Wednesday 04 April 2018, 21:04

Liverpool stun Manchester City, Barcelona win

  • Liverpool beat Manchester City with fine first-half display

  • Salah, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mane with goals for the Reds

  • Barcelona cruise to important home win over Roma

Barcelona hosted Roma, while Liverpool took on Manchester City in Wednesday's quarter-final, first leg matches in the UEFA Champions League.

In front of a passionate crowd at Anfield, Liverpool stunned English Premier League leaders Manchester City with a scintillating first-half display, as Mohamed Salah, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Sadio Mane all found the scoresheet in the opening 31 minutes of the contest for a 3-0 victory.

At the Camp Nou, a pair of Roma own goals helped Barcelona to a comfortable 4-1 win over their Italian opponents.

FIFA.com breaks down the biggest moments of Wednesday's matches with a photo gallery.

The winner of the 2017/18 UEFA Champions League will represent Europe at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018 at the end of the year.