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Updated: February 19, 2020

UCL: Atletico Shock Liverpool As Dortmund Claim PSG Spoil

By Walter Igboanu
February 19, 2020
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An early strike from Saul Niguez gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over holders Liverpool in Tuesday's Champions League last-16 first leg at Wanda Metropolitano.

Atletico had won just one of their last seven matches ahead of this tie, but they took the game to Liverpool from the off and opened the scoring through Saul's fourth-minute strike with Liverpool failing to register any shot on target.

Meanwhile, Dortmund grabbed an uplifting 2-1 victory over PSG to set themselves on the right path to qualification. Erling Haaland continued his outstanding season with a brilliant Champions League brace against Paris Saint-Germain to secure Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 first-leg win in their last-16 tie.

Haaland took his BVB tally to 11 in seven appearances to deservedly settled the game in Dortmund's favour, leaving PSG facing the prospect of further heartache at this stage of the competition.