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Real Madrid and PSG advance to Champions League quarter-finals

In London, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chelsea 3-0 to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals with an 8-2 aggregate. In Madrid, Real Madrid beat Manchester City 2-1 to progress with a 5-1 aggregate. Arsenal and Sporting also reached the quarter-finals.


Real Madrid and PSG advance to Champions League quarter-finals

In London, Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Chelsea 3-0 to advance with an 8-2 aggregate score, thanks to goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Bradley Barcola, and Senny Mayulu. Additionally, Sporting Lisbon overturned the series against Bodø Glimt with a 5-0 victory, with goals from Gonçalo Inácio, Pedro Gonçalves, Luis Suárez, Maximiliano Araújo, and Rafael Nel. They will now face either Arsenal or Leverkusen. The Spanish team will play against Bayern Munich or Atalanta in the quarterfinals. Arsenal advanced after defeating Bayer Leverkusen 2-0, securing a 3-1 aggregate with goals from Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice. Madrid, March 17 (NA) -- Real Madrid (Spain) settled the tie in England, beating Manchester City 2-1 to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals with a 5-1 aggregate. After the 3-0 first-leg win, the Spanish team played with authority despite a start where Pep Guardiola's men created two clear chances: Rayan Cherki tested Thibaut Courtois, and then Rodri also found the goalkeeper equal to the task. The game changed quickly, as Vinicius Junior caused a play that led to a penalty for a handball on the line by Bernardo Silva. The action also resulted in his red card after a VAR review by Clément Turpin. The Brazilian converted the penalty to make it 1-0, but before halftime, the home side equalized: Tijjani Reijnders assisted, Jeremy Doku broke through, and Erling Haaland finished to become the tournament's ninth all-time top scorer. In the second half, Real Madrid lost Courtois to injury, but Andriy Lunin held the lead with interventions against Haaland. Manchester City tried to fight back, though two goals were ruled offside, one from Doku and another from Rayan Aït-Nouri. However, in added time, Vinicius scored a second goal, and another of his was disallowed.