With the first leg of round of 16 of this year’s UEFA Champions League done, we now have much information as to whose journey to Madrid is drawing towards an end, of course there is still the second leg to go but the indicators from the first leg are out there.
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The action started off with Manchester United taking on Paris Saint Germain. I know when this fixture was first announced the moods in both camps were very different, with PSG looking forward to the fixture while the Red Devils weren’t feeling so devilish back then but then came on the super sub Ole Gunner Solksjaer and United went on winning streak, PSG lost key players like Edinson Cavani and Neymar.
Thus the mood was completely shifted, with United’s camp feeling far more confident about the fixture.
Then came the day when United welcomed PSG at Old Trafford, the two teams were matching each other punch for punch until Kimpembe scored in the 53rd minute of the game, from then on it was a real test for United to make one of their famous champions league comebacks but hopes of that ended with Kylian Mbappe’s 60th minute goal.
United already had a mountain to climb in the second half but then at the 89th minute Pogba got a second yellow which means he won’t be playing in the second leg, with the match also ended Ole Gunner Solksjaer’s perfect record as the manager of Manchester United, while the second leg is yet to come but the picture for the Red Devils looks very gloomy in terms of the Champions league, they are down by 2 away goals but looking at history, you wouldn’t bet against them making a comeback.
The other match of the day saw Roma beat Porto by 2 goals to 1, thanks to a double by Zaniolo meanwhile Porto do have hope with that important away goal from Adrian Lopez coming in the 79th minute.
Other matches saw Tottenham convincingly beat Dortmund by 3 goals to 0, while Real Madrid got an away win and 2 away goals against Ajax.
One of the surprising results was Lyon holding Barcelona to a 0-0 draw. On the same night the goal drought continued for the Champions League with Liverpool also holding Bayern to a 0-0 draw.
Finally, in what was one of the most anticipated matches of this round Atletico saw through a 2-0 win against Juventus. Manchester City won against Schalke getting 3 away goals in the process.
The first leg of the round of 16 has certainly left a lot of talking points and much to do for some of the teams, it has perfectly buildup the stage for the second leg and I can’t wait for it.
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