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Champions League: Another Karim Benzema hat-trick hands Real Madrid 3-1 edge over Chelsea

This latest goal burst could end Chelsea’s title defence, barring the type of second-leg collapse by Madrid that Paris Saint-Germain endured last month at the the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.

Champions League: Ancelotti in spotlight as wounded Real Madrid take on Chelsea

Losing 0-4 to Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu, when Real Madrid could easily have shipped six or seven, has brought doubts to the fore, not least because that result served as a warning for what may be to come.

UEFA opens investigation into PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi's angry tirade after Champions League exit

PSG threw away a two-goal advantage on Wednesday to lose 3-2 on aggregate at the Santiago Bernabeu, where a stunning second-half hat-trick from Karim Benzema sent the Qatari-owned club out in the last 16.

Champions League: Lewandowski's sensational hat-trick helps Bayern thrash Salzburg 7-1, storm into quarters

The Polish striker had three goals to his name by the 23rd minute — the earliest anyone has ever completed a hat-trick in a Champions League game — as Bayern shook off their early nerves to crush Salzburg.

Champions League: 'Overconfident' Liverpool enter quarters despite rare 1-0 loss at Anfield to Inter Milan

The Italian champions were unable to scale the mountain they had to climb after losing the first leg 2-0 at home three weeks ago despite Lautaro Martinez's sensational strike into the top corner just after the hour mark.

Juventus striker Alvaro Morata reveals coach Massimiliano Allegri persuaded him to stay

Morata was reportedly close to joining Barcelona during the January transfer window after Juventus signed Vlahovic for €80 million from Fiorentina.

Champions League: Kingsley Coman's late equaliser spares Bayern Munich blushes against RB Salzburg

Coman prodded the ball in at the far post in the last minute of normal time to cancel out Junior Adamu's first-half opener and save Bayern from a first away defeat in the competition since 2017.

Champions League: Liverpool see off spirited Inter Milan to put one foot in quarter-finals

Goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in the last quarter of an hour gave Liverpool a commanding lead ahead of the last-16 second leg at Anfield in three weeks' time.

Champions League: Manchester City on brink of quarter-finals after 5-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in last-16 first leg

Guardiola's side produced a swaggering display at the Jose Alvalade Stadium to all but secure their quarter-final place before the second leg in Manchester on 9 March.

Champions League: Kylian Mbappe's late strike gives PSG edge over Real Madrid in last-16 tie

In the last minute of stoppage time, Mbappe burst into the box from the left and between two defenders before finishing past Courtois for his 22nd goal this season.