On March 4, the first four matches of the Champions League Round of 16 took place. Real Madrid secured victory in the Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabéu, Arsenal crushed PSV 7-1 away, Aston Villa confidently defeated Club Brugge on the road, and Lille managed to avoid defeat in Dortmund by drawing with Borussia.
In the Madrid derby, fans witnessed three magnificent goals, with Brahim Diaz's winning strike being a true masterpiece. The midfielder dribbled past the entire Atlético defense on his own and precisely slotted the ball past Jan Oblak.
Champions League Round of 16 First-Leg Results:
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Real Madrid — Atlético Madrid 2:1
1:0 — Rodrygo (4)
1:1 — Julián Álvarez (32)
2:1 — Brahim Diaz (55) -
Club Brugge — Aston Villa 1:3
0:1 — Leon Bailey (3)
1:1 — De Kuyper (12)
1:2 — Brandon Mechele (own goal, 82)
1:3 — Marco Asensio (penalty, 88) -
PSV — Arsenal 1:7
0:1 — Jurriën Timber (18)
0:2 — Ethan Nwaneri (21)
0:3 — Mikel Merino (31)
1:3 — Noa Lang (penalty, 43)
1:4 — Martin Ødegaard (47)
1:5 — Leandro Trossard (48)
1:6 — Martin Ødegaard (73)
1:7 — Riccardo Calafiori (85) -
Borussia Dortmund — Lille 1:1
1:0 — Karim Adeyemi (22)
1:1 — Hákon Haraldsson (68)
The second-leg matches will take place on Wednesday, March 12.