Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa
Brugge came into this tourney looking like the #16 seed and when Villa scored in the first few minutes, felt like it was gonna be a long day for Brugge. But they got the equalizer pretty soon after and hung tough until a really unfortunate own goal doomed them. A late PK just finished it and Villa looks set to move on.
Dortmund 1-1 Lille
Dortmund took the lead before halftime, felt like they were going to close it out. But, no. Lille got the equalizer fairly late, setting themselves up for a grudge match in the 2nd leg.
PSV 1-7 Arsenal
(Didn't watch this one, scoreline would suggest Arsenal is gonna move on)
Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid
Man, close match, even match, but Real snaked a late goal to steal the victoy. Not over yet, Atletico will be a tough out in the return match.
Feyenord 0-2 Inter Milan
Feyenord played hard but Inter was the better team and should be ready to close out in the 2nd leg.
Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen
Munich scored early, added a PK and Leverkusen was just out of this match right away. Great victory for Munich, they're clearly in the driver's seat heading back to Leverkusen (who finally put the stomp on Munich last season), who have a seriously uphill climb ahead of them.
PSG 0-1 Liverpool
(Didn't watch this one--though I'm eager to catch the 2nd leg. Still anyone's ball game)
Benfica 0-1 Barcelona
Bad beat for Benfica. They got an early red card on Barca (just missed out on a PK) and generally played better from beginning to end. But one bad giveaway in the backfield (yipes! What a shitty pass!), and a brilliant strike and the game got away from them completely. Benfica played hard, feels like they'll be bringing it in the 2nd leg, but, man, one mistake was all it took to get them beat in this match.
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