Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid advance to Champions League semifinals

Paris Saint-Germain and Atlético Madrid have secured their spots in the Champions League semifinals after intense matches. PSG, the reigning Champions League holder, defeated Liverpool 2-0, with Ousmane Dembélé scoring both goals in the 72nd and 90th+1 minutes. This victory followed their 2-0 win in the first leg. PSG will now face either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the semifinals. The match at Anfield also saw Liverpool's French international forward Hugo Ekitiké leave on a stretcher due to an ankle injury, less than two months before the World Cup. Atlético Madrid qualified by eliminating FC Barcelona, with a 2-0 first-leg win and a 1-2 loss in the second leg at the Metropolitano in Madrid. Barcelona quickly erased their first-leg deficit with goals from Lamine Yamal in the 4th minute and Ferran Torres in the 24th minute. However, Ademola Lookman scored for Atlético in the 31st minute, putting them back on track for qualification. Barcelona finished the match with ten players after Eric Garcia was sent off in the 80th minute. Antoine Griezmann's teammates will play the winner of the match between Arsenal and Sporting Portugal in the semifinals.