Champions League:
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Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday evening with a 7:0 victory (aggregate score: 10:0) over Stade Brest. At the same time, Real Madrid's treble scorer Kylian Mbappe almost single-handedly defeated Manchester City 3:1 (6:3), while PSV Eindhoven fought their way to a 3:1 (4:3) win over Juventus Turin in extra time.
Real Madrid have won the big clash in the Champions League play-off with aplomb. The defending champions celebrated a 3:1 home win against Manchester City on Wednesday and are through to the last 16 with an aggregate score of 6:3. Dortmund also made it through to the last 16 after a 0:0 draw against Sporting Lisbon and Paris Saint-Germain after a 7:0 win against Brest. PSV Eindhoven's clash with Juventus Turin went into extra time.
Real made things clear early on at the Estadio Bernabeu. Raul Asencio played a long pass, Ruben Dias misjudged and stumbled and Kylian Mbappe was allowed to lift the ball unchallenged over Ederson into the net (4th). The French star was also responsible for the 2:0. After an assist from Rodrygo, he outpaced Josko Gvardiol and scored into the far corner (33').
City disappointed without Haaland
Madrid had the game under control at every stage, but City were disappointing across the board. The English champions, who had Erling Haaland, who was not fully fit, on the bench, surprised with a completely lethargic performance. The hosts, on the other hand, had their fun with the defenceless Citizens: Mbappe was allowed to calmly lay the ball off on the edge of the sixteen and scored with a low left-footed shot into the far corner.
The Spaniards then let the evening draw to a calm close and David Alaba celebrated his comeback in the 90th minute after recovering from an adductor injury. A few seconds later, the Austrian captain had to watch as Omar Marmoush struck the crossbar with a free-kick and Nico Gonzalez scored - City's only attacking action of note in the entire match.
Paris Saint-Germain's French clash with Brest was also a clear-cut affair. Bradley Barcola (20'), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (39'), Vitinha (59'), Désiré Doué (64'), Nuno Mendes (69'), Goncalo Ramos (76') and Senny Mayulu (86') completed the scoring for the capital club, who progressed with an aggregate score of 10:0. In Eindhoven, the game went into extra time after goals from Ivan Perisic (53), Ismael Saibari (74) and Timothy Weah (63). Thanks to Ryan Flamingo (98), the Dutch side had the better end against Juventus.
Dortmund with Sabitzer unchallenged
Borussia Dortmund were the first club to advance to the round of 16 on Wednesday. After their 3-0 away win against Sporting Lisbon the previous week, a 0-0 home draw against the Portuguese was enough for the Germans. Marcel Sabitzer was substituted for the home side in the 89th minute on Wednesday and received the only yellow card of the match. Serhou Guirassy missed the best chance for BVB, who had been in crisis of late but were not in danger this time, failing to beat Sporting goalkeeper Rui Silva with a penalty (59').
Sabitzer reacts to Rangnick's criticism
Sabitzer also found Rui Silva in the 27th minute and shot over the bar shortly before the break. Afterwards, he said in the Sky interview: "We're in a difficult phase at the moment. There were a few chances, we actually have to win the game. But we've moved on, that's what counts in this situation." Sabitzer also commented on team boss Ralf Rangnick's statement that he was "unrecognizable" at Dortmund compared to the national team. "That's just the way it is, you have to be able to deal with it. If it's from your own ranks - I don't know if that's helpful, but everyone has to decide for themselves."
Rangnick reacted to this on Canal+ and said that he had actually "taken Sabitzer out of the line of fire to a certain extent and defended him" in the wake of the Dortmund crisis. The German also said: "When he plays for us, he is one of the absolute leading players. I think everyone agrees that he plays better with us than at Dortmund."
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