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Eliminated: Cristiano Ronaldo was eliminated with Juventus. © APA / afp / MARCO BERTORELLO
Big surprise in the knockout stages of the Champions League: Juventus were eliminated by underdog Porto, despite Andrea Pirlo’s team being outnumbered for more than an hour. Dortmund, however, are further away, but strange scenes developed in the match against Sevilla.
March 10, 2021
Juventus and the Champions League: that is and will continue to be a difficult chapter. In the past four years, the old woman has never made it past the quarterfinals. After last year’s knockout round against Olympique Lyon, Turin was again left with a loser this year: against FC Porto, Cristiano Ronaldo & Co. won in the second leg at home 3-2 after extra time , but after the loss by 1-2. from the first leg this victory was not enough.
Especially bitter for the Juve fans: Against the outsider from Portugal, the Turin team played 66 minutes in the majority, but could not avoid the end even with this advantage. In the first half, Juventus offered a clandestine performance and fell 0: 1 behind: Sergio Oliveira scored after a penalty (19th).
Chiesa plays herself in the spotlight
After the break, a jolt went through the Italian record champions, in which Federico Chiesa played in the spotlight: the 23-year-old scored twice in 14 minutes (49/63) and led Juventus 2- 1 to the front. Because in 54 ‘Mehdi Taremi from Porto also received a stupid yellow-red card (he fired, yellow preloaded, the ball out), Juve’s turn seemed finally started.
Toni Martínez, from Porto, shouts joy in his body. © APA / afp / MARCO BERTORELLO
But then the disappointing Cristiano Ronaldo and his colleagues failed to score the decisive third goal, and they were also unlucky when Cuadrado hit the crossbar with a hammer in the 90th minute. So he went into extra time, and here Oliveira became the Porto’s great hero when he launched a free kick under the wall at the net like a rogue (115th). Juventus came quickly with Adrien Rabiot to 3-2 (117th), but that was not enough due to the away goals rule.
Finally, Porto encouraged the sensation in Turin. At Juventus, which is also lagging behind its own claims in the championship, criticism of manager Andrea Pirlo will certainly not be softened.
Absurd scenes in Dortmund
In the end, it was exciting again, but with a 2-2 draw after a 3-2 win in the first leg, Dortmund kept fighting Sevilla and are in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2017. The factor Decisive in both games against the Spaniards was once again the force of nature Erling Haaland, who scored twice both in the first leg and the second leg and is now the top scorer in the premier class with ten goals.
Winner of the Dortmunds match, Erling Haaland (right). © APA / afp / LEON KUEGELER
At home in Signal-Iduna-Park, Dortmund played sovereignly for a long time Tuesday night and deservedly led 2-0 (35 ° / 54 °), but then the guests from Spain came with a penalty from Youssef En Nesyri (69 °). . Sevilla then put Dortmund on the defensive, but En Nesyri’s draw in the sixth minute of injury time came too late.
Dortmund penalty instead of Dortmund hit
The evening scene occurred shortly after the break and showed how absurd soccer can be with video evidence. Haaland made it 2-0 for Dortmund in the 48th minute after an attack of real energy and to the limit. This goal was removed by referee Cüneyt Cakir after studying the video, because Haaland had been fouled in Sevilla’s penalty area about a minute earlier. Media: Instead of blows from Dortmund, there were penalties from Dortmund. But that’s not all: Yassine Bounou saved the Norwegian penalty plus a margin (52nd). Because the Sevilla goalkeeper had stepped off the line too early, the penalty was repeated and Haaland scored.
The Champions League continues with two interesting duels on Wednesday: Liverpool host RB Leipzig (2-0 first leg), PSG have to defend a 4-1 lead over Barcelona at home.
Round of 16 second leg matches on Tuesday
Juventus – Porto 3: 2 nV
0: 1 Foulelfmeter Oliveira (19.), 1: 1 Church (49.), 2: 1 Church (63.), 2: 2 Oliveira (115.), 3: 2 Rabiot (117.)
First leg: 0: 1 – Port in the quarterfinals
Dortmund – Sevilla 2: 2
1: 0 Haaland (35 °), 2: 0 Foulelfmeter Haaland (54 °), 2: 1 In Nesyri (69 °), 2: 2 In Nesyri (90 ° + 6)
First leg: 3: 2 – Dortmund in the quarterfinals
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