KEEPER’S LIVERPOOL 2 A MADRID 3

LIVERPOOL will soon become the champions of England – but their reign as kings of Europe is over.

It was a tale of two keepers which ensured it would not be a fairy-tale double of the Premier League and Champions League for Jurgen Klopp’s side.

Jan Oblak was fantastic at one end for Atletico Madrid as they pulled off an almighty smash-and-grab raid in extra-time at Anfield.

But Kop keeper Adrian – badly to blame in the recent FA Cup loss to Chelsea – gifted Marcos Llorente the first all-important away goal which turned the tie.

Llorente would get a second and Alvaro Morata the third to ensure Atletico’s place in the quarter-finals as Gini Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino’s goals were cancelled out.

Klopp had said Liverpool needed to be perfect to reach the last eight.

‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ was belted out and

AET: 1-0 90 mins, Atletico win 4-2 on agg

the packed stadium was up for it. Imagine if they couldn’t play in front of their adoring crowd due to coronavirus.

However, Diego Costa almost put a pin in the atmosphere with just 15 seconds on the clock. The ex-chelsea man was put through by Joao Felix but could only fire wide.

Liverpool knew it wouldn’t be break down Diego Simeone’s side.

Atletico had successfully defended a 1-0 lead away from home in eight of 11 two-legged ties in Europe before last night but there were a few cracks appearing in the early stages.

Wijnaldum was left free in the area and met a easy to