On April 25, Beijing time, a number of European football competitions continued, Manchester United, Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain and other giants played one after another, the Premier League supplementary match Manchester United overturned the vice-squad leader Sheffield United; Liverpool upset Everton dream of winning the championship was shattered; Ligue 1 Paris defeated Lorient and won the championship in the next round; Atalanta beat Fiorentina in the Italian Cup to enter the final. Here's a look at the highlights of each matchup.
Everton - Liverpool
There was no shortage of passionate and fast-paced attacks in the Merseyside derby, with Everton almost creating a penalty with two axes in the opening game, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin was brought down in the box by Alisson, and the referee looked back at VAR and ruled offside before cancelling the penalty first. Liverpool responded quickly when Salah's shot from the six-yard box had already passed the goalkeeper but was cleared by Godfrey in front of the line. Everton continued to bombard the flanks at a high pace, with Godfrey heading wide and Dominic Calvert-Lewin's header saved on the line. The protracted attacking pressure paid off for Everton, who seized the opportunity to score in the 27th minute in a scuffle in the Braithwaite penalty area. Liverpool continued to counter-attack, but Pickford was too brave to save Nunez's one-on-one ball and Dias's back-post push. Everton continued to bombard in the second half, Harrison's long ball was on target, and Calvert-Lewin headed home to double the score. In the end, Everton won 2-0 Liverpool, the first time in 14 years at Anfield Stadium. Liverpool's title dreams came to an end in the derby.
Manchester United - Sheffield United
United, who had not won in four games, quickly launched the attack, Dalot had a long-range shot saved, and Garnacho received a one-handed diagonal push from Fernandes. "Deputy squad leader" Sheffield United did not show weakness, counterattacking the fast attack Britton penalty area through the crotch volley was confiscated. United were on the back of another attack, with Hojlen missing a solo shot and Mainou's penalty shot saved. Wasted chances will be punished, and in the 35th minute, Sheffield United pressed forward and caused Onana to make a mistake in passing, and Bogle stole the ball in the box and volleyed the ball from a tight angle. Manchester United were woken up, and in the 41st minute, a cross from a set-piece was cleared, Garnacho scrambled to cross, and Maguire headed home the equaliser. Sheffield United set off another attack in the second half to disrupt Manchester United's defense, Osborne swept the left side of the penalty area, Britton followed up and scored the goal, the backward Manchester United counterattacked, Maguire was dragged down to win a penalty when he was scrambling for a corner kick opportunity, and B Fee scored the equalizer. In the 80th minute, B Fei shot from a distance to complete the double ring, and then Hoylen grabbed a tackle in the small penalty area. The game ended with Manchester United's 4-2 win over Sheffield United.
Lorient - Paris Saint-Germain
Carry took Lothar's baseline back to the goal and fired wide, and Lorient took the lead in attacking. Paris soon took over the game and the situation was one-sided. In the 18th minute, Dembele cut inside along the penalty line from the right and scored a powerful shot from the far corner to take the lead. Paris took advantage of the situation to pursue, Mendes swept the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area, Mbappe met the ball in the small penalty area and shot into the far corner, and Paris scored two goals in three minutes. Lorient were suppressed in all directions, with few counter-attacking opportunities and one of the few threatening shots saved by Donnarumma's quick reaction. In the second half, Paris controlled the rhythm steadily, and in the 60th minute, Mbappe went through the crotch and crossed the middle, and Dembele quickly followed up and scored a contribution. Lorient finally threatened the counter-attack, and Bamba pulled a goal back with a 45-degree long header. Mbappe scored a stoppage-time finish to end the game with a double to give Paris a 4-1 win over Lorient to win three in a row, 11 points ahead of Monaco with a game in hand, and one more win to win the title.
Atlanta-Florence
Atalanta, who lost 1-0 in the first leg, made a quick switch in the opening stages, and in the eighth minute, Koopmeiners burst into the box and fired a low shot into the corner to equalize the aggregate score. Five minutes later, Scamacca blasted the ball from the top of the arc and was ruled guilty of a foul. Fiorentina dominated the game but did not threaten many attacks. Atalanta were attacking aggressively on the counter-attack, with Koopmeiners and De Ketelaere failing to take advantage of two chances. In the 53rd minute, Milenkovic prevented the opponent from breaking through with a single knife and was sent off with a red card. Trailing Fiorentina, Martinez equalised in the 68th minute with a 45-degree header. Atalanta soon returned the colour and Scamacca barbed the world wave to equalise again. In the 95th minute, Lookman volleyed home and then Pashalic scored with a volley. Atalanta reached the final with an aggregate score of 4-2.