The hat-trick of Emmanuel Urban, a Ghent player, against Shakhshire (Sport 1)
The quarter-final picture is complete: Real Madrid became the eighth team to qualify for the last eight in the Champions League, and now they are looking forward to one of the following opponents in the draw: Manchester City, Chelsea, Milan, Inter, Napoli, Bayern Munich and Nefika.
The European champions won last night (Wednesday) 0:1 over Liverpool at the Bernabeu, and completed 2:6 on aggregate, after the unforgettable 2:5 at Anfield in the first match.
Karim Benzema scored the winning goal (78) and sent his team to the next stage with a lot of confidence.
Liverpool continued to eat bitterness against Real Madrid: in the last eight games against them, their balance is seven losses and one draw, with a goal difference of 17:4.
This is the third time in a row that Real beat Liverpool, after beating them last year in the final, two years ago in the quarter-finals, and of course in the final in 2017/18 as well.
Maybe that's why Real allowed themselves to play the song "You will never walk alone" at the end of the stadium in Madrid.
"Real Madrid didn't let Liverpool dream", that's how they defined in "Mundo Deportivo", while in "Marca" they complimented a surprising hero - Eduardo Camabinga.
"If I were Tshoumani I would be worried," wrote about the Frenchman who also found the crossbar, "Kamabinga changes the game, he is dynamic and is a great partner for the never-ending pair of Modric and Kroos."
He is doing well against the English.
Benzema (Photo: Reuters)
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Meanwhile, Karim Benzema continued his dizzying scoring ability against Liverpool and England: his last ten goals in the Champions League were against English rivals (Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea).
Benzema, who was chosen as the man of the match and scored his third goal in the two games against Liverpool, said: "I told Kamabinga that the two defenders of Liverpool are going a lot forward and that's what happened in the goal. We are very happy about this victory."
The Frenchman has scored more league goals against Liverpool (7) than any other player in the history of the club.
He was injured after the goal and was replaced, but according to him it is not something serious.
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It was also Real Madrid's 300th game in the Champions League, well ahead of Bayern Munich (280), Barcelona (277), Manchester United (238) and Juventus (220).
Carlo Ancelotti was asked about his favorite opponent and said: "I want to meet (former) Milan in the final, not in the quarter-finals."
The coach admitted that his team did not receive a penalty in extra time and also referred to the strange penalty that Manchester City received against Leipzig yesterday: "It was a simply crazy penalty. Even Guardiola did not see a penalty. This is not football."
Ancelotti was asked about the wide squad and said: "I would like to give more players playing minutes, but let me say one thing: Modric and Kroos are not starting because of the careers they had. They play because they deserve it. That's all."
About Vinicius, who was once again dangerous, the coach said: "For me, Vinicius continues to be the best player in the world."
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