Liverpool and Manchester City break in to knockout stage of European champions league
Liverpool and Manchester City join next round!Liverpool and Manchester City have qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League quarter-finals.Manchester City beat Atletico Madrid 0-0.Benfica drew 3-3 with two goals from Ibrahim Konate and Roberto Firminho.Manchester City have played a total of one per cent of their Champions League games today.James Milner has become the second Englishman to make a permanent start to the Champions League play-offs.Ibrahimovic has become the fourth Liverpool player to score in both rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals.Atletico Madrid failed to find the back of the net against Manchester City in the first half.Roberto Firminho became the fourth player to score 20 or more goals for Liverpool in the Champions League.Darwin Nunez has scored his 32nd goal of the season.Liverpool's linebackers have conceded seven goals in the Champions League this season.Roberto Firminho has scored seven goals in seven appearances for Portuguese clubs in the Champions League.The first leg of the European Champions League semi-final will be played on April 18 and 19.