Ronaldo on Target as Real Sink PSG
Liverpool in q’final first time in nine years
Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro C last night nightg got ggot the goals ggoals for Real Re Madrid as the holders won 2-1 away awa to a Paris Saint-Germain side miss missing Neymar to secure their place pplace in the UEFA Champions Championsp League Leagueg quarterfinals. qqua Ronaldo had scored twice twic – including his 100th goal ggoal for Real in the th competition – as they theyy won 3-1 in the th first leg in Spain Spainp last month, and his header early earlyy in the second half ha at the Parc des Princes effectively effect ended the French club’s club hopes of progressing. g g Edinson Cav Cavani equalised on the night g for PSG, but onlyy only after the they had Marco Verratti se sent off, and Casemiro’ Casemiro’s late goal secured ana ultimately comprehe comprehensive p 5-2 aggregate gg g victory for Zinedine Z Zidane’s side. PSG never ne looked like turn turning the tie around in the absence of the inju injured j Neymar, and it wa was a horribly flat way y for them to exit the c competition. As they the limp out, Real’s dream of becoming the first team in more than 40 years to win three successive European Cups remains alive.
Elsewhere on the night, Liverpool cruised into the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in nine years 5-0 on aggregate over Porto, despite settling for a goalless draw in an uninspiring last 16, second leg at Anfield,
Sadio Mane inflicted most of the first-leg damage on the Portuguese league leaders with a hat-trick and came closest to breaking the deadlock with a first-half effort that came back off the post.
With the job done three weeks ago, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp could even afford the luxury of starting top-scorer Mohamed Salah and club-record signing Virgil van Dijk on the bench with one eye on Saturday’s vital visit to Manchester United in the Premier League.
RESULTS
PSG 1 - 2 Real Madrid Liverpool 0 - 0 FC Porto
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