Champions League
Bayern Munich – Chelsea: Bayern Plunge the Dagger Into Chelsea’s Champions League Campaign (4-1)
Although Bayern Munich did not fully flex their muscles, they showed enough to see why so many tip them as favorites for this year’s Champions League
Juventus – Olympique Lyonnais: First Leg Ghosts Come Back To Haunt Juventus Out Of The Champions League (2-1)
Despite a particularly inspired Cristiano Ronaldo, Juve’s structural issues were hard to overcome even for the Champions League’s greatest goalscorer. Lyon did not need the most
Manchester City – Real Madrid: Madrid Mistakes Give City Comfortable Route To Quarter-Final (2-1)
The scoreline was ultimately decided by two mistakes from Raphaël Varane, which allowed Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus to get on the scoresheet either side of
Paris Saint-Germain – Borussia Dortmund: Redemption In Paris (2-0)
In an empty Parc Des Princes, punctuated by the sounds of fireworks set off by supporters barred from entry, PSG dismantled a skittish Dortmund side with
Liverpool – Atlético Madrid: Atlético Advance With Unlikely Heroics From Llorente (2-3)
The game played out largely as most predicted it would, with Atlético in a low block 4-4-2 shape fending off Liverpool wave after Liverpool wave. Strong
RasenBallsport Leipzig – Tottenham Hotspur: Mourinho mirrors Nagelsmann but with all the crucial fundamentals absent (3-0)
José Mourinho switched to a somewhat surprising 3-4-3 formation for this Champions League return match. The switch appeared to bring Tottenham Hotspur slightly more joy, without
Valencia – Atalanta Bergamo: Chaotic Settings Trigger Goal Fest In Atalanta’s Umpteenth Exploit (3-4)
A chaotic game saw both Atalanta and Valencia struggle to carry out their game plans, eventually falling victim to individual mistakes that set off a relentless
Olympique Lyonnais – Juventus: Underdogs Lyon Shock Juventus (1-0)
Despite an up-and-down league campaign, on paper, Juventus were overwhelming favourites and expected to ease past a Lyon side wallowing in seventh place in Ligue 1.
Real Madrid – Manchester City: Raheem Sterling Sparks Comeback In Conservative Affair (1-2)
A conservative City was easily neutralized by a solid Real Madrid team in an encounter that saw both sides spar out until the home side’s fortunate
Napoli – Barcelona: Barça Scrape Result Against Napoli’s Watertight Defense (1-1)
A frustrating evening for the visitors came forth from their inadequacies in attack just as much as it was due to a very well-drilled and aggressive