Liverpool survived a Roma onslaught in the Stadio Olimpico to reach an eighth European Cup final after a tie that equalled the record for the most goals in a two-legged UEFA Champions League contest. Trailing 5-2 after the game on Merseyside, Roma's hopes of mounting another remarkable comeback suffered a knock within nine minutes as Radja Nainggolan's pass was cut out by Roberto Firmino, and the Brazilian slid through for Sadio Mané to shoot past Alisson Becker.
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Champions League semi-finals: Liverpool scouting
How they got hereP10 W6 D4 L0 F33 A7 Play-offs: W6-3 agg v Hoffenheim – W1-2 (a), W4-2 (h)Group E winners: D2-2 v Sevilla (h), D1-1 v Spartak (a), W0-7 v Maribor (h), W3-0 v Maribor (h), D3-3 v Sevilla (a), W7-0 v Spartak (h)Round of 16: W5-0 v Porto – W0-5 (a), D0-0 (h)Quarter-finals: W5-1 v Man. City – W3-0 (h), W1-2 (a)Possible starting XIKarius; Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-C... UEFA.com - News
Bayern and Liverpool ease to home wins
#UCL semi-finalists Liverpool and Bayern both win on Saturday Mohamed Salah makes it 30 Premier League goals for the season Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino also on target against Bournemouth Sandro Wagner scores twice as Bayern brush Mönchengladbach aside #UCL semi-final draw and schedule Saturday Liverpool 3-0 BournemouthLast six games in all competitions (most recent first): WWDWWWMohamed Salah became the eighth dif... UEFA.com - News
Liverpool comeback sinks Manchester City
Liverpool advanced to the last four with a 5-1 aggregate victory against Manchester City thanks to second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino. Roberto Firmino enjoys his winning goal©SportsfileTrailing 3-0 from the first leg, City made the early inroad they needed when Raheem Sterling burst away and crossed for Gabriel Jesus... UEFA.com - News
Liverpool v Manchester City: previous all-English ties
Taking on Premier League rivals in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will be no new experience for Liverpool – but Manchester City will be breaking new ground on 4 and 10 April.This tie, played on 4 and 10 April, will be the fifth at this stage of the competition between two English clubs, and the third involving Liverpool. Indeed, the Reds have played in six of the ten previous all-English encounters in the European Cup (including the only one in the pre-UEFA Champions League era), and seven of the 14 in UEFA club competition overall. Only one has previously featured
Liverpool and Manchester City face European first
Liverpool FC and Manchester City FC are taking their Premier League rivalry onto the European stage at they meet for the first time in international competition in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.• While the home side have plenty of experience against fellow English clubs in Europe, this is their first European Cup quarter-final in nine years – and just City's second ever. • This is the 17th time English clubs have been paired together in UEFA competition, and while City have been involved in just one of those previous ties, this is the tenth domestic affair for Liverpool in the
Mané hits hat-trick as Liverpool ease past Porto
Liverpool produced an outstanding display of counterattacking football and clinical finishing to cruise past Porto in their round of 16 first leg at the Estádio do Dragão. Porto were on the back foot from the moment Giorginio Wijnaldum slipped in Sadio Mané and the Senegalese forward's effort crept under José Sá. Four minutes later it was 2-0 as Mohamed Salah reacted quickest when James Milner's drive smacked against the post, controlling expertly and flicking the ball past the goalkeeper before tapping in.Porto were open to the devastating Liverpool counterattack as they chased the game and the Reds were ruthless. Mané