Barcelona remembers an epic "comeback" against Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool an equally anthological one against the Catalan club - tonight both will need such a historic evening if they want to strike back in the second legs of the Champions League quarter-finals.
The European elite gets its first semi-finalists, and after the first matches, Atletico Madrid and PSG made a big step towards a place in the top four - the "Colchoneros" defeated Barcelona 2:0 at the "Nou Camp" with a player more, and the "Saints" defeated Liverpool at home with an identical result.
A night of turnaround or final blows from teams that have an advantage after the first matches?
ARAUHO: BARCA CAN DO EVERYTHING; VAN DJIK: SOMETHING SPECIAL IS NEEDED
Barça believes in a turnaround, but unlike the famous 6:1 (after a 4:0 defeat) against PSG in 2017, they will now have to achieve the feat in their rival's "fortress".
"This team is capable of recovering from a first-leg defeat, I'm confident of that. We've done it many times. It'll be tough on their turf, but if anyone can turn this around, it's us," he said. Ronald Araujo, Barcelona defender.
On the other hand, Anfield has so many times gotten much more out of Liverpool than anyone expected, the problem is that this time - especially after the Reds' desperate performance in the first match - there are not many who believe that the English giants are ready for a major turnaround.
- The fans will probably be the most important factor, of course along with our performance. I was very lucky to experience that night when the connection between the fans and the team's performance was incredible. Something very special needs to happen, otherwise we won't have a chance. If we play like we did in Paris, then we certainly won't have a chance - he made it clear Virgil van Dyck, captain of Liverpool.
ATLETICO KNOWS HOW TO DEFEND, BUT ALSO HOW TO SCORE GOALS
Everything seems to be on Atletico's side before the second leg - a big advantage from the first leg, the support of the fans, the fact that they have always beaten Barca in the Champions League (in the quarterfinals in 2014 and 2016), but also their form. Hulijana Alvaresa.
"Spider"'s free kick goal launched the "Colchoneros" to victory in the first match, and how much he enjoys the Champions League is shown by the fact that he has scored 15 goals in his last 18 matches in the elite.
It is known that Diego Colo Simeone He knows how to defend, but his team is also deadly in attack - Tottenham and Bruges know that, as Atletico saw off the “Metropolitan” with five and four goals in the net.
- It's normal for Barcelona to believe in a turnaround, it would be strange if it were otherwise. However, we are also very motivated, we want a great game against a great rival - he made it clear Koke, an experienced midfielder for Athletics.
SLOT BELIEVES IN BIG MATCHES
Liverpool are far from the championship game of last season, and if they don't surpass themselves tonight against the European champions, they will say goodbye to the last competition in which they could have won a trophy. The "Reds" have recorded as many as 10 defeats in the Premier League alone, often against teams that were outsiders, but there have also been good performances in big matches - such as against Real Madrid, Inter, Atletico...
- We have shown so many times this season that we can put in a great performance in big games. We believe in special things now too, but we have to be exceptionally good because we are playing against the European champions - he says Arne Slott, Liverpool coach.
Champions League, quarter-finals (second leg); Tuesday: Atletico - Barcelona (21 p.m., first leg 2:0), Liverpool - PSG (21 p.m., 0:2); Wednesday: Bayern - Real (21 p.m., 2:1), Arsenal - Sporting (21 p.m., 1:0).
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