On the next day of Juventus' exit from the Champions League, the side of legendary footballer Cristiano, his rival Lionel Messi's side Barcelona is also out. Paris Saint Germain (PSG) held Barcelona to a one-on-one level in the second leg of the final-16 and made it to the quarter-finals by a total of 5–2. Messi (37th minute) for Barcelona and Kylian Mbappe (30th minute) scored one each for PSG. This will be the first time in the last 16 years when neither Messi nor Ronaldo's team is going to play in the last four. Before that, it happened in 2004-05. This is the first time in the last 14 years (2006-07) when Barcelona did not reach the quarter-finals. He holds the record for reaching the last eight in a row for the past 13 years.
Mbappé overtook Messi: Mbappé, a young PSG player, has become the first player to score 25 goals in the Champions League at a very young age. Mbappé overtook Messi (22 years, 286 days), achieving this feat in 22 years and 80 days. Not only this, he scored a hat-trick in the first phase, has also become the first player to score 4 goals in a season against Barcelona.
Messi could not score a penalty for the first time in 6 years: Reportedly, Messi had an opportunity to score a penalty in the match. For the first time in the last 6 years and was the fourth time that Argentine Star could not score a penalty in the league. Earlier, Messi missed a penalty in February 2015 against Manchester City on penalties.
Liverpool beat Leipzig in the final eight: For your information, goals from Mohamed Salah (70th minute) and Sadio Mane (74th minute) scored within 4 minutes, Liverpool defeated Leipzig 2–0 and 4–0 overall. Took the ticket for the last eight. The Puskás Aréna stadium situated in Hungary home to Liverpool. Liverpool's team has not lost 12 matches in all European matches. During this time the team has won nine and drawn three. Salah has scored 25 goals in all matches this season, the most goals scored by a player of all teams playing in the English Premier League.
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