The English club Liverpool beat Turkish side Galatasaray four goals to zero today and advanced to the quarterfinals of the European football Champions League.
Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (25th minute), Frenchman Hugo Ekitike (51st), Dutchman Ryan Gravenberch (53rd), and Egyptian Mohamed Salah (62nd), who also missed a penalty in stoppage time, scored the goals to overturn the 0-1 deficit from the first leg.
Earlier, Spain’s Barcelona thrashed Newcastle United 7-2 in a match marred by controversy over a possible penalty not awarded to the Magpies that could have put them ahead 3-2.
In the other matches, which were practically decided by the lopsided first-leg results, Spain’s Atlético Madrid eliminated England’s Tottenham Hotspur, and Germany’s Bayern Munich defeated Italy’s Atalanta.
The quarter-finals will feature Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Bayern Munich, Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) vs. Arsenal (England), Barcelona vs. Atlético Madrid, and Paris Saint-Germain (France) vs. Liverpool.
The first legs are scheduled for April 7th, with the second legs taking place on April 14th.
