European most glamorous soccer tournament, the UEFA Champions League Leg 1 of round of 16 returned this week with spectacular displays of football skills by top players of the game.
Football fans across the globe witnessed top division European clubs deciding the competition winners for this week exceptional of FC Barcelona that was mysteriously ejected out from proceeding to this next exciting stage in a long statistical history drawing 1-1 with Napoli on Thursday Night Europa League match.
With two games played per day of 15th & 16th February on a Wednesday and Thursday Match Live PSG Vs Real Madrid, Sporting Vs Man City and RB Salzburg up against Bayern and later Inter-Milan entertained they that never walks alone-Liverpool.
With PSG’s pressure neutralizing Real’s attack for nearly all the 90 minutes, there was still hope for the hosts to get the winner, and who else but their most in-form player to do so under the Paris sky? It was truly a stunning final big moment of the match where Mbappe delivered, getting between Eder Militao and Lucas Vazquez with incredible pace and technical ability to slide it home, little did they know Kylian Mbappe had other plans to edge them off the last few minutes of the game to score a dramatic added time winner from Neymar’s assist. The Campusa eagle eyes overheard rumbles of disagreements when Courtois denied the always alleged world number one Lionel Messi a score from the spot kick.
To last game of the day saw Manchester City produced a devastating attacking display to beat Sporting 5-0. Mahrez opened the scoreline in the 7th minute tapping into an empty net Kevin De Bruyne’s assist before later on Benardo Silva netting a brace as P. Poden & Rahim Sterling closing the day with the last goal on the 58th minute. Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 formation could not overcome Pep Guardiola’s heroic 4-3-3 formation.
The 2nd day displayed some exceptional football as Liverpool beat Inter Milan 2-0 whereas RB Salzburg drew 1-1 with the German giant Bayern. Chukwubuike Adamu scored his first UCL goal just ine minutes after coming on against Bayern in this match.
The Egyptian national Mohammad Salah cannot just cease scoring for the Reds as he sealed off Roberto Firmino’s 75th minute goal on the 83rd minute to keep Liverpool on top until the last whistle.