The 16 Round is officially underway in the UEFA Champions League with several teams halfway in a place in the quarterfinals after the first leg action. Arsenal, Aston Villa and Real Madrid have advantages that go to the second section next week, although some clues are larger than others. He Gunners beat PSV 7-1 on Tuesday And everyone has a reserved place in the next round, while Real Madrid’s 2-1 advantage over Atlético de Madrid is not a guarantee that the draw. On Wednesday, four other teams obtained first leg advantages Bury, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Liverpool.
The Arsenal almost hits his ticket to Madrid: why the dominant victory of the Champions League over PSV taught us little?
James Bege
The distance goals no longer count in the Champions League, while the possibility of a penalty shooting is coming for each team if the aggregate score is blocked after 120 minutes in the second leg.
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As the countdown of the second stages begins, this is what each team needs to go to the action of next week.
Feyenoord vs. Inter
First stage score: Feyenoord 0, Inter 2
Inter took the most of its business trip to Rotterdam, dating a two -goal victory thanks to the strikes of Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martínez. Visitors could have had a third, but Feyenoord’s goalkeeper, Timon Wellenreuther, stopped in the penalty of the second half of Piotr Zielinski, a play that could be crucial if the Dutch side can return in Italy next week.
Feyenoord second leg scenarios: Feyenoord will need a two -goal victory to send the game on extra time and a three -go victory to advance directly.
Inter Second-Leg Stages: Inter will advance with a victory, draw or loss of a goal.
Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen
First stage score: Bayern Munich 3, Bayer Leverkusen 0
Harry Kane gave Bayern the advantage after only nine minutes, but the hosts could fill in their advantage in the second half after a series of Leverkusen errors. In the period of 20 minutes, Leverkusen’s goalkeeper, Matej Kovar, gave a goal to Jamal Musiala, Nordi Mukiele was expelled for going to Kingsley Coman, and Edmond Tapsoba granted a penalty a few minutes after coming.
Bayern Munich Scenarios of second leg: Bayern Munich will advance with a victory, draw or loss of two goals.
Bayer Leverkusen Second Legislation scenarios: Bayer Leverkusen needs a three -goal victory to send the game on extra time and a four -goal victory to win the draw directly.
Benfica vs. Barcelona
First stage score: Benfica 0, Barcelona 1
Barcelona went down to 10 after only 22 minutes through the Red Cubarsi Red Card, but survived a large number of Benfica opportunities and benefited from Raphinha’s goal in the second half of giving them a close first -leg advantage. In the end, Benfica beat Barcelona 26 to 10, but the expected goal margin was narrower: Benfica had 1.9 expected objectives, while Barcelona registered only 1.19.
Benfica Second Legislation Scenarios: Benfica needs a victory of a goal to send the game on extra time and a two -goal victory to advance directly.
Second leg scenarios in Barcelona: Barcelona will advance with a victory or a draw.
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Liverpool
First stage score: Paris Saint-Germain 0, Liverpool 1
Paris Saint-Germain beat Liverpool in an impressive presentation for the youth-centered side, giving 27 shots to the two of the reds. However, the Liverpool goalkeeper, Alisson, made nine salvages, to keep PSG at bay and then Harvey Elliott gave visitors the victory with a goal in the 87th minute, and through the only shot of the team in the target.
Paris Saint-Germain Second leg scenarios: Paris Saint-Germain needs a goal victory to send the game on extra time and a two-go victory to advance directly.
Second leg scenarios of Liverpool: Liverpool needs a victory or a draw to advance.
Brugge vs. Club Aston Villa
Result of the first leg: Club Brugge 1, Aston Villa 3
Club Brugge can have a discussion to be the best team in the first leg on Tuesday after overcoming Aston Villa 11 to seven, but visitors benefited from a goal by Brandon Mechele and a penalty scored by Marco Asensio to take a healthy advantage to the second stage. Villa is still the favorites to advance this draw and make his first campaign of the Champions League in four decades special when he reaches the quarterfinals.
Club Brugge Second Legislation scenarios: Club Brugge will need a two -goal victory to send the game to extra time, and a three -go victory to advance directly.
Aston Villa’s second stage scenarios: Aston Villa can advance with a victory, draw or a loss of a goal.
Real Madrid vs. Atlético de Madrid
Result of the first leg: Real Madrid 2, Atlético de Madrid 1
The two teams in Madrid exchanged opportunities during the first half, with the teams entering the break with one goal each thanks to the strong individual efforts of Rodrygo del Real Madrid and Julian Alvarez del Atlético de Madrid. However, Brahim Díaz de los Recos scored the winner of the game shortly after the break and the reigning champions constantly closed the game.
Real Madrid second stage scenarios: Real Madrid will advance with a victory or a draw.
Atlético de Scenarios de Segundo leg Madrid: Atlético de Madrid needs a victory of a goal to send the game on extra time and a two -goal victory to advance directly.
PSV vs. Arsenal
First stage score: PSV 1, Arsenal 7
Arsenal was as efficient as the goal in Eindhoven is in front of the goal, passing seven beyond the hosts and removing all the pressure in the second half. The Gunners achieved the high score game despite generating only 1.96 expected goals, and Martin Odegaard was a prominent with two goals and an assistance.
PSV Second stage scenarios: The PSV needs a six -goal victory to send the game to extra time, and a seven -goal victory to advance directly.
Scenarios of the second stage of the Arsenal: Arsenal will advance with a victory, draw or even a loss for up to five goals.
Borussia Dortmund vs. Lille
First stage score: Borussia Dortmund 1, Lille 1
In the only result of the first kick of the first leg, the finalists of last year, Borussia Dortmund, could not preserve their first half on Lille, who was one of the surprise teams to win a place among the first eight of the phase of the League. Both parties will have everything to play for next week, when Lille is the host while they point to their deepest career in the Champions League.
Borussia Dortmund Second stage scenarios: Borussia Dortmund needs to win to advance directly.
Lille second stage scenarios: Lille needs to win to advance directly.
