Real Madrid 2-1 Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid secured a narrow 2-1 victory over cross-town rivals Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16 on Tuesday evening.
Federico Valverde returned from the loss to Betis and replaced Lucas Vazquez while Raul Ascencio was preferred ahead of David Alaba in defence.
Rodrygo gave the host the perfect chance five minutes in when he got around the defence after coming inside and powered beyond goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Atleti regained courage after the shaky start thus levelled terms past the half-hour mark as Alvarez came short from a tight angle and curled emphatically in off the far post.
Los Blancos maintained composure and reclaimed the lead ten minutes in the second half when Diaz cut-in on the near side to finish in the far corner.
PSV Eindhoven 1-7 Arsenal
Rampant Arsenal blew a hapless PSV Eindhoven off the park with a resounding 7-1 victory at the Philips Stadion.
Riccardo Calafiori and Jorginho were removed from the Gunners eleven that started the goalless draw with Nottingham Forest, as Myles Lewis-Skelly and Thomas Partey were recalled.
Arsenal made the perfect start in the opening quarter when Jurrien Timber rose high at the back-post and applied a bullet header from in Declan Rice's cross
Rising star Ethan Nwaneri pulled in a second a while later with a first-time finish from close-range following Lewis-Skelly's low cross.
Spaniard Mikel Merino made it three on the half-hour mark when he slammed a loose ball following a poor clearance in the bottom-corner.
PSV got a lifeline a little to halftime after a foul by Partey on Luuk de Jong led to a penalty, and Noa Lang executed – giving goalkeeper David Raya no chance.
The Gunners raced further ahead in the second half as Martin Odegaard tucked in a loose ball in the box before Leandro Trossard arrowed in a delivery from substitute Calafiori.
Captain Odegaard grabbed his second goal after his powerful strike from outside the box sailed through the gloves of Walter Benitez.
There were time for a seventh with time running out as Calafiori combined with Odegaard and finished past the on-rushing Benitez.
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 LOSC Lille
Borussia Dortmund were denied a first-leg win in the round of 16 as LOSC Lille came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw at the BVB Stadion.
An unchanged eleven yet again were presented by the Black and Yellow, whilst Lille saw star striker Jonathan David back amongst the starting contingent.
Dortmund grabbed control during the middle of the first exchanges when Karim Adeyemi volleyed a loose ball from the edge of area in the top-corner.
The Ligue 1 boys replied albeit late in the second half as Hakon Arnar Haraldsson toe-poked a layoff from David past the reach of Gregor Kobel.
Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa
Aston Villa recorded a commanding 3-1 victory over Club Brugge and took one step towards the quarter-finals.
Villa showed Marcus Rashford and Axel Disasi their tournament debut, with Marco Asensio on the bench. Former SuperSport United winger Shandre Campbell featured on the Brugge bench.
The Clarets enjoyed a solid start three minutes in courtesy of a well-taken finish from the area by flying winger-cum-striker Leon Bailey.
Brugge hit back nine minutes apart when Maxim De Cuyper stabbed a cross-field pass in the bottom-corner with Disasi caught ball-watching at the back.
Unai Emery's men were back in front a little in the second half as Brandon Mechele turned a cross from Morgan Rogers into his own net after he attempted a clearance.
It got worse for the Belgian champions who conceded again when substitute Asensio fired in from the spot after a foul on Matty Cash and saw the clash to a close.