Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LAST 16, SECOND LEG MANE MEN
turned the Bayern defence, and Mane’s impossible touch, turn and cool finish had jaws dropped around this majestic stadium.
He is unstoppable at present. If Salah had hit a barren patch by his standards, then the Senegal winger has more than filled those huge boots.
Liverpool, after a nervous start, settled into the task and could have had a second which may well have settle the tie on 34 minutes.
Mane again tormented his marker Rafinha, and fed Andy Robertson, but his shot was beaten away at the near post by Manuel Neuer. That finally roused Bayern into life. They have been criticised as an ageing team this season, and in the opening half hour it seemed they had their slippers on in front of the fire.
But this is Bayern Munich. They have reached the quarter-final 11 times in the last 12 seasons and were never going to lie down and let Liverpool stroll through.
Yet when it came, the goal which briefly levelled the scores was a big disappointment for Klopp’s men. Robertson switched off for a second, allowing Serge Gnabry to get the run on him and cross. Matip, with Robert Lewandowski lurking behind, had to intercept, but succeeded only in turning the ball into his own net.