After Tuesday’s matches, the Champions League football scheduled the other four round of 16 matches on Wednesday evening.
The competition scheduled a new episode of the already classic Real Madrid – Manchester City. Madrilenians, in shaky form in the domestic league and without superstar Kylian Mbappe, who are four points behind rivals FC Barcelona, have shown once again that they are metamorphosing in the Champions League, a competition they have won 15 times (in both formats).
The match ended with a stunning score, 3-0 for the hosts. Federico Valverde’s hat-trick, the captain of the “whites”, makes the return from England easier for the Spaniards. The difference could be even greater if the Brazilian Vinicius junior converted, in the 58th minute, the penalty also obtained by him.
City was not announcing the fall in any way. The “Citizens” came to the Spanish capital after a grueling schedule, with matches contested every three days, but going through an excellent period, with nine wins in the last 11 games. Pep Guardiola’s team seemed without solutions but were unable to score even once to make their return approachable
Before the duel, the English noted the perfect equality between the two clubs over the years. Manchester City – Real Madrid: 5 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses.
The Bodo miracle continues: the Nordics applied a dry 3-0 to the Portuguese from Sporting. The titular champion, PSG, also managed a qualifying score, 4-2 against Chelsea.
The best of the Champions League final
Wednesday
Leverkusen – Arsenal 1-1
Andrich (46) / Havertz (89 – penalty)
Bodo/Glimt – Sporting 3-0
Fet (32 – penalty), Blomberg (45+1), Hogh (71)
PSG – Chelsea 5-2
Barcola (10), Dembele (40), Vitinha (73), Kvaratskhelia (86 and 90+4) / Gusto (28), E. Fernandez (57)
Real Madrid – Manchester City 3-0
Valverde (20, 27 and 42)
Tuesday
Galatasaray – Liverpool 1-0
Lemina (7)
Atalanta – Bayern Munich 1-6
Pasalic (90+3) / Stanisic (12), Olise (22 and 64), Gnabry (25), N. Jackson (52), Musiala (67)
Atletico Madrid – Tottenham 5-2
Llorente (6), Griezmann (14), Alvarez (15 and 55), Le Normand (22) / Porro (26), Solanke (76)
Newcastle – Barcelona 1-1
Barnes (86) / Yamal (90+6 – penalty)
