VIDEO: Atletico Madrid Eliminates Liverpool From Champions League With Wild Finish in Extra Time
By Evan Wolff
What a crazy game we have in the Round of 16 of the Champions League! Firstly, with Liverpool and Athletico Madrid headed to extra time, Roberto Firmino scored a beautiful goal that gave Liverpool the aggregate lead at home.
GOALLL! Just a few minutes into extra time and Roberto Firmino puts Liverpool 2-0 up. His header hits the post and he finishes the rebound.
— Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) March 11, 2020
Firmino’s first goal at Anfield this season. What a run and cross from Wijnaldum. #LFC 2-0 #AMFC (2-1 on agg.)pic.twitter.com/XvANewsu0d
It was fantastic composure for the Brazilian's first goal at home all season. However, that elation was short-lived, as Athletico Madrid's Marcus Llorente fired a curler past Adrian and gave the away side the lead on away goals.
El gol de Marcos Llorente que en estos momentos pone al Atlético de Madrid en la siguiente ronda.
— Ingeniería deportiva (@ing_deportiva) March 11, 2020
Liverpool 2 (2) - Atlético de Madrid 1 (2)pic.twitter.com/iNsxwKje5G
But Llorente wasn't done there! In extra time, he put the nail in the coffin with this rip:
Goooooooool del Atléticoooooooooo... Goooooooool de Llorente ?
— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 11, 2020
Atlético Madrid is now up 3-2 aggregate and have two away goals in hand❗️
The defending champions Liverpool need to score twice in the next 15 minutes, or they're out of the UCL. pic.twitter.com/UHn1ysKrkv
What an absolutely awesome game to watch from a neutral standpoint. Liverpool is sent packing and the defending champs are out of the Champions League!