Real Madrid to the quarter-finals of the "European Champions League"

The Spanish Real Madrid booked a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after defeating its English host, Manchester City, 2-1, on Tuesday, at the Etihad Stadium, in the second leg of the 16-final, benefiting from its superiority in the first leg by 3 clean points.

Vinicius Junior scored the lead goal from a penalty kick in the 22nd minute, after Bernardo Silva was sent off, before Erling Haaland equalized for City in the 41st minute, and in stoppage time, Vinicius returned to settle the confrontation with a second goal (90 + 3), confirming the qualification of the Royal team, which is awaiting a possible confrontation against Bayern Munich.

In London, Arsenal secured its qualification to the same round after defeating German Bayer Leverkusen 2-0, after drawing 1-1 in the first leg. The English team settled the confrontation with an aggregate score of 3-1, and Eberechi Eze (36) and Declan Rice (63) scored the goals of the match, so that the “Gunners” continued a successful season on various fronts, while also being close to clinching the local league title.

For its part, Paris Saint-Germain continued its campaign to defend its title vigorously, after renewing its victory over Chelsea 3-0 in the second leg of the eighth-final, following a 5-2 victory in the first leg. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (6), Bradley Barkula (15) and Seni Maiolo (62) scored the goals of the French team that will face the winner of the match between Liverpool and Galatasaray in the quarter-finals.

In Lisbon, Portuguese Sporting achieved one of the most prominent “remontages”, after overturning its 3-0 loss in the first leg against Bodo Glimt of Norway to a sweeping 5-0 victory after overtime, reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since 1982. The team’s goals were scored by Inacio (34), Gonçalves (61) and Luis Soares (78), before Araujo (92) and Neal (120 + 1) added the fourth goals. And the fifth.