Liverpool and Man City progress to UCL semi-finals

The Champions League quarter finals are behind us now. We started this part of the tournament with 3 English teams. On Tuesday Chelsea got eliminated by Real Madrid. So only Liverpool and Manchester City were still in the tournament on the start of Wednesday. Both teams had to play on Wednesday evening to secure their spot in the semi-finals. One with a harder task than the other, since Liverpool had to defend a 3-1 lead at Anfield, while Man City defended a 1-0 lead against Atletico Madrid. In this article we discuss both games.

Liverpool versus Benfica

Liverpool won the away match in with tie with 1-3. A result that gave a lot of confidence. So much confidence that Jurgen Klopp decided to rest some of his most important players for the FA Cup semi-final versus Man City on Saturday. The German manager felt a few of his regular bench sitters were capable enough to get through to the next round. He wasn’t wrong! After an exciting battle the match at Anfield ended in a 3-3 draw. This means Liverpool goes to the semi-final against Villarreal. Liverpool v Villarreal tickets are available via our booking system.

Atletico Madrid versus Manchester City

Manchester City travelled to Madrid with the knowledge a win in this tie, would mean they go back to Madrid soon to face Real. With a small victory at home, this match in Madrid was also very tight. Even though both teams tried to score, the game eventually ended more in a battle than a football game. The fight at the end of this game was talk of the town because no goals were scored. This result puts Manchester City through. Manchester City v Real Madrid tickets are available now!

All English or all Spanish final possible

Both Champions League semi-finals are Premier League versus La Liga. This means the final can go only three ways. We can see an all English final, an all Spanish final or another English versus Spanish team battle. Book your Champions League final tickets in advance via our booking system.