Liverpool won their second straight away game in the Champions League, beating PSV Eindhoven 3-0 on Tuesday in their quarter-final first leg match.
Bayern Munich twice came back with goals from Daniel Van Buyten to hold six-time European Cup champion AC Milan to a 2-2 draw, giving the German team two away goals heading into next Wednesday's second leg.
Steven Gerrard, John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool.
``We know we are closer [to the semi-finals] now, but in football you need to play every game and really focus and concentrate,'' Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said.
Gerrard jumped over the back of teammate Dirk Kuyt in the 27th minute to head in a cross from Steve Finnan. Kuyt had looked as if he was going for a shot, but he ducked in time for Gerrard to knock the ball past PSV goalkeeper Gomes.
Riise made it 2-0 in the 49th, controlling a poor clearance from Timmy Simons with his chest in the center of the field and then sending a long-range shot past the diving Gomes.
Finnan set up Crouch for the third goal in the 63rd, crossing into the center for the tall England forward to head in. Crouch scored three goals against Arsenal on Saturday in the Premier League in his return from injury.
``We have no chance now,'' PSV coach Ronald Koeman said. ``If I can make my players believe we can still go through I don't belong on this planet.''
Jefferson Farfan, PSV's leading scorer with 17 goals this season, came off at half-time and was replaced by China defender Sun Xiang.
PSV, the 1988 European Cup champion, have not won a match since defender Alex injured his hamstring on March 11 against Excelsior Rotterdam.
``It is painful,'' Simons said. ``I think their players were more disciplined and we made plenty of mistakes.''
Gerrard's goal was his 15th in the European Cup, making him Liverpool's all-time leader in the competition. The Liverpool captain has scored 19 goals in all European competition, trailing only Ian Rush and Michael Owen.
Liverpool also started with an away win in the previous round, beating last year's champions FC Barcelona 2-1. The English team then advanced to the quarter-finals on away goals despite a 1-0 loss at home in the second leg.
Van Buyten first equalized for Bayern in the 78th minute, scoring from close range after picking up a loose ball. He scored his second goal in the third minute of injury time with a volley.
``We deserved the draw given the way we fought until the very end,'' Bayern coach Ottmar Hitzfeld said.
Andrea Pirlo gave Milan the lead in the 40th by looping a header over Bayern goalkeeper Michael Rensing.
Rensing, who was making only his second Champions League appearance, started in place of regular goalkeeper Oliver Kahn. The Bayern captain was banned from Tuesday's game for improper conduct after throwing his urine sample during a doping test after his team's win over Real Madrid in the previous round.
``Milan were definitely the better team in the first half and Rensing was truly excellent,'' Hitzfeld said.
Kaka again put Milan ahead in the 84th from the penalty spot after Lucio had seemingly brought down the Brazil playmaker.
``The team deserved to win for what it did,'' Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said. ``Bayern has a better chance of qualifying now but I think we were the better team. We need to regroup.''
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