Wahala don finish for two Champions League quarter-final second leg matches wey hold Tuesday night. For England side, Paris Saint-Germain comot Liverpool from competition after dem win 3-1 for Anfield. For Spain side, Atletico Madrid hold their ground finish Barcelona to reach semi-final.
For Liverpool matter, PSG show say dem be real champions. Ousmane Dembele, wey score one of the goals, yarn for Amazon Prime say dem happy to win because the match hard wella. “We were able to find a way to win,” Dembele talk. “I think we’re at the same level as we were last season.”
Liverpool coach Arne Slot dey find answer for why him team no fit perform. Him talk to Amazon Prime say, “We got much less than we deserved.” Him complain about penalty decision wey VAR overturn. “If you look at our season I am completely not surprised because so many decisions have gone against us,” Slot yarn. Him talk say injury to Hugo Ekitike no good at all.
But pundits no gree for Slot excuse. Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock talk for BBC Radio 5 Live say Liverpool no get any dynamism. “When PSG needs to explode and when they need to be dynamic, they are dynamic. Liverpool have not got any dynamism in the team at all,” Warnock hammer.
People dey talk about 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha wey Slot bring enter match. Warnock talk say the boy try to run at PSG defender Hakimi but e be lesson for am. “The lad is 17, it is a great lesson for him tonight, and he will have to learn from it,” Warnock talk.
For Barcelona and Atletico Madrid own, na serious wahala. Atletico forward Ademola Lookman yarn for TNT Sports say na game of two halves. “We stuck in and dug in and went through to the semis,” Lookman talk. Him mention say pause for game make dem switch back into gear.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick talk say him team play fantastic first half but no score enough goals. “We had to score more goals. It was really possible,” Flick talk for Metropolitano Stadium. Him talk say dem go focus for La Liga now.
French football expert Julien Laurens dey wonder why Barcelona spend £130m on Alexander Isak. “You could have kept Hugo Ekitike and not spent £130m on Isak,” Laurens talk for BBC Radio 5 Live. Him ask how Marc Guehi no end up for Barcelona.
Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole praise Atletico performance for TNT Sports. “Atletico were stoic, they defended well, they stuck together. What a performance from them,” Cole talk. Him mention say Barcelona start well but break for play change everything.
PSG coach Luis Enrique yarn say the match intense wella. “It was an intense match between two teams who played really good football,” Enrique talk. Him talk say first half better for PSG but second half different story. “We suffered a lot, they pressed hard but we overcome the press two times and scored two goals,” Enrique explain.
Liverpool fans dey vex for social media. One fan wey dem call Marty talk say manager Arne Slot suppose go. “This result over two legs is an indication that Slot isn’t up to the task,” Marty hammer. Another fan wey dem call Dave B talk say poor starting line up and bad decisions make Liverpool lose.
Wayne Rooney talk for Amazon Prime say Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool come for wrong time for Slot and him players. But Slot talk say dem go focus for top five finish for Premier League. “That is what we have to play for now in the coming weeks,” Slot talk.
BBC reporter Ian Dennis talk say tragic loss of Diogo Jota derail Liverpool wella. “I don’t think we will ever realise the ramifications and the impact that had behind the scenes,” Dennis yarn.
For pundit analysis, Stephen Warnock wonder if Slot go use Rio Ngumoha for Sunday derby. “Will Ngumoha’s confidence have been hit tonight?” Warnock ask. Him talk say Liverpool go enter that game as underdogs. “It is not often we go into a Merseyside derby that way,” Warnock talk.
Julien Laurens hammer Alexander Isak performance wella. “Alexander Isak made three passes and touched the ball five times,” Laurens talk. “I don’t think he could play 45 minutes, 10 at best, but 45 minutes? Never in a million years.”
Former Tottenham midfielder Andros Townsend talk say Arne Slot expect this season to get more possession to make Florian Wirtz shine. “That has not worked out the way he hoped,” Townsend talk for BBC Radio 5 Live. “Wirtz is on the fringes, and he is not pulling his weight out of possession.”
Now PSG and Atletico Madrid don qualify for semi-final. Dem join the other two teams wey go qualify from Wednesday matches. Champions League don show again say no advantage dey completely secure. Momentum fit change any time.
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