Liverpool refused to give up on their defence of the Champions League as Georginio Wijnaldum's first-half header forced their last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid to extra-time with a 1-0 win at Anfiel...
Liverpool's English defender Joe Gomez vies for the ball during the UEFA Champions league Round of 16 second leg football match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool. Photo: AFP
Liverpool refused to give up on their defence of the Champions League as Georginio Wijnaldum’s first-half header forced their last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid to extra-time with a 1-0 win at Anfield to level the score on aggregate at 1-1. The Dutch international, who netted twice in a 4-0 thrashing of Barcelona in last season’s semi-final, was the scourge of Spanish opposition once more as he headed home two minutes before half-time.
Atletico thought they had stolen the tie with the last touch of the game when Saul Niguez headed home a free-kick, but the Spanish midfielder was flagged offside to send the tie to an extra 30 minutes.
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