSG just as the LFC had hoped: with a lot of speed and effort towards the goal. The captain had the best chance for the hosts in the first half Virgil Van Dijk after a cross from the substitute Mohamed Salah. But Marquinhos At the very last second, he slipped in front of the foot of Liverpool defender Van Dijk, for which he received an expert and appreciative “Nice” from the Dutchman.

Van Dijk himself was there when the Reds lost 3-0 to FC Barcelona in the semi-finals seven years ago – and later won the title. But today there shouldn’t be a happy ending.

Had two in the half Cody Steel the first chance to score the next goal (49th), immediately afterwards Joe Gomez by head. Liverpool showed more dominance and enthusiasm in the rain battle at Anfield. But before the end it became too tight in the PSG penalty area.

It also got tight when Alexis MacAllister through there Willian Pacho was brought down (64th) but the VAR corrected the penalty whistle Referee Mariani again.

This important Liverpool goal just didn’t want to come, instead it scored Ousmane Dembele for PSG – out of nowhere from the penalty area. In the final phase he added a second goal (90th + 2).

The statistics, especially in the second half, spoke in Liverpool’s favor. But in the end it’s the goals that count. Liverpool leaves with that Overall score of 0:4 from the premier class.

In the Premier League The fifth-placed team is fighting for renewed Champions League qualification. In the FA-Cup is the team of Arne Slot eliminated in the quarter-finals as well as in the Champions League.

Atletico Madrid and PSG are in the Champions League semi-finals

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Barça was not rewarded – 2:1

No happy ending at Anfield – 0-2

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