UEFA Champions League || Round 16, Leg 2 ⚽
The UEFA Champions League round of sixteen is going on. Football fans witnessed several exciting matches in the first leg of the Round of Sixteen, but the second leg was nothing short of dramatic! Only the favorite teams have won and advanced to the quarter-finals. German giants Bayern Munich vs Italian club Lazio and French champions Paris Saint-Germain vs Spanish club Real Sociedad in the second leg of the quarter-finals last night. Bayern Munich won the first match and PSG won the second.
Bayern Munich and Lazio met yesterday at the Allianz Arena stadium, Bayern's home ground. In the first leg, the champions of Germany lost to the Italian club Lazio quite unexpectedly. Lazio advanced to the round of sixteen with a 1-0 win in the first leg. So the German club Bayern Munich had no option but to win the second leg. After the loss in the away match, the team had a chance to come back in the home match. Thomas Tukhel's team has utilized that opportunity well.
Munich went into the field as favorites as the match was played at their home ground. The hosts fielded a strong XI featuring Harry Kane, Sane, and Thomas Muller. On the other hand, after winning the first leg, the visiting team came into the field without much confidence. Bayern Munich began to put pressure on the visitors from the start of this match. However, despite not being able to score a goal in the third of the match, England star Harry Kane brought the team back to parity before the break. German star Leo Sane scored the second goal for Bayern Munich just before the break. As a result, the first half ended with a 2-0 goal difference.
Lazio tried to come back from the break but failed. Bayern's defense and midfielders forced the visiting Lazio team to lose in this match. In the 67th minute of the opposite match, Harry Kane scored the third goal for the club and his second individual goal. Later, when Lazio failed to score any goal, the German giant Bayern won with a margin of 3-0 goals. In this victory, Thomas Tukhel's team secured their place in the top eight as the first team to lead by 3-1 in the two legs.
Paris Saint-Germain and Real Sociedad meet in the second match of the round of sixteen. The match between the two teams was held at Sociedad's home ground Anoeta Stadium. PSG won the first leg 2-0 at home. Therefore, despite being an away match, the French team was ahead in this match. Moreover, this season, Luis Enrique has organized the team quite well. In that case, after the first leg, the team also won the second leg with a margin of 2-1 goals.
Paris St. Germain started this match at Sociedad's home field. The French star Kylian Mbappe scored a goal in the 15th minute of the match. However, both teams could not score any goals in the first half. As a result, PSG went into the break with a 1-0 lead. Back from the break, Mbappe scored again for the French club. As a result, the hosts lost 2-0 in the match. Sociedad pulled one goal back late in the match, but it wasn't enough. As a result, PSG secured the quarter-finals as the second team by winning 4-1 in the 2 legs.
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