By Razeen Gutta
Paris Saint Germain defeated Liverpool on penalties after an exhilarating Uefa Champions League last 16 second leg on Merseyside.
Luis Enrique lived up to his promise as his side made history with an exceptional away performance.
After going ahead against the run of play to level the tie inside 13 minutes courtesy of Ousmane Dembele, the Parisians held their nerve to keep the Reds out.
A bold and brilliant performance from Gianluigi Donnarumma was reminiscent of Alisson’s performance in Paris six days ago, as the battle of the goalkeepers was ultimately won on spotkicks at the Anfield road end.
Keeping out Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones helped the Italian shot-stopper make history in the North West of England.
The 4-1 penalty defeat saw Liverpool crash out of a major European knockout tie for the first ever time after winning a first leg away from home.
While Jones became only the second Englishman to miss a penalty in a Champions League shootout after John Terry in the 2008 final, another Englishman had a majestic evening over in Leverkusen.
Bayern were 2-0 winners at the Bay Arena as England captain Harry Kane scored one and assisted another to send his side through by five goals to nil on aggregate over Xabi Alonso’s troops.
At the San Siro, Inter Milan were 2-1 winners over Feyenoord after Barcelona beat Benfica 3-1 in Spain to complete the first half of the season’s quarter finalists.
On Wednesday, Aston Villa will look to carry their advantage on as they take on Brugge for a shot at PSG in the last eight.
Lille and Dortmund will have it all to play for in France while Arsenal host PSV with one eye already on the next round after their 7-1 thumping in Eindhoven.
In the pick of the games, a Madrid derby awaits at the Metropolitano. While Real have the advantage, Atletico will look to use the home advantage to pull off what would be a memorable comeback.
All the action will be broadcast live on SuperSport.
Pictured above: Luis Enrique
Source: @azorganization
