Real Madrid frustrates Liverpool to set up Chelsea last-four Champions League tie
The HinduReal Madrid moved into the semifinals of the Champions League after its makeshift defence held on for a 0-0 second-leg draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win. Liverpool, the 2019 Champions League winner, created enough chances in the opening 45 minutes to have turned the tie around but it ran out of ideas in the second half. Jurgen Klopp had hoped that a disappointing Premier League campaign could be compensated for with some end of season European excitement but his side still looks well short of the thrills it produced in the past two seasons. MATCH BLOG | With no crowd at Anfield, this was never going to be a dramatic and emotional night like the memorable comeback victory over Barcelona two years ago but Klopp will surely feel that a chance of progress was missed against a weakened Real without skipper Sergio Ramos and his central defensive partner Raphael Varane.