Valverde's spectacle, the Uruguayan scores three super goals against City, wins PSG and Bodo/Glimt

2026-03-11 23:01:35 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

Valverde's spectacle, the Uruguayan scores three super goals against City,

Real Madrid takes a big step towards qualifying for the Champions League quarterfinals.

At the Santiago Bernabeu, Los Blancos imposed themselves on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City, defeating them 3-0, with Federico Valverde as the absolute protagonist.

The first half was simply perfect for Real Madrid, who ended it 3-0. Valverde was relentless in these first 45 minutes, with the Uruguayan scoring all three goals for Los Blancos.

Valverde began his spectacle in the 20th minute, when he opened the scoring for Real Madrid, a goal that was a heavy blow for Manchester City, who 7 minutes later were punished again by Valverde after an assist from Vinicius, and the score went to 2-0 for the Merengues team. But the troubles for the Citizens did not end there, because in the 42nd minute Valverde completed his personal hat-trick, bringing the score to 3-0 for Real Madrid.

At the start of the second half, Real Madrid won a penalty, but Vinicius missed from the penalty spot after Donnarumma saved his shot, with the Brazilian missing the chance to sink Guardiola's side even deeper.

Thus, Real takes a safe step into the quarterfinals, while City will look for a miracle after a week at the Etihad.

Paris Saint-Germain achieved a big victory in the first leg of the round of 16 against Chelsea with a score of 5-2.

At the Parc des Princes, it was Paris Saint-Germain who took the lead with Barcola's goal in the 10th minute, but Chelsea responded by equalizing with Malo Gusto in the 28th minute. A balance that lasted 12 minutes, after Paris Saint-Germain scored again, this time with Dembele, giving the reigning European champions a 2-1 advantage, and with these figures the first half ended.

After the break, Chelsea responded to Paris Saint-Germain again, as they equalized at 2-2 through Enzo Fernandez. The story of this match did not end there, as Luis Enrique's team scored through Vitinha to regain the lead, now 3-2.

In the end it was Kvaratskhelia's turn, who scored two goals and gave Luis Enrique's team peace.

In a week, Chelsea will seek the big upset at Stamford Bridge, even though it seems an impossible mission, while PSG is one step away from the quarter-finals.

Bodo/Glimt, after eliminating Inter, is now very close to qualifying for the next stage of the Champions League, after defeating the Portuguese team Sporting 3-0.

 

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