Tottenham lost 4-3 to Manchester City in their quarter-final match in Manchester but earned their ticket to the semi-finals on away goals.<\/p>\n
Man City had lost against Tottenham 1-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals in London.<\/p>\n
In the second leg, home team Manchester City took an early lead when Raheem Sterling put the ball into Tottenham\u2019s net.<\/p>\n
But Tottenham came back as South Korean star Son Heung-min scored two consecutive goals in the seventh and 10th minute of the game.<\/p>\n
Only a minute later, however, Manchester City equalized when Bernardo Silva netted for his team. In the 21st minute of the game, Sterling found the net again, which meant a 3-2 lead for Manchester City.<\/p>\n
In the second half, Man City’s Argentine star Sergio Aguero made the score 4-2.<\/p>\n
However, Tottenham’s Spanish striker Fernando Llorente replied in the 73rd minute, making it 4-3 and enabling Tottenham to advance to the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Near the end of the game, Manchester City’s Sterling scored for his team, but his goal was disallowed because he was offside.<\/p>\n
Sterling’s equalizer was ruled out by the referee, who watched the goal position on the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system.<\/p>\n
As a result, Tottenham advanced to the Champions League semi-finals despite the 4-3 loss against Manchester City.<\/p>\n
Liverpool meanwhile booked its place in the semi-final phase as they eliminated Portugal’s Porto in the last eight.<\/p>\n
The team toppled Porto 4-1 in Wednesday’s match in Portugal as the English side won 6-1 on aggregate.<\/p>\n
Home team Porto’s only goal was scored by Eder Militao in the 69th minute.<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s offensive threats were on duty in Portugal as Senegalese forward Sadio Mane, Egyptian star Mohamed Salah and Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino scored against Porto.<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s Dutch star Virgil van Dijk, playing as central defender, netted a goal for his team as well.<\/p>\n
Following these games held Wednesday, the quarter-final stage of the Champions League ended.<\/p>\n
As a result, Liverpool will meet Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Tottenham will take on Champions League underdogs Ajax.<\/p>\n
The 2019 UEFA Champions League final will be held on June 1 at Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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