Kraljevi Kvota - Champions League 1/16 finals round re-match review
The return matches of the 1/16 finals of the Champions League are over and now all the teams that have made it to the round of 16 are known, and the pairs of the round of 16 will be determined by the draw held on Friday, 21.2 in Nyon. You can follow all events within the Champions League on our website and Instagram account, which are described below.
Feyenoord made a surprise and eliminated the famous Milan from further competition. Iakos took the lead at home in the first minute and through Santiago Jimenez, a player who arrived in Milan from Feyenoord last January, the visitors equalized in the 73rd minute and thus set the final score, which went in their favor. The bad game of Milan was also supported by the red card of Teo Hernandez at the beginning of the second half of the game. Great success for the club from Rotterdam, and we'll see how far they can go.
Another sensation was created by Klub Briz, knocking out the favored Atalanta. After a 2:1 victory at home, the blue and black team won 3:1 in Bergamo, with two goals from Talbi, thus eliminating another representative of Italy from the further competition with a total of 5:2. The only goal for the home team was scored by Lukman, who entered the game, in the 46th minute, and then 12 minutes later his goal was disallowed for offside. The same player had a chance to reduce the score just three minutes later, I knew he scored from the penalty, but the goalkeeper of the guests read the intention perfectly and saved the penalty. Towards the end of the match, Toloi earned a red card, so the home team was left with one player less.
Celtic were on the threshold of a great triumph in Munich and very close to the producers at the Allianz Arena, but their hopes were extinguished in the 94th minute. Bayern constantly attacked, but they did not manage to gain an advantage, so Kuhn gave the visitors the lead with a goal in the 63rd minute. And when it seemed that the match would have to go to extra time and possible penalties, Alfonso Davis scored a goal in the 94th minute for the great celebration of the Bavarian team.
Benfica and Monaco played a great match in Lisbon, which ended in a 3:3 draw and the home team went through, even though the visitors led twice. It started off great for the home team as Akturkoglu gave the Eagles the lead in the 22nd minute, but Minamino equalized ten minutes later. At the beginning of the second part of the game, Ben Segir gave Monaco the lead, and that joy lasted for the next 25 minutes, until the moment when Pavlidis scored from the penalty spot and tied the game at 2:2. Just five minutes later, the guests took a new lead, but that joy lasted only three minutes, because Kokca scored the final 3:3 in the 84th minute, and brought Benfica into the round of 16.
Borussia Dortmund welcomed Sporting in the return match in front of a full stadium, the match ended with 0:0, which is more than enough to pass due to the victory in Portugal. Zirasi could have taken the lead from the penalty spot but that effort was blocked in the 59th minute and Emre Can's goal was disallowed for offside in the 73rd minute, and that was all there was to see at the Westfalen Stadium.
PSG once again demonstrated its strength and beat Brest 7:0 at home. This is the third victory of Parisians over Brest in 20 days, with 15 days and 2 goals conceded. It is interesting that there were different shooters in this match, nobody scored twice. With the opening score of 10:0, PSG advanced as expected.
One of the most interesting matches was seen at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven. Another Dutch team, PSV, defeated the Italian team, so after Milan, Juventus also finished the competition. The first half was a balancing act, with Perišić giving the hosts the lead in the 53rd minute, but only 10 minutes later, Vea equalized with a great goal for the 'old lady'. The joy of the visitors didn't last long either because Saibari scored for 2:1 in the 74th minute. I took the match to overtime. The final score was 3:1 and PSV's victory was brought by Flamingo with a goal in the 98th minute. Vlahović had a great opportunity to turn things around in Juventus' favor, but he hit the post at the very end of the match.
And finally, in the final before the final, Real Madrid demonstrated absolute quality and defeated Manchester City 3:1 at home, with Kylian Mbappe's hat trick. Real played great and deservedly went on, while City once again showed a lot of weakness and deservedly got relegated, so they will have to fight for the Champions League next year, in the domestic championship. The only goal for the guests in the 92nd minute was scored by newcomer Niko Gonzalez when he ran onto a clearance from Marmus, who hit the post from a free kick.
Before the draw that takes place tomorrow, all the participants are known, and the skeleton of the draw is also known. We will certainly get very interesting matches, probably some spectacle.
PSG will play against Liverpool or Barcelona. The winner of this match will go to the winner of the match Club Breeze-Lille or Aston Villa. Real Madrid will play against city rivals Atletico or 'their' Kabi Alonso, who is led by Bayer Leverkusen. The winner of this match will play against the winner of the duel PSV-Arsenal or Inter.
In the lower part of the draw, Feyenoord will go to Inter or Arsenal, and the winner of that duel will play against the better team from the match Bayern Munich-Bayer Leverkusen or Atlético Madrid. Borussia Dortmund is waiting for Aston Villa or Lille, and whoever passes will play against the better of the Benfica-Barcelona or Liverpool doubleheader. Round of 16 matches are scheduled for March.