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Not only Juventus and Atalanta. On Champions Tuesday, four other teams took to the field, with twotop clubs playing away.
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In the Principality, PSG visited Monaco in a French derby with a spot in the round of 16 at stake.
In Lisbon, Real Madrid visited José Mourinho‘s Benfica, in a rematch of the last round of the single group stage, where the Portuguese goalkeeper, Trubin, secured playoff qualification for his team with a header goal in injury time.
Benfica-Real Madrid 0-1
A major win for Real, who won in Lisbon and gained a clear advantage in the two-legged tie with Benfica. But at Da Luz, it wasn’t a pretty match, as expected.
Arbeloa this time beats his master thanks to the brilliance of Vinicius Jr., who at the 50th minute took matters into his own hands and crafted a rainbow shot that went straight into the top corner. Not even a superman-like Trubin could do anything.
⚠️ Vinicius and the alleged racist remarks by Prestianni
But Vini is always Vini. The Brazilian talent has always been a mix of genius and recklessness, and thus his celebration with a dance by the corner flag didn’t sit well with the referee, who showed him a yellow card (probably overreacting).
From that moment (we're at the 50th minute) the game was stopped for about ten minutes. It was due to what happened in midfield between Vinicius and Prestianni, with the Real player asking the referee to stop the match. The reason? According to the number 7 blanco, Prestianni allegedly made racist remarks towards him.
It's impossible to understand from the lip reading, as the Benfica player covers his mouth with his shirt. During the ensuing long pause, Vinicius also had a conversation with José Mourinho, and from what can be seen, it wasn’t a friendly chat.
Mou won't be there in seven days at the Bernabeu, in what would have been his grand return to the stadium where he was at home between 2010 and 2013. The Portuguese coach was sent off in the 85th minute for protesting. The reason? Requesting a yellow card, obviously for… Vinicius!
Monaco-PSG 2-3
A beautiful, crazy match, full of emotions and twists. Monaco-PSG was all this, and for 27 minutes it seemed that the European champions could really risk elimination.
The double from Inter's former target Balogun – in the 1st and 18th minutes – had put things on track for the home team, who at the 22nd minute also benefited from the adrenaline boost given by Vitinha's missed penalty (great save by Kohn).
Dembélé's injury in the 27th minute seemed to complete the nightmare evening for the Parisians, who instead found the weapon from the bench that changed the fate of this first leg.
💎 Doué unleashed
In place of the Ballon d'Or winner, Luis Enrique brought in Doué, who two minutes later reopened the match. Before the break, Hakimi leveled things, bringing everything back to parity.
The definitive turning point came at the 48th minute with the red card toGolovin, after a VAR check, for a bad tackle on Vitinha.
From that moment, it was a solo performance by the visitors, who turned it around at the 67th minute, again with Doué.
The Parisians were initially distracted, but as often happens, the quality in Luis Enrique's hands ensures that, one way or another, the champions emerge. Always.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
