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Liverpool swept into the last eight of the Champions League thanks to a double from Sadio Mané and a header from Virgil van Dijk at the Allianz Arena

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Wed 13 Mar 2019 18.22 EDTFirst published on Wed 13 Mar 2019 14.20 EDT
Virgil van Dijk scored Liverpool’s second.
Virgil van Dijk scored Liverpool’s second. Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images
Virgil van Dijk scored Liverpool’s second. Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images

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Jurgen Klopp speaks! “The second half was very very mature. The first half we should have played more football. You can never rest. The only opportunity you have is to keep the ball. We didn’t do it first half but second half we did it brilliantly. It is so difficult to play here at Bayern. It’s a really big one. I’m so proud of how the boys did it. Hendo early, he twisted his ankle, hopefully not too serious. After that it is just brilliant. The first goal, fantastic. I will have to watch it back 500 times. It is outstanding what he is doing there. It was really difficult for Bayern and we are in the quarter-finals, which is amazing. Virgil at set-pieces, the boy is a massive threat. The size we have, the power we have, we are a massive threat. The game didn’t look like Bayern will outplay us. They struggled with confidence so we scored the other two. Andy Robertson’s booking is not cool, but he is a young boy. I asked the ref after the game. He said it is reckless. It was the last minute...”

The only blow for Liverpool is the booking that means Andy Robertson will sit out the first leg of their quarter-final. I wonder if Jurgen Klopp will turn to James Milner instead of asking Alberto Moreno to do his thing at left-back. They could also do with Mo Salah returning to goalscoring form. Salah has gone six games without a goal. That said he did create Sadio Mane’s second goal with a magnificent assist tonight.

While it’s the first time since 2009 there have been four English sides in the last eight, it’s the first time since 2006 there haven’t been any German sides in the quarters. That will hurt. This is an average Bayern Munich side, by their high standards, and there isn’t much behind them in the Bundesliga sadly.

It finished Barcelona 5-1 Lyon at the Nou Camp. Which means the sides in Friday’s quarter-final draw are Ajax, Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Porto and Tottenham. Barca, Juve and City are the sides to beat, with Liverpool close behind.

James Milner is asked about Jordan Henderson’s early injury. “It’s not easy losing your captain. We dealt with it and Fabinho came on and did very well.”

Virgil van Dijk is asked about his goal. “It feels amazing. Overall to go through is the most important thing.

Virgil Van Dijk speaks! “It’s a great evening. We knew it was going to be tough. They are a great team. We knew we would get chances to score. The equaliser was unlucky but we did the job. On to the last eight.”

That was very good from Liverpool. Admittedly this isn’t one of the great Bayern Munich sides, but Liverpool still had to get the job done against a very experienced side. They barely gave Bayern any chances, kept their cool after Joel Matip’s own-goal just before the interval and took their chances with aplomb.

Full-time: Bayern Munich 1-3 Liverpool (1-3 agg)

That’s your lot. It was easy in the end for Liverpool, who are through to the quarter-finals after a resilient, clinical and professional performance. “No doubt Gary Neville will claim that Liverpool can’t win the PL now,” Mike MacKenzie says.

Jurgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool’s 3-1 win. Photograph: Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images
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90 min+2: Andy Robertson’s booked for a foul on Leon Goretzka, which means he’ll miss the first leg of Liverpool’s quarter-final. Activate Alberto Moreno! Robertson looks devastated.

90 min: This is the first time since the 2008-09 season both Bayern and Real Madrid have failed to make the last four.

85 min: “Money-throwing competition, says Klopp?” Peter Oh parps. “Sadio is Mané in the bank!!!”

This has been on the way for the last few minutes. Divock Origi finds Mo Salah on the right and the Egyptian uses the outside of his left foot to send a cracking cross towards the far post, where Mane heads his second of the night past Neuer. That should be that. Liverpool are joining the other three English sides in the quarter-finals. As for Bayern, their fans are heading for the exits.

GOAL! Bayern Munich 1-3 Liverpool (Mane, 84 min; 1-3 agg)

There’s no stopping Sadio Mane at the moment! Or Liverpool, for that matter. They’re heading into the last eight.

Mane scores Liverpool’s third goal. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters
Mane celebrates his Brace. Photograph: Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images
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81 min: Bayern are heading out, Schalke were destroyed by Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund were well beaten by an injury-hit Tottenham side. Tottenham didn’t even have Harry Kane or Dele Alli in the first leg and still won 3-0 at Wembley. What has happened to German football?

75 min: Liverpool slice through Bayern again, a slick move sending Salah surging into the middle. The forward ignores Wijnaldum to his lef, dips inside and looks certain to score. Yet Rafinha manages to hold him up and that allows Sule to make a last-ditch challene, whipping the ball off Salah’s feet just in the nick of time!

Sule blocks the shot from Salah. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters
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73 min: Fabinho makes an excellent challenge to deny Coman in the Liverpool area. The winger looked like he had the legs on Fabinho there. Liverpool deal with the resulting corner. They’ve defended very well tonight. I can’t remember Alisson making a save in the second half.

71 min: Liverpool have another corner, Fabinho’s shot deflected over. Alexander-Arnold’s deep delivery is headed back towards the left post. Mane tries to make something of it. He settles for another corner, which comes to nothing.

Never underestimate this man’s importance to Liverpool. Exemplary at the back, now he’s made the difference in attack! The ball was swung in from the right by James Milner and there was the towering Virgil Van Dijk leaping highest in the Bayern area. He’s too big and powerful for his markers in red and Neuer can’t do anything about a thumping header into the bottom-right corner! Bayern need to score two more goals now.

68 min: Milner wins a corner on the left. Alexander-Arnold’s vicious delivery has to be clawed behind by Neuer at the far post, with Matip closing in. Another chance for Liverpool.

63 min: Matip bumps into the back of Lewandowski on the left. The Liverpool centre-back picks up a cheap booking. The free-kick comes to nothing.

Matip, not happy with the yellow card. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters
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60 min: Kingsley Coman will be on imminently. While he waits Bayern almost score. Gnabry escapes to the right and flashes a cross into the middle from the byline, but it evades both the sliding Lewandowski in the middle and James at the far post. Luckily for Liverpool the ball trickles to safety.

59 min: The camera picks out Joachim Low and Oliver Bierhoff in the stands. I wonder if they caught up with Mats Hummels, Jerome Boateng and Thomas Muller.

Germany head coach Joachim Low and Germany manager Oliver Bierhoff watch the match. Photograph: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images
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57 min: This is a dominant spell for Liverpool, which is sub-optimal for Bayern. The hosts need to work up a head of steam before it’s too late. Perhaps Niko Kovac will look to get Kingsley Coman on soon.

55 min: Salah’s flick almost runs to Robertson on the edge of the area, but he’s blocked off by Rafinha. Liverpool have spent a few minutes inside Bayern’s half, which will suit them nicely.

50 min: Liverpool counter, Mane finding Salah before being chopped down on the halfway line. An advantage is played, allowing Salah to run at the backtracking Bayern defence. He reaches the edge of the area and lashes goalwards with his left foot, but Neuer beats the Egyptian’s shot away.

Neuer covers the shot from Salah. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters
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Half-time: Bayern Munich 1-1 Liverpool (1-1 agg; Liverpool lead on away goals)

An intriguing half draws to a close. Liverpool have the advantage thanks to some special work from Sadio Mane, but Bayern have hope thanks to Joel Matip’s own-goal. This is tantalisingly poised. Liverpool are going through as it stands, but Bayern only need one goal.

43 min: James charges through the middle after an error from Fabinho, who brings down the Colombian in his haste to make amends. Bayern have a free-kick 30 yards from goal. Fabinho has been booked,

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Just like that, Liverpool’s momentum is wiped out. It all comes from a straightforward ball over the top from deep from the back. Robertson hasn’t tracked Gnabry’s run and that leaves him in trouble. Gnabry speeds into the area from the right and hammers a low cross-shot into the six-yard box. It bounces off Joel Matip’s shins and into the net, leaving Alisson helpless. Liverpool still lead on away goals but they have to be careful now.

Gnabry shoots. Photograph: Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images
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GOAL! Bayern Munich 1-1 Liverpool (Matip own goal, 39 min; 1-1 agg)

Bayern are back in it!

Matip scores an own goal and Bayern’s equaliser. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images via Reuters
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37 min: With Van Dijk pulled out wide to confront Gnabry, Robertson does well to cut out the German’s cross in the six-yard box. Lewandowski was lurking. Moments later James sends a useless cross out for a goal-kick.

35 min: One corner leads to another. These are nervy times for Bayern, who really can’t afford to concede again before the break.

34 min: A sweeping Liverpool move begins with Salah and Mane combining beautifully near the halfway line. Bayern are opened up so easily from there. Mane speeds down the left and releases Robertson, who hammers a shot goalwards as he surges into the area. Neuer saves at his near post and concedes a corner.

33 min: There hasn’t been much of a response from Bayern yet. They lack ideas. Lewandowski is very isolated. We’ve barely seen anything from James Rodriguez.

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