On Wednesday, February 18, four more first leg matches took place in the Champions League, where Real Madrid beat Benfica in a scandalous match the day before.
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Champions League. Round of 16. First matches
February 18 (Wednesday)
“Qarabag” (Azerbaijan) – “Newcastle” (England) – 1:6 (Jafarkuliev, 55 – Gordon, 3, 32, from penalty, 34, 45+1, from penalty, Tiav, 8, Murphy, 72).
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The match in Baku was a benefit for England forward Anthony Gordon, who scored four times (!) against Qarabag. Ukrainian striker of the Azerbaijani champion Oleksiy Kashchuk watched his team's defeat from the bench.
Club Brugge (Belgium) – Atletico (Spain) – 3:3 (Onyedika, 52, Tresoldi, 60, Tsolis, 89 – Alvarez, 8, from the penalty spot, Lukman, 45+4, Ordoñez, 79, own goal).
“Boode-Glimt” (Norway) – “Inter” (Italy) – 3:1 (Fet, 20, Hauge, 61, Hoeg, 64 – Esposito, 30).
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Bude-Glimt players gave their loyal fans another sensation. After victories over Manchester City (at home) and Atletico (away), the team from beyond the Arctic Circle managed to beat last year's Champions League finalist Inter.
Olympiacos (Greece) – Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) – 0:2 (Schick, 60, 63).
The second leg matches are scheduled for February 24 and 25.
We would like to remind you that according to the results of the overall tournament with the participation of 36 teams, the top eight clubs — Arsenal (England), Bayern (Germany), Liverpool (England), Tottenham (England), Barcelona (Spain), Chelsea (England), Sporting (Portugal) and Manchester City (England) — made it to the 1/8 finals immediately. The draw for the 1/8 finals will take place on February 27, and the matches themselves — on March 10/11 and 17/18.
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Previously, “FACTY” reported that Real Madrid fired Xabi Alonso and appointed the world and European champion as head coach.
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