Rebecca Henriquez
@RebeHenriquez
The second day of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 concluded, with two vibrant matches that left PSG and Lazio with the victory of the first leg against Real Sociedad and Bayern Munich, respectively, clubs that will try to close the process towards the quarterfinals in the second leg.
Kylian Mbappé, after a pass from Marquinhos, after Dembelé’s intervention, at 58′, scores 1-0 in the blue and white goal, a definition that gave the team partial victory despite the character shown by the Spanish club .
At 70′, Bradley Barcola, the 21-year-old Frenchman, appeared after the assistance of the Spanish Fabián Ruiz, he faced Álex Remiro in the visitors’ goal and with a shot he added the 2-0 that gave the advantage to the Spanish Luis Enrique’s team, which will seek a ticket to the quarterfinals at the Anoeta stadium.
In the other match of the afternoon, Lazio hit the table at the Olympic Stadium, in Italy, thanks to the crossroads that Immobile drew in the 69th minute, with which he condemned the Bavarians to the defeat that they will have to amend in the Allianz Arena if they want to think about the next phase of the Champions League.
The possession of the ball was mostly for the Germans, from 61% to 38% for the locals, but luck was not in favor of Tomas Tuchel’s team, which at the end of the second half said goodbye to the victory .
Agenda
Next Tuesday, February 20, at 2:00 pm, PSV will host Dortmund in search of victory that will leave the second leg at their mercy, but the Germans will not give in to the intentions with which the Dutch team will arrive .
On the same day, and simultaneously, Inter and Atlético de Madrid will have their first meeting at the Italians’ home, two teams that will leave no room for errors in search of a ticket to the next phase.
On Wednesday the 21st, Xavi Hernández’s Barcelona will have the most important test to demonstrate whether or not they are worthy of the quarterfinals, but for this they will have to prove it against Napoli, at 2:00 pm, at the Diego stadium Armando Maradona.
And the other match of this day to close the first phase will be between Porto and Arsenal, at the Dragao stadium, in Portugal, a pitched fight that neither team wants to lose.
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