{"id":2576,"date":"2020-08-16T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2020-08-16T16:03:07","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T15:03:07","slug":"champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/16\/champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League Quarter-Finals: Shocks, Sitters, Drama And Genius"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC Sport<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time in 24 years, there will be no English or Spanish sides in the Champions League semi-finals after Lyon stunned Manchester City in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not since the 1995-96 season, when Marcello Lippi&#8217;s eventual champions Juventus and Louis van Gaal&#8217;s Ajax overcame Nantes and Panathinaikos respectively, has the Premier League or La Liga failed to be represented in the final four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But following four enthralling last-eight match-ups, Germany and France provide two clubs apiece in the battle for European club football&#8217;s greatest prize in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The semi-finals will see Bayern Munich face Lyon on Wednesday with RB Leipzig in action against Paris St-Germain the night before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After enduring mockery as a lowly &#8216;Farmers League&#8217; by fans from elsewhere, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe had something to say about all that&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The late, late drama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"849\" data-attachment-id=\"2577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/16\/champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?fit=1142%2C947&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1142,947\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?fit=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?fit=1024%2C849&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62-1024x849.jpg?resize=1024%2C849&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?resize=1024%2C849&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?resize=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?resize=768%2C637&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/afp_en_d0f26026f7cf4ff78c5f4e6b235996b70a3f0d62.jpg?w=1142&amp;ssl=1 1142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>PSG hero Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting had not scored since facing amateur side Linas-Montlhery in the French Cup on 5 January<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Game 1: Atalanta 1-2 Paris St-Germain<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first hint at what was to come in this mini-tournament was offered in sensational style, as Paris St-Germain &#8211; victims of some stunning Champions League comebacks themselves in recent years &#8211; scored twice in the dying moments to break Atalanta hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marquinhos&#8217; 90th-minute equaliser rescued PSG, who had trailed since the 26th minute, before former Stoke City frontman Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting&#8217;s 93rd-minute winner sealed the French side&#8217;s first semi-final appearance for 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The goals were separated by just 146 seconds. Champions League debutants Atalanta were speechless. The one-game quarter-final shootouts were well and truly under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The big surprises<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"2579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/16\/champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius\/5f36e5034e712-image_-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?fit=1396%2C931&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1396,931\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5f36e5034e712.image_-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/5f36e5034e712.image_-1.jpg?w=1396&amp;ssl=1 1396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>RB Leipzig have risen from the fifth tier in Germany to the Champions League semi-finals in 11 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Game 2: RB Leipzig 2-1 Atletico Madrid<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new one-legged &#8216;final-eight&#8217; format in Portugal, introduced to bring a swifter end to an interrupted Champions League campaign a mere 414 days after the qualifying rounds for the 2019-20 edition began, always had the potential to deliver seismic shocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RB Leipzig&#8217;s progression to a first Champions League semi-final just 11 years after the club was formed duly delivered on that promise &#8211; arriving at the expense of Diego Simeone&#8217;s steely Atletico Madrid who had outmanoeuvred reigning champions Liverpool en route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To the delight of neutrals there was more late drama to digest, as Tyler Adams&#8217; deflected shot two minutes from time took Julian Nagelsmann&#8217;s side to a semi-final meeting with PSG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The glorious chaos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"2580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/16\/champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?fit=1239%2C824&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1239,824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?fit=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des--1024x681.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/1330464-l-attaquant-du-bayern-thomas-muller-c-buteur-contre-le-fc-barcelone-en-quart-de-finale-de-ligue-des-.jpg?w=1239&amp;ssl=1 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Thomas Muller opened the scoring, and made it 4-1 in the 31st minute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Game 3: Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The standout tie of the round certainly delivered, just not in the way that anyone could have predicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than two European heavyweights exchanging knockout blows, Bayern Munich recast their meeting with Barcelona as a devastating advert of their current superiority in an 8-2 dismantling of Quique Setien&#8217;s shell-shocked side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the first time a team has ever scored eight goals in a Champions League knockout match and the first time Barcelona have lost a match by six since 1951 as the German champions ran riot. The 2019-20 season will also be the first since 2005-06 not to feature Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League semi-final stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One terrible missed sitter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" data-attachment-id=\"2581\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/08\/16\/champions-league-quarter-finals-shocks-sitters-drama-and-genius\/st\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?fit=1226%2C865&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1226,865\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?fit=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st-1024x722.png?resize=1024%2C722&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/st.png?w=1226&amp;ssl=1 1226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Game 4: Man City 1-3 Lyon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having taken note of RB Leipzig&#8217;s toppling of Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, Lyon kindly asked the German side to hold their beer on Saturday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Premier League side were overwhelming favourites to advance past a side which finished a curtailed Ligue 1 season in seventh place, well adrift of any European qualification for next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a game ultimately defined by uncharacteristic errors, the game and *that* elusive trophy agonisingly swung away from Manchester City in exactly 60 seconds, as Raheem Sterling miscued with the goal gaping at 2-1 before Ederson spilled a save into the path of Moussa Dembele to score his second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sterling couldn&#8217;t believe it. 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