Ademola Lookman had assist as Atletico Madrid progressed to the UEFA Champions League despite losing 3-2 to Tottenham Hotspur in Wednesday’s round of 16 second leg clash.
Atletico go through on a 7-5 aggregate scoreline thanks to their 5-2 win in the first leg.
With Spurs 1-0 up, the Super Eagles star received a pass on the counter, cut back on the edge of the box and laid it for Julian Alvarez who fired into the top corner to make it 1-1 on 47 minutes.
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France international Randal Kolo Muani opened the scoring in the 30th minute while Xavi Simons got Spurs’ second and third (penalty) goals on 52 and 90th minutes respectively.
Atletico’s second goal was scored by David Hancko who headed in from a corner to make it 2-2 with 15 minutes left to play.
At Anfield, Victor Osimhen had to go off with injury as Liverpool overturned their 1-0 first leg deficit to thrash Galatasaray 4-0.
In the other fixture, Bayern Munich booked their last eight spot with a convincing 4-1 win against Atalanta.
The German giants advanced into the next round on a 10-2 win on aggregate.
Meanwhile, the quarter-final pairing is now set with heavyweight clashes lined up.
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain will face Liverpool, Barcelona will take on Atletico Madrid, it will be Real Madrid versus Bayern Munich and Arsenal squaring off with Sporting Lisbon.
By James Agberebi
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Ticking-time bomb, temperamental, irritable, volatile, fiery, feisty, adjectives abound.
Galatasaray, though, seems to be loaded with reclamation projects. A Liverpool team that has been in poor form for the most part this season was made to look like world beaters today.
Of what use really, is ability without availability?
@Tony I keep telling you all that a tolotolo club is a tolotolo anytime anyday especially when push comes to shove…
It is not about group stage or first leg victories…lol
I said it in the first leg that see liverpool with the aged salah and the fast depreciated van dyke…
See liverpool that is 5th in the epl standing crashed out a table topper team from turkish top flight….lol
I am very sure the only epl team that gala a table topper in turkish super league is fit enough to tie its shoe lace is maybe nottingham forest or wolves…
Osimhen does not need the champions league to cement his legacy in europe cos talk Legacy, awards, records etc……He has it.- he is the first african to score 50 goals in a champions league before salah of liverpool yesterday…
Talk money……He has it.- I mean he earns 700k a week in a prestigious league.. almost twice higher than mbappe and haaland that earns just 400k a week in some tolotolo league…
Talk titles he has it.- he has won one champions league…one europa league…that lookman has not won…