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Premier League news conferences taking place: Liam Rosenior, Andoni Iraola and Daniel Farke all speaking on Thursday Farke: 'Six to eight points needed to survive' | Calvert-Lewin England call up would be 'positive surprise' Rosenior says he's had a 'great conversation' with Enzo Fernandez who is 'fully committed' to the club despite comments in the week which cast doubt over his future Team news: Adams & Cook unavailable | Okafor back in training | Chalobah sidelined for around six weeks ICYMI: Champions League quarter-finals finalised as Arsenal 'firm favourites' to win Written by Ben Ramsdale, Ailsa Cowan & Saffie Yates. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say I thought Liverpool played poor at times, Galatasaray just gave up. Tom, Dartmouth Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (4-1 on agg) Liverpool Liverpool boss Arne Slot speaking to TNT Sports: "I liked the we played and I liked the way pressed, also the reaction from the fans when Galatasaray were trying to do what I expected them to, being on the floor and trying to kill the momentum. The only complaint is throughout the whole season we've had so many chances where we've not scored, that's the only thing. "The positive thing is we've had good halves and then spells of ten minutes where we've usually given a moment for the other team to score but today nothing dropped, I don't think they had a chance. We kept on creating and creating. "It's pleasing to keep a clean sheet, we've not conceded many chances but we concede goals, but tonight we didn't even concede a chance. " Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (4-1 on agg) Aadam Patel BBC Sport Liverpool reporter It would not be an understatement to say that this was Liverpool's biggest game of the season so far. Fail to go through and the pressure on Slot would only have intensified. After the crowd reaction on Sunday, when Liverpool were booed off after drawing to Tottenham, the Liverpool players needed to put in a performance for both their manager and the crowd. And they delivered. From the outset, Galatasaray seemed determined to take time out of the game but, from the moment Szoboszlai broke the deadlock with his 12th goal of the season, the Turkish side had no answer to Liverpool's onslaught. The home side were rampant and could have put the game to bed before half-time. At the break, Okan Buruk, the Galatasaray boss, made two changes in a bid to get some control back but his side had no answer to Liverpool's energy. Liverpool looked like they were scoring at will in the second half and in the end, it could have been way more than four, with Cakir deserving some praise for making save after save. Reports in Turkey had suggested that Galatasaray players were going to share a €5m bonus (£4. 3m) had they claimed Liverpool's scalp. In truth, they never even came close. For Liverpool, despite their struggles, the season remains very much alive and the thought of a last-eight tie against PSG is tantalising to say the least. Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (4-1 on agg) It's safe to say Liverpool dominated the statistics last night. The Reds booked their place in the quarter-finals after thumping Galatasaray 4-0, a 4-1 victory on aggregate. Liverpool trailed by one goal from the first leg, but that famous Anfield crowd certainly helped them in the second. Dominik Szoboszlai opened the scoring in the first half before Hugo Ekitike, Ryan Gravenberch and Mohamed Salah all scored in the space of 11 second half minutes. The difference in quality on the night was highlighted by Liverpool's 32 shots compared to Galatasaray's four. Ben Ramsdale BBC Sport Well, considering Liverpool fans are first to the buzzer in the texts - we best start with them. The Reds cruised past their Turkish opponents on Wednesday evening and, a look at the stats suggests four goals flatters Galatasaray. .. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say I hope Arne Slot can see how much better his team plays, with Gakpo on the bench, Szoboslai in midfield, and actually pressing instead of being cautious and flat. Kenneth, Glasgow Szoboszlai’s performance last night should in theory end Slot’s experiments with him at right back. Gerrard-esque. Jack, Lake District How refreshing to see Liverpool play to win. So many teams this season have been set up not to loose (Liverpool guilty of this as well). Playing Salah in a role that says go attack we finally saw him closer to his devastating best. Paul, Harlech Champions League And here's a reminder of how every round of 16 second leg panned out in the Champions League. Goals galore across the competition and unfortunately for Premier League sides, they were on the receiving end of plenty of them. Last 16 results: Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle (8-3 on agg) Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski each scored twice as a rampant Barcelona dumped Newcastle United out of the Champions League. Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe had hoped his players would grow rather than shrink in the Nou Camp cauldron, in the second leg of this last-16 tie. The visitors certainly showed immense spirit to twice equalise through the rapid Anthony Elanga in a competitive first half and cancel out goals from Raphinha and Marc Bernal. Howe's men were very much still in the tie at the break - even after Lamine Yamal's penalty put Barca 3-2 in front in first-half stoppage time. But the visitors fell apart after the restart and goals from Fermin Lopez, Raphinha and a double from Lewandowski ended their European adventure in sobering fashion. Barca will now meet either Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals. Tottenham 3-2 Atletico Madrid (5-7 on agg) Tottenham Hotspur secured a deserved win - their first under Igor Tudor - against Atletico Madrid but failed in their attempt to overturn a three-goal deficit as they went out of the Champions League in the last-16 stage. But their latest improved performance - following a 1-1 draw at Liverpool - in a thrilling return leg will offer encouragement as they now turn to their main priority of avoiding relegation from the Premier League. Spurs needed the first goal on the night, starting well and making the breakthrough on the half-hour mark when Randal Kolo Muani headed home an inviting cross from Mathys Tel on the right for his fourth goal in this season's competition. But Atleti punctured the atmosphere two minutes after the restart when former Manchester City forward Alvarez beat the Spurs keeper with a superb strike into the top corner. Spurs were furious, insisting Xavi Simons had been fouled in the build-up by the Argentine, who then led a brisk counter-attack and finished off Ademola Lookman's pass. But Dutch forward Simons exacted swift revenge by putting his side in front again with a fine curling low drive five minutes later. The Spanish side snuffed out any remaining hopes of a comeback with 15 minutes left as David Hancko headed in at the near post from an Alvarez corner. Atleti were finally able to breathe easily as they set up a last-eight meeting with Barcelona, although Simons' late penalty - following a foul on him by Jose Maria Gimenez - gave the hosts the victory they deserved on the night. Liverpool 4-0 Galatasaray (4-1 on agg) Liverpool delivered a scintillating performance to put four goals past Galatasaray and set up a Champions League quarter-final against reigning champions Paris St-Germain. Trailing 1-0 after defeat in Istanbul last week, Arne Slot's side levelled the tie on aggregate when Dominik Szoboszlai converted a well-worked set-piece. On the brink of half-time, Mohamed Salah had a penalty saved by Ugurcan Cakir but Liverpool scored three goals in the space of 11 second-half minutes to put the tie to bed. Hugo Ekitike tapped in from close range after a superb ball from Salah before Ryan Gravenberch finished after Salah's effort was saved by Cakir. Wilfried Singo then turned the ball into his own net from Jeremie Frimpong's cross but Frimpong was offside and minutes later, Salah scored an absolute belter. From outside the box, it was a trademark curling finish from Salah, who found the top corner and in doing so, became the first African to score 50 Champions League goals. Liverpool could easily have scored more, with Salah striking the bar and - were it not for Cakir - the final result could have been even uglier for Galatasaray, who had no away fans inside Anfield after they were hit with a Uefa sanction following crowd disturbances during their previous away game at Juventus. Hello, hello. Here we are again. Another day, another morning of Champions League reaction. Liverpool join Arsenal in the quarter-finals of the competition after a convincing victory last night while Newcastle and Tottenham will join Manchester City and Chelsea with spectator seats for the remainder. LOTS to go at again so feel free to get involved while we go over our usual reminder of what happened in each game on Wednesday evening. 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