real Madrid and napoli they stomped on visitors. And they were very well off to continue in the Champions League. The Spanish team traced back their game in Liverpool and after trailing 0-2 after 14 minutes of the first half, they ended up winning 5-2 with a great temperamental and football reaction. as long as Italians beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in Germany. The first leg of the round of 16 will be completed this Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. (Argentine time) with the matches between Leipzig of Germany-Manchester City (Fox Sports) and Inter-Porto (ESPN).
Liverpool got off to a flying start. After 4 minutes, the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez of cue, after a great filtered pass from the Egyptian Mo Salah, and at 14, himself Salah After a serious mistake by goalkeeper Courtois (he received a pass behind from Carvajal, he could not control the ball and lost it) they overtook him in the race. But Madrid knew how to react with character and hierarchy. At 21 minutes, the Brazilian Vinicius discounted with a right cross, And at 36, again Vinicius he took advantage of a bad start from his compatriot Allison Becker and tied the process.
The Madrid second half was overwhelming. At two minutes, Luka modric landed a free kick on the head of eder militao and the Brazilian defender’s header made it 3 to 2. Then it was the turn of Karim Benzema. At ten with a soft shot that hit Joe Góemz and misplaced Allisson Becker he made it 4-2 and at 22, after an impeccably managed counterattack by Modric and Rodrygo and a cold and accurate definition in which he left the goalkeeper on the road , scored the last goal of a hectic night.
No one in the history of the European cups had ever scored five goals against Liverpool at home. Real Madrid did it and left the feeling that they will have to play a lot and have a mentality of steel to get them out of the Champions League. In the rematch on March 15 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Liverpool must beat him by four goals difference to go to the quarterfinals. It would be a miracle if that happened.
Napoli also won with authority in Germany. With a goal from the Nigerian Victor Osimhen 40 minutes into the first half and from the side Giovanni Di Lorenzo at 20 of the second he was in very favorable conditions to advance to the next instance. Eintracht Frankfurt should beat him by three goals away to leave him out. The advantage could have been greater. But 35 minutes into the first half, the Georgian missed a penalty Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, one of the great appearances of the season in European football. Frankfurt ended with one less player due to the expulsion of the Frenchman Randal Kolo Muani, the one covered by Dibu MartÃnez in the World Cup final in Qatar.