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MUNICH (Reuters) – The English team continued its Champions League success after Liverpool became the fourth English team to reach the quarter-finals, after their 3-1 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the eighth final of the continental competition.
The first leg, played at Anfield last month, ended in a goalless draw, while Liverpool continue their winning streak of five points, the last in 2005.
Liverpool were the best player of the game, scoring more goals than their players, while Bayern was far from normal and was clearly affected by the absence of a number of key players such as Joshua Kimch , Thomas Muller and Arjen Robben.
Senegalese Sadio Mani opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 26th minute, but Bayern equalized with a friendly goal from Cameroon defender Joel Matib, who made a mistake in the 39th minute.
Dutch defender Virgil van Dyck scored the second goal in the 69th minute, before Manny came back to score the visitors' third goal and second goal in the 84th minute.
Liverpool are fourth in the quarterfinals after Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Manchester United, while Bayern became the fourth German team to take their name after Hoffenheim, who left the group stage, Borussia Dortmund and Schalke. German
The match started under the mutual control of both teams, before the ninth minute and the first shot of Thiago Alcantara's match, which took advantage of a Liverpool defense pass to pay directly from outside the box but the ball went slightly up the crossbar.
The Bayern players claimed a penalty in the 11th minute after Robert Levandowski was hit in a ball with Van Dyck, but the referee judged the match.
Liverpool was replaced for the first time in the 13th minute when Fabenio replaced injured Jordaan Henderson.
The 25th minute marked the first opportunity for Liverpool, when Roberto Fermino received a pass from Mohammed Salah, pushed from the edge of the box, but the ball went past the left post.
Only one minute has passed and Mani has scored Liverpool's first goal.
The Senegalese striker received a pass forward to commit a serious Ravenna foul on the edge of the area to bring the ball out of the area before entering the area and push Bavarian goalkeeper Manuel Nuer, who came out of his goal without justification and placed the ball in his left foot in goal.
Bayern attempted to tie the game quickly and Levandovski fired from inside the area, but the ball crushed against the defense to easily reach the arms of goalkeeper Alison Bakker, the goalkeeper. goal.
Liverpool, on the other hand, tried to exploit the vacant Bayern defense space, which almost allowed Andrey Robertson to score another goal, after receiving a pass from Mani Alfred, but he shot to hit the Black's body body and entered a corner. .
Bayern's quick punishment was Robertson's loss of luck, after the German team had equalized in the 39th minute through Liverpool's Matip, who had made a mistake on his side.
Matipe tried to pass a center from right through Serge Janavri, who went from Bakir to Cameroon defender to try to keep him away from the field, but put the ball in the nets.
The spirit of Bayern rose after the equalizer and the German team received a direct free kick from David Alba in the 44th minute, but Bakir grabbed the ball twice.
Lefandowski missed a good opportunity in the 45th minute after conceding a pass to the local goalkeeper and throwing Bakir, who managed to get out of his goal, but the ball stopped him from scoring a goal and the first half. it's over on a 1-1 draw.
The second period started with a surprise attack from Liverpool, where Salah shot 50 minutes out of the box, but the ball was placed in the center of the goal, followed by Black, who jumped from the ball to the ball without finding any follow-up. English team players.
Bayern started to come in and Janabri made a cross from the right in the 61st minute, but did not find the follower who put the ball in the net.
Bayern made the first change in the 62nd minute with Kingsley Koman instead of Frank Ribery.
Liverpool continued their attacks by unduly withdrawing from Bayern players, Van Dyck adding the visitors' second goal in the 69th minute.
After a series of corner kicks, the Dutch defender scored a superb goal with a header from James Milner on his head to rise above the ball and place the ball to the right of Black, who had just watched him squeeze his net.
Bayern replaced Leon Guretska in the 72nd minute in place of Javi Martinez in the 72nd minute.
Salah missed an opportunity in the 75th minute, when he penetrated the right side with more eloquence than a skilled player, until he reached the penalty area, but he tried a weak shot to easily reach Black.
Bayern took the third goal in the 79th minute by Renato Sanchez, replacing Rodriguez, fifth.
Fermino fired off the surface in the 81st minute, but Black was on the lookout before Renato Sanchez came back with a quick shot to the right post.
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp made his second replacement with Defoc Origi, replacing Fermino in the 83rd minute.
A minute later, Mani returned to the net after scoring Liverpool's third goal, following a Salah center on the right, to give Black a head in the net.
There was nothing new in the final minutes and the match ended on a deserved win for Liverpool, who qualified for the quarterfinals.
(AFP)
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