Real Madrid eked out a 2-1 dwelling victory over crosstown rivals Atletico Madrid, whereas Arsenal and Aston Villa scored emphatic first-leg victories because the Champions League final 16 kicked off on Tuesday. In the night time’s fourth tie, Lille gained a 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund. At the Santiago Bernabeu, Real, who sit third in La Liga, edged Atletico, who’re second, in a recreation illuminated by three dazzling targets. Real took the lead on 4 minutes when Rodrygo Goes dribbled in from the suitable and positioned a shot contained in the far publish.
The guests regularly gained management and levelled after 32 minutes.
Julian Alvarez bounced off Eduardo Camavinga and slammed a curling shot into the highest far nook. It was the Argentine’s seventh objective of the Champions League marketing campaign.
Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo De Paul helped Atletico take management for lengthy durations, with Madrid discovering it laborious to win the ball again.
Thibaut Courtois saved at full stretch from Griezmann earlier than Brahim Diaz restored the house lead within the fifty fifth minute, shimmying previous a problem and curling a shot contained in the far publish.
“For a second we had the sport below management, however we knew that it will not be a simple match, as a result of they had been at dwelling they usually have nice gamers,” Alvarez informed Movistar.
“But we all know there are 90 minutes to go… it is one objective, and one other recreation, at dwelling with our followers.”
Arsenal all however ensured a quarter-final berth as they crushed a shambolic PSV 7-1 in Eindhoven.
Jurrien Timber headed Arsenal into the lead on 18 minutes earlier than Ethan Nwaneri smashed a second. Mikel Merino, from a slender angle, put the guests three targets up in simply the thirty first minute.
Noa Lang hit again with a PSV penalty earlier than half-time. But Martin Odegaard slotted dwelling a rebound and Leandro Trossard dinked a objective as Arsenal scored twice within the first three minutes of the second half.
Odegaard added one other with 12 minutes left after which arrange defender Riccardo Calafiori, a first-half substitute, to spherical off the scoring.
“We had been fluid. We had enthusiasm, the drive and the starvation.” Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice informed Amazon Prime. “We have to preserve pushing as a workforce with the mentality.”
– ‘Happy however calm’ –
Aston Villa supervisor Unai Emery insisted his workforce nonetheless have work to do regardless of a commanding 3-1 victory away to Club Brugge.
Two late targets gave Villa the victory in Belgium to puncture the hopes of the hosts who carried out so nicely for therefore lengthy.
Leon Bailey’s early opener for Villa on the Jan Breydelstadion was quickly cancelled out by a Maxim De Cuyper leveller.
Club Brugge had been greater than a match for his or her Premier League guests, however Brandon Mechele’s 82nd-minute personal objective restored Villa’s lead.
Marco Asensio, on in its place, then transformed an 88th-minute penalty, his fifth objective in 4 video games wrapping up the victory which places the 1982 European Cup winners in a really sturdy place.
“I’m comfortable however calm,” Emery stated.
“We aren’t within the quarter-finals. There are nonetheless 90 minutes to play and we’re prepared in case we want further time and a penalty shoot-out as a result of I understand how many difficulties there might be in every match.”
In Dortmund, Karim Adeyemi put the house workforce forward on 22 minutes, assembly a clearance from a nook with a low half-volley from the sting of the penalty space and swerving his shot contained in the publish.
Lille gained the initiative within the second half and Hakon Haraldsson ran onto Jonathan David’s move to poke a 68th-minute equaliser.
He grew to become the second Icelander to attain within the Champions League after Eidur Gudjohnsen.
“We want to maneuver higher, be braver. We should and we will do higher,” Dortmund captain Emre Can informed Prime Video. “The second half wasn’t good in any respect.”
There are 4 extra ties on Wednesday together with Liverpool visiting Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich internet hosting Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona at Benfica.
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