Kraljevi Kvota - Champions League 1/16 final review

The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Champions League have ended. After the first games, it seems that only two duels have been decided and that the rematch will be a formality, while the other six matches will be fought until the last minute. You can follow all events within the Champions League on our website and Instagram account, which are described below.

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PSG defeated Brest once again, quite easily and without much trouble, 3:0. Vitinja gave the Parisians the lead from the penalty spot in the 21st minute, and Dembele made it 2:0 near the end of the first half of the game. At the start of the second half, the visitors scored a new goal, but it was disallowed for offside, and Dembele scored again for the final 3:0. It can be said that PSG has already secured passage to the next round unless a miracle happens in the second leg, which is hard to believe.

The first duel between Juventus and PSV lived up to expectations and was uncertain almost until the very end. The "Old Lady" won 2:1, and the first goal in the 34th minute was the work of McKenney. In the 56th minute, Perisic brought the visitors an equalizer and the hope that they could return to the Netherlands without defeat, but that fell through in the 82nd minute when the young Mbangula scored for the final 2:1 and a great celebration of the home fans. Juventus has a one-goal advantage and is in a good position before the rematch, but in the hell of Phillips Arena, anything is possible.

The final before the final in Manchester lived up to all expectations. City took the lead through Haaland in the 19th minute and went into halftime with a minimal lead, and then in the second a real firework of goals. First, Mbappe equalized for Real Madrid in the 60th minute, and Haaland again brought the "citizens" to a new lead in the 80th minute, this time from the penalty spot. And when the local fans slowly began to celebrate an important triumph, the equalizing goal followed in the 86th minute, the work of Diaz who came on just two minutes earlier, and then Bellingham scored in the 92nd minute for a complete turnaround and juice at the Etihad, thus setting the final 3:2 for Real. The Madrid players have the advantage of a goal in the second leg and the players are in front of their fans, and it can be said that they are very close to going through, but whatever form City is in, it should not be written off, so perhaps an even more interesting match awaits us in seven days.

Borussia Dortmund rumbled 3:0 against Lisbon and extinguished probably every hope of Sporting that it could reach the next stage. Although the home team threatened more in the first half, hitting the goal frame, the score was 0:0 at the break. That result was active until the 60th minute when Zirasi scored a header for 1:0, then eight minutes later Gross scored for 2:0, and the final result was set by Adjemi after a great cross from Brandt. Considering the experience of the Germans, it is to be expected that they will play well in the second leg and defend the huge advantage gained in Portugal.

Club Brugge won 2:1 at home against Atalanta. The home team took the lead in the 15th minute through Jutgla, but Pasalic equalized in the 41st minute, and with that result, we went to halftime. The second half was very even and both kept the result they had until stoppage time when VAR awarded a penalty to the home team. Nilsson was safe from the penalty spot and thus brought great joy to the home fans, and realistic hope before the rematch in Bergamo.

Bayern Munich routinely celebrated in Glasgow against home team Celtic with 2:1. The first goal for the Bavarians was the work of Olise, who gave the Germans the advantage in the 45th minute, towards the end of the first half. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Harry Kane made it 2:0, and then Bayern got on the ball and brought the match to an end, but Maeda made sure that everything was not great with a goal in the 79th minute, which reduced the score to 1:2, and thus brought some kind of hope to Celtic before the rematch in Munich.

Although much more was expected from the match in Monaco, in the end, Benfica won 1:0 and thus took a big step towards the next stage. In the first part of the game, nothing significant, apart from two yellow cards, happened, so we went to the break with 0:0. Just a few minutes at the start of the second part of the game, more precisely in the 48th minute, Pavlidis gave the guests an advantage and the final result turned out to be set. Four minutes after the goal, Al Musrati earned a second yellow card, so he had to take a shower early, thus leaving Monaco with one player less until the end of the match. Although the "eagles" have the advantage, Monaco's reaction is expected in the rematch and we hope for a much more interesting match in the rematch.

In the last match of this phase, Feyenoord achieved a great victory over Milan by 1:0. Already in the third minute, Igor Paiksao put the home team in the lead and went into halftime with that result. In the second part of the game, apart from the changes and yellow cards, nothing more interesting was seen, so the Dutch routinely brought the match to an end, and with a minimal lead they went to San Siro for the rematch. It remains to be seen whether they will be able to withstand the enormous pressure that Milan will certainly impose from the first minute.

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