Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur, and Manchester City joined Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, and Juventus in the knockout rounds at the conclusion of Tuesday’s action in the UEFA Champions League.
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Paulo Dybala scored a gorgeous goal, PSG erases a 2-goal Real Madrid lead in 3 minutes, and Robert Lewandowski is currently the best center forward on Earth.
Read on...
Red Star 0-6 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski only had an assist in Bundesliga play this weekend, so you kinda figured something special was headed to Serbia.
Red Star Belgrade trailed 1-0 at the break when the powerful Polish forward took control with a haul of four goals (Corentin Tolisso scored the sixth marker).
This man is insane. It takes a lot to put up a UEFA Team of the Year worthy performance in a world with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kylian Mbappe (Lewandowski has never claimed a First Team spot), but look at these numbers in all competitions:
20 matches
27 goals
1 assist
So selfish. Ten of those goals have come in five UCL matches, as he’s scored multiple times against every team in the group.
Real Madrid 2-2 Paris Saint-Germain
A thriller here, with controversy to boot.
Karim Benzema completed a brace in the 79th minute to put the hosts, seemingly, in control of the match.
Unfortunately for the Bernabeu, it was just cruise control and PSG tapped the brakes via two goals in four minutes.
Kylian Mbappe -- who else? -- made it 2-1 in the 81st and Pablo Sarabia scored an incredible strike in the 83rd. Gareth Bale smashed the post with a gorgeous free kick in stoppage time, and the game ended at 2.
It could’ve been much worse for Real despite the blown 2-goal lead, as a red card to Thibaut Courtois was removed via VAR due to a touchy foul on Idrissa Gana Gueye in the build-up.
Juventus 2-0 Atletico Madrid
It takes a lot to break down a Diego Simeone defense. This, however, will do the trick. Paulo, Paulo, Paulo Dybala had himself a moment on a day.
Too hot for the keeper’s hands, apparently:
Galatasaray 1-1 Club Brugge
Amazing stuff at the end, and not just because Krepin Diatta scored a point-winning equalizer in the second minute of stoppage. Diatta was shown a second yellow card for taking off his shirt, while teammate Clinton Mata was shown a second yellow as well for snapping the corner flag pole with a celebration.
Elsewhere
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