Reigning champion Liverpool suffered a defeat in the 1/8 Champions League

Today, February 19, 1/8 of the Champions League kicked off.

Atletico Madrid hosted Liverpool, the reigning winners of Europe's premier club competition, and won with a minimal score of 1 : 0.

In the fourth minute, Coque gave the ball from a corner, and it ricocheted off Saul and into the goal of Alison. In the remaining time, the English were unable to show anything of substance in the Madrid half. It should be noted that the Merseysiders did not score a single shot on goal.

In a parallel match, Borussia Dortmund defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2 : 1.

The fans only saw goals in the second half. Erling Holann opened the scoring in the 69th minute. After the ball rebounded, the 19-year-old striker picked up the ball and put it into the goal. The Parisians did not have to wait long for a response. Mbappe made a shot into the penalty area, and Neymar closed the pass, thus restoring the balance in the score. In the 77th minute of the match, the same Holann took the initiative and scored with a powerful long-range shot that beat PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas.

The return matches of these pairs will take place on March 11. Other 1/8 Champions League matches will take place today. England's Tottenham will take on Germany's RB Leipzig, while Spain's Valencia will visit Italy's Atalanta.