The statistics for “Liverpool” in this match are shocking: no one expected such impotence from the English side. <\/p>\n
The first round of the quarter-finals in the main European tournament has concluded. French PSG confidently defeated “Liverpool,” while Madrid’s “Atletico” proved stronger than “Barcelona” in the Spanish knockout clash.<\/p>\n
RBC-Ukraine reports this with reference to the match result.<\/p>\n
Read also: <\/strong>Over 5000 km in a week: “Shakhtar” begins an extreme journey for the semi-finals of the European cup The current trophy holder, Paris PSG, left no chances for “Liverpool” in the home match.<\/p>\n The scoring was opened as early as the 11th minute: D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9 spectacularly outplayed the Merseysiders’ defense and lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.<\/p>\n In the second half, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia doubled the advantage, converting a solo run into the penalty area – 2:0.<\/p>\n The statistical advantage for the hosts was overwhelming: 18 shots compared to just 3 for the English team. Moreover, “Liverpool” did not hit the target once, controlling the ball for less than 30% of the time.<\/p>\n Ukrainian defender of PSG Ilya Zabarni again did not appear on the field.<\/p>\n For the Ukrainian national team player, this marks his sixth consecutive match in the Champions League that he has spent on the bench.<\/p>\n The last time the Ukrainian participated in a European cup match was back in January.<\/p>\n The drama of “Barcelona”: red card and defeat by “Atletico”<\/p>\n In the Spanish derby, the key moment came at the end of the first half. “Blaugrana” defender Pau Cubarsi received a straight red card for a last-man foul.<\/p>\n “Atletico” immediately capitalized on their numerical advantage: Juli\u00e1n \u00c1lvarez converted a free kick awarded for this foul.<\/p>\n Despite “Barcelona” attacking more frequently (18 shots compared to 5 from their opponent), the Catalans failed to convert their chances.<\/p>\n However, in the 70th minute, Alexander S\u00f8rloth finished off a low cross, setting the final score at 2:0 in favor of the Madrid team.<\/p>\n This is the first defeat for “Barcelona” against “Atletico” this season after three previous victories.<\/p>\n The return matches in these pairs are scheduled for Tuesday, April 14. The matches will take place in Liverpool and Madrid, respectively. The starting whistle will sound at 22:00 Kyiv time.<\/p>\n Earlier, we reported that Tsygankov conquered the historic hundred and entered the elite of Ukrainians in Europe.<\/p>\n Source: rbc.ua +rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The statistics for Liverpool in this match are shocking: no one expected such helplessness from the English team. The opening round of the quarter-finals in the main European cup has concluded. French PSG confidently defeated Liverpool, while Madrid’s Atletico proved stronger than Barcelona in the Spanish knockout showdown. Source: rbc.ua +rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68237,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPSG’s dominance and another absence of Zabarni<\/p>\n