What to know: The road to the UEFA Champions League finals has finally reached the knockout rounds. Day one featured some of the biggest names in European soccer as teams are fighting for their spot in the round of 16. Let’s look at the teams who went to battle on the pitch today.
Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain: PSG went wire to wire in this one with the lead, scoring a 21st-minute goal in penalty kicks. Forward Ousmane Dembele was the man of the match with two second-half goals. Dembele has now scored 18 goals in his last 11 matches, while PSG is unbeaten in their last 31 encounters against Brest. PSG 3, Brest 0.
Juventus vs PSV: Fans of American Soccer will be familiar with the name Weston McKennie! It was the American who got the scoring started in the 34th minute for Juventus. It went into halftime 1-0. It was Ivan Perisic who knotted it up at one a piece in the 56th minute. It was a relatively even game in terms of possession, it looked like it could be anyone’s game. It was the SUBSTITUTE Samuel Mbangula who got the go-ahead goal for Juventus in the 82nd minute! Juventus 2, PSV 1!
Manchester City vs Real Madrid: If you want to talk about two powerhouses, this is the matchup right here. Powerhouses within a field of powerhouses. As you saw in our trivia, historically, Real Madrid plays unbelievably in the Champions League. The stars just always seem to align. Was yesterday any different? After 2 goals from Erling Haaland and one from Kylian Mbappe, Man City was up 2-1 in the 85th minute. Real Madrid surely would drop one! No. CHAOS ENSUED! It was a see it to believe it game in Manchester, but Real Madrid rattled off two goals! One from Diaz in the 86th minute, and the finisher from Jude Bellingham in the 93rd! MADNESS! Check out the highlights here! Real Madrid 3, Man City, 2!
Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund: We’ll start this section the same way we started. With a good old-fashioned drubbing! It went into half 0-0, but it was all Dortmund after the break! Rattling off not one, not two, but THREE second-half goals to get the defiant win. Borussia Dortmund 3, Sporting CP 0!
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