Barcelona, PSG, and Bayern Munich Make Headway into Champions League Quarter-Finals
Football fans worldwide were treated to a delightful evening as Barcelona, PSG, and Bayern Munich all booked their spots in the Champions League quarter-finals. The blaugrana dazzled against Benfica with young star Yamal in the spotlight, while Bayern triumphed in a German derby against Bayer Leverkusen and PSG edged past Liverpool in a nail-biting penalty shootout, with Italian keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma proving to be the hero.
Barcelona kicked off the Champions League action on Tuesday night, following a narrow 1-0 win in the first leg. They secured their place in the quarters with a 3-1 victory in the return. Raphinha wasted no time, scoring within just 11 minutes, after a splendid individual effort by Yamal. Benfica answered back quickly with a header from Otamendi, but Yamal wasnโt done yet. The 17-year-old regained the lead for Barcelona with a stunning curled shot before half-time, and Raphinhaโs second goal confirmed the 3-1 final result that saw the Catalans advance.
In Leverkusen, Bayern Munich replicated their first-leg performance, comfortably securing a 2-0 victory with goals from Kane and Davies, thus eliminating their rivals decisively.
Anfield was electric as Liverpool started well, with Salah posing an early threat. However, it was PSG who struck first on a devastating counter-attack finished by Dembรฉlรฉ. Liverpool pressed for an equaliser, with Konatรฉ coming close, but Alisson was forced into some big saves by Barcola. The Reds hit the bar through Quansah in the second half. After 90 minutes of high drama, the match went to extra time, where neither side could find the winner. Ultimately, penalties decided the match, and Donnarumma proved his mettle, saving two penalties and sending PSG through to the quarter-finals.
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