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In the first leg of the semi-finals at the ], Barcelona defeated Liverpool 3–0, with goals coming from former Liverpool player ] and a brace from ], while Liverpool missed several chances to score.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48112154|title=Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool: Lionel Messi double stuns Reds in Champions League semi-final|date=1 May 2019|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Barcelona went into the second leg after a 2–0 loss to ] in ], though they rested every single one of the players that started this match, with the exception of ], having already won the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48153900|title=Celta Vigo 2–0 Barcelona: Spanish champions rest Messi, Suarez & Pique in shock defeat|date=4 May 2019|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Liverpool, on the other hand, were in an intense ] title race with ] and needed a win to stay within reach of the Citizens. An 86th minute winning goal by substitute ] helped them defeat ] 3–2 at ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48075158|title=Newcastle 2–3 Liverpool: Divock Origi's late winner ensures title race goes to last day|date=4 May 2019|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
Ahead of the second leg, ] and ] were ruled out for Liverpool through injury, while Barcelona's ] suffered an injury against Celta Vigo and was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
Liverpool started the match the better side as Divock Origi opened the scoring seven minutes in after ]'s shot was saved by ], and the Belgian capitalised with an easy tap-in on the follow up.
Barcelona had several chances in the first half, but ] of Liverpool made crucial saves to keep Liverpool in the tie.
Nine minutes into the second half Georginio Wijnaldum made it 2–0 after ]'s deflected cross came into his path and he smashed it into the net.
122 seconds later the Dutch international got his second and Liverpool's third with a header after ]'s cross.
Divock Origi won the tie after Trent Alexander-Arnold took a quick corner and Origi got the fourth as he reacted quickest to the ball.
The match is considered to be one of the greatest comebacks in ] history. Liverpool's manager ] described it as a "very special night",<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/349382-jurgen-klopp-reaction-liverpool-barcelona|title=Liverpool 4–0 Barcelona: Jürgen Klopp's reaction|website=Liverpool FC}}</ref>
whilst Barcelona head coach ] admitted that Liverpool "rolled them over".<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8nvY_6wKS4</ref>
Jürgen Klopp described the match as special and unforgettable,<ref name="auto"/> and Valverde said: "They have been really strong, they played really well. We've got to congratulate them on the performance they put up in the tie as a whole.
"It is a terrible result for our fans and for ourselves. We didn't expect a situation like this. This is what has happened to us. It is really, really unfortunate but credit is due to Liverpool."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/they-rolled-over-what-stunned-16241014|title=This is what stunned Barcelona boss Valverde said after comeback|first=James|last=Pearce|date=7 May 2019|website=liverpoolecho}}</ref>
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk added to that in saying "We always believed that we could pull of a miracle."
Five days later, Liverpool wrapped up their Premier League campaign with a 2–0 win over ], finishing with 97 points, in second place behind Manchester City who got 98 points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48165995|title=Liverpool 2–0 Wolves: Reds fall short in title bid despite win over Wolves|date=12 May 2019|website=BBC Sport}}</ref> Liverpool's Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah both collected the ], also joint with ] ] with 22 goals each.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/players/goals|title=Premier League Player Stats – Goals|publisher=Premier League}}</ref>
The Reds then won the UEFA Champions League for the sixth time in their history, defeating ] 2–0 in the ].
Barcelona's manager Ernesto Valverde was sacked in January 2020 and many fans believe that the 4–0 loss was the catalyst for the sacking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-barcelona-valverde-sacked-coutinho-17562963|title=Coutinho, Origi and Liverpool role in Barca sacking Valverde|first=Matt|last=Addison|date=January 14, 2020|website=Liverpool Echo}}</ref>
Barcelona finished up their La Liga season with a 2–0 win over ] at home<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/matches/39136/fc-barcelona-getafe-la-liga-2018-2019|title=FC Barcelona – Getafe | La Liga Matchday 37 – FC Barcelona|website=www.fcbarcelona.com}}</ref> before a 2–2 draw at ] on the final day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/matches/39146/eibar-fc-barcelona-la-liga-2018-2019|title=Eibar – FC Barcelona | La Liga Matchday 38 – FC Barcelona|website=www.fcbarcelona.com}}</ref> They then lost the ] against ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/matches/41538/fc-barcelona-valencia-cf-copa-del-rey-2018-2019|title=FC Barcelona – Valencia CF | Copa Del Rey Final – FC Barcelona|website=www.fcbarcelona.com}}</ref>
==Final==
==Final==
Revision as of 18:45, 22 October 2020
The 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase began on 12 February and ended on 1 June 2019 with the final at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain, to decide the champions of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League. A total of 16 teams competed in the knockout phase.
For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the Champions League knockout phase.
Times are CET/CEST, as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round and draw dates
The schedule is as follows (all draws are held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland).
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scores more goals on aggregate over the two legs advances to the next round. If the aggregate score is level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scores more goals away from home over the two legs advances. If away goals are also equal, then extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team advances by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which is played as a single match, if the score is level at the end of normal time, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score is still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group or the same association cannot be drawn against each other.
In the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw. A draw is also held to determine which semi-final winner is designated as the "home" team for the final (for administrative purposes as it is played at a neutral venue).
For the quarter-finals and semi-finals, teams from the same city (e.g., Manchester City and Manchester United) are not scheduled to play at home on the same day or on consecutive days, due to logistics and crowd control. To avoid such scheduling conflict, if the two teams are drawn to play at home for the same leg, the order of legs of the tie involving the team with the lower domestic ranking in the qualifying season (e.g., Manchester United for this season) is reversed from the original draw.
Qualified teams
The knockout phase involved the 16 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 17 December 2018, 12:00 CET.
Manchester United became the first team in UEFA Champions League history to advance after losing at home by two goals or more in the first leg. Including the European Cup era, only Ajax managed this feat, winning a play-off match they forced in the 1968–69 European Cup quarter-finals against Benfica after losing 1–3 in the first leg at home and winning 3–1 in the second leg away.
Summary
The first legs were played on 12, 13, 19 and 20 February, and the second legs were played on 5, 6, 12 and 13 March 2019.
Order of legs reversed after original draw, in order to avoid a scheduling conflict with the Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur match in the same city.
The final was played on 1 June 2019 at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.
Borussia Dortmund
Atlético Madrid
Tottenham Hotspur
Paris Saint-Germain
Porto
Ajax
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