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 The greatest competition in the history of European football returned and delivered yet again as we had some incredible matchups in the second leg of the games.  REAL MADRID VS CHELSEA FC Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.  With a two-goal cushion, everyone expected Real to cruise into the semis but a spirited Chelsea managed to draw the line with a 3-3 on aggregate through Mount, Rudiger, and Werner. However, a sublime assist from Luka Modric found Rodrygo who managed to push the game into ET, and then Karim "the dream" Benzema hit it home with a superb finish touch to make it 5-4 on aggregate in favor of the Los Blancos. BAYERN MUNICH VS VILLARREAL CF Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany. A major upset as the Bavarians were knocked out in an admirable fashion by the yellow submarine. A goal by Robert Lewandowski was canceled out in the 88th minute by Samuel Chukweze as an ecstatic Villarreal side made it to the semi-finals for the first time since Riquelme led the side in 200...

Wednesday night brought back the long-awaited Champions League into play as the teams duked it out in the first leg to secure their spots in the next round of games. Here, I analyze the first leg of the  Round of 16 games.    MANCHESTER CITY VS ATLETICO DE MADRID The Etihad, Manchester, England. An embarrassing Atletico side ended up on the losing side as Kevin De Bryune managed to find the gap between the Rojiblanco's defense and slot one home for the Sky Blues as they now travel to the Wanda Metropolitano with a 1-0 advantage. Diego Simeone, whose side managed to go all game without threatening Ederson's goal (with a hilariously brilliant 5-5-0 formation), will want to make some serious changes to his side's attack to ensure the survival of his side in the competition. SL BENFICA VS LIVERPOOL  Estadio da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal. Liverpool traveled to Portugal and wreaked havoc on the home side as they hammered Benfica 3-1 and now hold a comfortable lead for the retur...