Real Madrid demonstrated once again why the King of Europe is considered by defeating Manchester City 3-1 in the match back at the replay stadium in the Santiago Bernabeu.
With a triplet by Kilian Mbappe (3-33.61), the merengues advanced to the eighth final with a total of 6-3, after winning in the 3-2 one-way on English soil.
In this way, the current champion of the Champions League continues the defense of his title by sneaking into the top 16 of this new edition, waiting for the draw to determine his rival.
Real Madrid, with the return of Antonio Rudiger, was far superior to Man City who accused the absence of his scorer Erling Haaland, and if he did not get a scandal score it was because, in the end, he slowed down and even allowed the goal on the shore of former Barcelona player Nico Gonzalez at 92, finishing off a missing shot to Omar Marmoush’s length.
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If Mbappe’s first goal was good, after taking a far pass from the center Raul Ascencio and sending it to the net with a precise vaseline over the goalkeeper Ederson, the second was a work of art after an olé to Josko Gvardiol and then pulled a strong shot into the net, after a ball filtered by Rodrigo between the legs of a defender. The third counts as an exquisite individual play.
The draw this Friday 21 February will decide whether the white team is facing Atletico de Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen.
In another match this Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund tied 0-0 and advanced with a 3-0 overall with his score in Lisbon.
PSG went over Brest with a 10-0 thumping overall, after beating 7-0 on the round in Paris.
Dortmund will face Aston Villa or Lille in eighth grade, while PSG will go against Liverpool or Barcelona.
Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven gave the bell by eliminating the mighty Juventus with a total of 3-2 after scoring in the extension 3-1 at the return at home, after turning around Turin’s 1-0.
The PSV will now face Arsenal or Inter Milan. The first surprise of this elimination phase was given by Feyenoord on Tuesday by eliminating favorite AC Milan with a 2-1 overall, after winning in the 1-0 way and tying 1-1 in the lap in San Siro with a goal of former Inter Miami player Julian Carranza, after the initial of Mexican Santi Gimenez. Feyenoord’s rival will be between Arsenal or Inter Milan.
The other surprise was the elimination of the Atalanta at the hands of the Bruges who after winning the first duel 2-1, won 3-1 in the second 3-1 as a visitor for a 5-2 overall.
In eighth Bruges, he will go against the Lille or Aston Villa. Benfica was another who took the prize after eliminating Monaco with a 4-3 overall after imposing the 1-0 start and tying 3-3 at home. The eleven Portuguese will play in the eighth against Barcelona or Liverpool.
Bayern Munich saved the furniture – in extremis, with a goal from Alfonso Davis at 93o to tie the match back 1-1 and get the pass, after winning in the 2-1 one-way against a Celtic who was about to give the bombardment of the elimination.
Bayern will face Atletico or Leverkusen. In this way, three Italians fell and, in addition to Madrid, advanced to eighth-placed Germans and two Dutch.
The eighth round of the finals will be played on March 4 at the home of the last 8 who won their ticket (Madrid, Bayern Munich, Dortmund, PSG, PSV, Feyenoord, Benfica, Bruges) and the return will be on 11 March in the stadium of the already classified (Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atlético de Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille and Aston Villa), according to the draw.
Real Madrid showed that you always have to count on them and they are again favorites to win the Champions, but there are also Bara and Liverpool.
First, they will have to pass an eighth final that looks very complicated.
