Champions League - ⚽️ The Final 16 is Set
- The Daily Stump
- Feb 20
- 2 min read
Updated: Mar 4
What to know: Who’s in, and who’s out? After the inaugural knockout round finished up yesterday, we have some big name clubs heading home early. To start, let’s talk about some of yesterday’s matches.
Paris Saint-Germain put an absolute BEATDOWN on fellow French club Brest, the final score was 7-0. Brest kept pace early, but in the 20th minute, Bradley Barcola broke through, and PSG never looked back. They send their Ligue One foe packing. Italian superpower Juventus, who entered the game up 2-1 in the aggregate, let up a late 74th-minute game that forced extra time. In the 98th minute, PSV Eindhoven put one in the back of the net to send the Italian squad home.
The most enticing of the matches came between two international super clubs, Real Madrid and Manchester City. Both squads have struggled at times this year, but the two entered this match with Real Madrid leading 3-2 in the aggregate. It was Madrid’s striker, Kylian Mbappe who stole the show on the biggest stage. He netted the first goal of the match in the fourth minute, then another in the 33rd, and another in the 61st. A hat trick on a huge stage. Ice from Mbappe.
Here are the 16 European clubs who had it into the round of 16:
— Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter, Atleti, Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa, B. Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munchen, PSV, PSG, Benfica, Feyenoord, Club Brugge
Here are some of the clubs who were knocked out thus far, highlighting how competitive this tourney really is:
— Monaco, Atalanta, Celtic, AC Milan, Manchester City, Juventus
The next rounds games are selected throw a drawing, which will take place Friday (tomorrow) evening. MADNESS!
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