Real Madrid and Atalanta progress while Juventus and Monaco comebacks not enough

Title holders Paris Saint-Germain are by means of to the final 16 of the Champions League however made laborious work of 10-man Monaco on the Parc des Princes tonight.

Having received the primary leg 3-2 within the principality, it regarded a routine project for PSG, who’re seven locations and 20 factors above Monaco in the Ligue 1 table.

However Luis Enrique’s facet have been devoid of inspiration for a lot of the evening and Monaco will rue the very fact they didn’t capitalise.

The excellent Maghnes Akliouche put the guests forward on the stoke of half-time, firing dwelling after Mamadou Coulibaly had cushioned the ball into his path.

Sébastien Pocognoli’s males have been glorious worth for his or her lead however the match – and the tie – modified route when Coulibaly was proven two yellow playing cards within the house of 4 minutes for fouls on Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi, respectively.

PSG drew degree on the evening two minutes later when Want Doue’s run and cross enabled Marquinhos to squeeze the ball dwelling.

It was 2-1 six minutes later, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia readily available to faucet in after Philipp Kohn had failed to carry Hakimi’s shot.

With a two-goal benefit within the tie, it regarded over however Monaco continued to press, Simon Adingra’s cross transformed by fellow substitute Jordan Teze within the first minute of stoppage time.

Monaco had yet one more likelihood – Wout Faes coming inside inches of sending the encounter to extra-time after latching on to Lamine Camara’s hanging free-kick.

Courageous Juventus edged out in Turin

Galatasaray overcame a spirited Juventus comeback to safe their place within the subsequent spherical.

Main 5-2 from the primary leg in Istanbul, the Turkish facet appeared in management even after a Manuel Locatelli penalty diminished the arrears. Lloyd Kelly’s sending off three minutes into the second half appeared to have ended the hosts’ problem however additional strikes from Federico Gatti and Weston McKennie despatched the tie to extra-time.

Galatasaray used the additional interval to lastly make their man benefit rely. Victor Osimhen put them again forward on mixture and Baris Alper Yilmaz’s objective late on ended an absorbing contest.