The African gems Salah and Mane put an end on Liverpool's horror

Jurgen Klopp tonight stood in disbelief as he watched a series of missed chances for his team, one after another. He was in the twilight zone for most of the return leg in Budapest. However, the Reds almost routinely advanced to the Champions League 1/4 finals after a double victory over Red Bull Leipzig, 2-0 (4-0 on aggregate).

What happened in the first game at the same place was only repeated this evening in the capital of Hungary. The English champion punished the mistakes of the inexperienced rival and solved all the dilemmas within four minutes.

The most important news for Klopp is: his team managed to beat itself and shake the opponent's net after 463 minutes of competitive football. The last time they did the same was at the Puskas Stadium on February 16, and since then, they have become infinitely impotent. Liverpool finished the ties against Everton, Sheffield United, Chelsea and Fulham with zero goals scored. Everything suggested that something similar would happen tonight, as the Portuguese Diogo Jota missed several colossal chances but redeemed himself in the 70th minute of the match when he ideally served Salah for the 1-0 lead. Mane also struck very quickly, after an excellent cross by Origi from the 2-0. It was a signal for Klopp to wipe the sweat from his forehead and forget about the problems for at least a few hours.

Although everything could have been different if the former member of Dinamo Zagreb, Dani Olmo, didn't miss a colossal opportunity ten minutes into the game. More precisely, his attempt from a few meters away was saved by Alisson, who redeemed himself for a series of earlier mistakes in the Premier League.

Liverpool had more chances, more shots on goal, but they had to tremble. Especially after Nagelsman's changes. The young tactician sent Hwang and Kluivert to the game in the middle of the second half. The mentioned duo shared the rhythm, Hwang sent a cross, and the shot of the Norwegian Sorloth ended up on the crossbar. It was the last kick of Red Bull Salzburg, who didn't deserve to advance to the next round.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - LAST 16 (SECOND LEG)

Tuesday

Juventus - Porto 2-2 (0-1) (first leg 1-2)

/Chiesa 49, 63 - Oliveira 19 (pen)/

Porto win 4-3 on aggregate

Borussia Dortmund - Sevilla 2-2 (1-0) (first leg 3-2)

/Haaland 35, 54 (pen) – En-Nesyri 68 (pen), 90+6/

Borussia Dortmund win 5-4 on aggregate

Wednesday

Liverpool - RB Leipzig 2-0 (0-0) (first leg 2-0)

/Salah 70, Mane 74/

Liverpool win 4-0 on aggregate

PSG - Barcelona 1-1 (1-1) (first leg 4-1)

/Mbappe 31 pen - Messi 37/

PSG win 5-2 on aggregate