Summary

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  • FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (6-2 agg) - Benzema puts hosts ahead

  • FT: Napoli 3-0 Frankfurt (5-0 agg) - Osimhen double for hosts & Zielinski penalty

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  1. Byepublished at 22:42 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    Check out Emlyn's report on Real Madrid's win over Liverpool.

    Sam's report on Napoli's victory over Eintracht Frankfurt is here.

    We're back tomorrow for Europa League action as Arsenal and Manchester United look to secure their places in the quarter-finals.

    West Ham are also hosting AEK Larnaca in the Europa Conference League with a 2-0 aggregate lead.

    See you then!

  2. Postpublished at 22:40 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    A reminder of the quarter-finalists.

    The draw takes place at 11:00 GMT on Friday.

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  3. Postpublished at 22:37 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    Who fancies an Inter Milan v AC Milan quarter-final?

    Old school.

  4. Liverpool's battle for a top-four spotpublished at 22:35 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

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  5. 'It's not what we wanted but it's what we got'published at 22:30 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Liverpool

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp speaking to BT Sport: "Being 5-2 down is not a great result if you want to got through. You ned to have a special performance and we couldn't do that tonight. Real Madrid had the best chances, Alisson made two fantastic saves. The right team went through, we have to admit that. Knockout stages are like this. It's not what we wanted but it's what we got.

    "You need moments in a game like this, if we scored in the first half it could have given us the spark but this is hypothetical. They were the better team in three halves of this tie and that's how you go through.

    "If we draw at home and play like we did tonight, we probably go out as well. We cannot come here and hope that we get something. We prepared for a special performance tonight but it didn't happen.

    "Nobody thinks 'how could Liverpool go out' and that's probably the best sign that the right team went through and that's how it is in the knockout stage."

  6. Postpublished at 22:27 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    "Real Madrid was the better team so won," says Jurgen Klopp.

    He said the team "prepared for a special performance" but couldn't produce it.

    More to come.

  7. Postpublished at 22:24 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

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    Karim Benzema is named Man of the Match.

  8. Postpublished at 22:21 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Napoli 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (agg: 5-0)

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    Among all players within the big five European leagues, only Marcus Rashford (15) has scored more goals across all competitions in 2023 than Napoli's Victor Osihmen (13).

    Osimhen became the first Napoli player to score in both legs of a Champions League knockout stage.

    His brace in this game was also the first scored by a Nigerian player in the knockout stages of the competition.

  9. 'Klopp has been too loyal to players'published at 22:18 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Charlie Adam
    Former Liverpool midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think Jurgen Klopp has been a little too loyal to these players, especially when you look at what Pep Guardiola has done with the likes of Joao Cancelo and moving players on to bring others in.

    But I think as a manager you also have to respect what the players have done for you and those are decisions that have to be made by the staff.

  10. When's the quarter-final draw?published at 22:16 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

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    The draw for the Champions League quarter-finals takes place at 11:00 GMT on Friday.

    Chelsea and Manchester City are through but Tottenham were eliminated by AC Milan before Liverpool's exit tonight.

    Joining the English clubs through to the last eight are Real Madrid, Napoli, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Benfica.

    The draws for the semi-finals will also take place on Friday.

    There will be no seeding in the draw and teams from the same country could play each other.

  11. 'Liverpool have been so inconsistent'published at 22:12 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Chris Sutton
    Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was always going to be difficult to turn this around. The one comparison I made is that in 2019, you felt they was really capable of doing it that season.

    It was quite a flat performance, I just think this season they have been so inconsistent in terms of performance levels and results.

    It is absolutely critical they make it into a top-four spot. That is what they have to think short-term.

  12. Italians making their markpublished at 22:09 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Napoli 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (agg: 5-0)

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    Napoli have qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time. They are the seventh different Italian club to do so.

    With Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan, three Italian teams have reached the quarter-finals for the first time since 2005-06 (AC Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus).

  13. Postpublished at 22:07 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    This defeat to Real Madrid means Liverpool equal the longest Champions League winless streak (8) by a team versus a specific opponent.

  14. Postpublished at 22:05 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool record in the Champions League:

    2017-18: Lost to Real Madrid in the final

    Winners 2018-19: Beat Tottenham in the final

    2019-20: Lost to Atletico Madrid in the last 16

    2020-21: Lost to Real Madrid in the quarter-finals

    2021-22: Lost to Real Madrid in the final

    2022-23: Lost to Real Madrid in the last 16

  15. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 22:03 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only – texts will be charged at your standard message rate), or text your comments via WhatsApp on 03301231826

    Modric is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player. Seems to be getting even better at age 37!

    Steve

    The next 3 games will determine klopps future.

    Abid

  16. Postpublished at 22:01 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    "Liverpool seemed like a team that never genuinely believed they could win this. It was flat," says former England defender Rio Ferdinand on BT Sport.

    Trent Alexander-Arnold and Harvey Elliot embraceImage source, Reuters
  17. 'It all feels a little bit flat from Liverpool'published at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Chris Sutton
    Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It all feels a little bit flat from Liverpool's point of view. They came here with a massive task but Real Madrid pretty much controlled the game.

    It will be interesting to see where Liverpool go from here and especially in the summer.

    They have to dust themselves down because they need to fight for the top-four spot.

  18. Postpublished at 21:55 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    FT: Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    A classy touch from Real Madrid.

    The Bernabeu plays "You'll Never Walk Alone" immediately at the full-time whistle as a gesture to the travelling fans as they exit the competition.

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  19. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool (agg: 6-2)

    Real Madrid have cruised into the quarter-finals too. Liverpool battled but could not lay a glove on the European champions.

    Real Madrid celebrateImage source, Reuters
  20. FULL-TIMEpublished at 21:54 Greenwich Mean Time 15 March 2023

    Napoli 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt (agg: 5-0)

    All over in Naples. Napoli are in the quarter-finals!