Champions League Knockout : Klopp and Zinedine cheering after solid victories!

Cristiano and Neymar Jr (Picture taken from Goal.com)

It has been a pretty exciting Champions League start so far and last night matches definitely confirmed that. It really was rather surprising the 0-5 made by Liverpool in Portugal against Porto! The first 10/20 minutes were actually rather balanced and the home team was getting sort of dangerous especially from corner kicks but wasn't enough to get the lead. Mane' s goal at 26' changed everything. Liverpool started an incredible attacking pressure despite the pitch conditions which have been checked for a while before deciding to play the match. Three minutes later it was Mohamed Salah who tricked keeper and defender in a Messi style before putting the ball in the net. A real gem from the Egyptian player who's actually one of the best in the world at the moment. It's again Mane' the one who scored the 0-3 (54') and even the 0-5 (85') which made it pretty much an hat-trick! The fourth goal has been scored by Firmino(70'). WE must say that the team is not doing bad at all after all despite some criticism especially from supporters on social media but let's face the reality here: the Premier League is not business for anyone but Manchester City this season. They are constant and devastating most of the time and these qualities lead teams to get the top prizes. Klopp's team will definitely play their cards in order to go as far as they can in the Champions League anyway. They've already secured a spot in the Quarter Finals and they also are the Top goalscorers in Europe at the moment.

Rather different story for the incredible match played by Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain! Great 3-1 come back for the Blancos which probably deserved the result in the end but they did risk a lot for the whole match which leaves some chances for the PSG in the second leg. An away goal is always important and the French team have all the potential to make a great match in the house. All eyes on Cristiano Ronaldo vs Neymar Jr and CR7 definitely won the battle scoring 2 goals one on a penalty kick and another one with a sort of fortunate re-bound with his knee but a player like him just need to score no matter how indeed he's now the first player in history to score 100 goals in Champions League wearing the same shirt! The 3-1 goal was scored  by Marcelo who did a very impressive match and it was very hard to face and control last night indeed. Great form for the crazy hair player. The lead was actually got by PSG who started the match very well putting the Real defense under stress but without scoring a goals till the Rabiot one at 33' and luckily for the Blancos Cristiano scored the penalty given at 43' otherwise the match could have been much different. That equalizer was crucial right before the first half whistle. PSG kept high pace till the last 10 minutes where they completely switched off everything and got two goals at 83' and 86' from Cristiano and Marcelo (as above mentioned). What a pity for the PSG which anyway gave the sensation that they can make a Remontada in the second leg. There is only one way to know it! Neymar Jr will have to do much more than being rather selfish like during this match. Great tricks but to be a champion you definitely need much more than Joga Bonito tricks. See you in few weeks! WE are personally happy for Zinedine Zidane who s facing too many criticisms recently and it really sounds ridiculous after all he did and doing there. Players must find motivations and we are sure Zizou his doing all he can with this team!

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