Rampant Reds stun PSV

Champions League round-up: Liverpool totally dominated PSV Eindhoven to win 3-0 in a one-sided Champions League quarter-final…

Champions League round-up:Liverpool totally dominated PSV Eindhoven to win 3-0 in a one-sided Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday.

The win virtually guarantees them a place in the semis against either Chelsea or Valencia.

Liverpool took the lead after 27 minutes when Steve Finnan broke free on the right and crossed for Steven Gerrard to power home a header which PSV goalkeeper Gomes had no chance of saving.

They doubled their lead against the injury-hit Dutch side after 49 minutes when John-Arne Riise thundered in a left-foot volley from 20 metres and wrapped up the victory when Peter Crouch headed home for his seventh Liverpool goal in his last seven starts after 63 minutes.

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The only worry for Liverpool was an injury for Fabio Aurelio who appeared to snap his Achilles with no other player around him 15 minutes from time.

The second leg is at Anfield on Wednesday, April 11.

Two goals by defender Daniel van Buyten, the second in stoppage-time, gave Bayern Munich a 2-2 draw against AC Milan in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

Trailing to a first-half goal by Andrea Pirlo, Bayern drew level when Van Buyten hooked the ball in 12 minutes from time.

Milan seemed to have won the game in the 84th minute when playmaker Kaka went down under a challenge by visiting defender Lucio to earn a penalty, which he also converted.

But Belgian Van Buyten's second strike in the third and final minute of stoppage time gave Bayern a precious draw and two away goals ahead of the second leg in Germany next Wednesday.

The winners of the tie will meet either AS Roma or Manchester United in the semi-finals.