READ MORE: 12 players who could leave Liverpool this summer and make FSG millionsREAD MORE: Liverpool's next Champions League opponent clearer ahead of quarter-final drawNext stop, Madrid and the Champions League final. Just a few weeks later Wijnaldum would help the Reds beat Tottenham to be crowned champions of Europe. Mauricio Pochettino’s side were winning 1-0 on the night and 2-0 on aggregate against Real Madrid, with just half an hour to go at the Bernabeu, as the French giants looked to be casually strolling into the Champions League quarter-finals. One of Liverpool’s tormentors in their 2018 Champions League final loss, the Frenchman netted a 17-minute hat-trick to complete an unlikely comeback for Carlo Ancelotti’s men. Allowed to utilise a maximum five substitutes, the PSG boss only turned to three as Wijnaldum was left watching on helplessly from the bench as his new side exited the Champions League.

Source: Express March 11, 2022 04:38 UTC