Liverpool crush City, Roma knockout Barca to reach UCL semis
Liverpool reached their first Champions League semi-final for 10 years after coming from behind to win at Manchester City and secure a 5-1 aggregate win.
Trailing 3-0 from the first leg, City’s Gabriel Jesus scored after 116 seconds following Raheem Sterling’s pass.
Bernardo Silva hit the post before Leroy Sane had a goal disallowed for offside despite James Milner getting the last touch.
Mohamed Salah equalised night before Roberto Firmino winner.
City manager Pep Guardiola was forced to watch the whole of the second half from the stand after being sent off by Spanish referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz at the end of a controversial first half.
In a breathless opening 45 minutes City dominated and peppered the Liverpool net with 14 shots.
The visitors did not have a shot on on the hit the target until the 41st minute but were much improved after the break.
Salah’s 39th goal of the season, a smart finish after Sadio Mane had gone to ground inside the City penalty area, left the hosts needing four goals.
Firmino earned Liverpool their third win over City this season after a mistake by Nicolas Otamendi.
In the other match, Roma pulled off a sensational second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals.
Barca were heavy favourites to progress after a 4-1 first-leg win, but fell apart to Roma’s brilliant showing.
Defender Kostas Manolas scored the crucial third goal, heading in at the near post with seven minutes remaining.
Edin Dzeko struck early to give Roma hope and Daniele de Rossi added a second-half penalty.
The crowd at the Stadio Olimpico erupted at the final whistle as the Roma substitutes and coaching staff piled on to the pitch to celebrate with the players.
The winners will discover their semifinal opponents when the draw is made on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.