According to the results of the European Cup C1 today, March 7, the next 2 second leg matches in the round of 16 have taken place. In Spain, Real Madrid met Leipzig and in England, Man City welcomed Copenhagen.
At the Bernabeu. Real entered the match with a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. The fragile gap forced coach Ancelotti to use the most optimal lineup with Bellingham, Vinicius or Rudiger. However, the determination of the German visitors made it very difficult for Real. If not for luck, Real would have conceded in the first half.
In the second half, Vinicius opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 65th minute after an impressive counter-attack, but the center-back headed the ball into Real's net and helped Leipzig equalize, making the match very tense in the remaining minutes.
Leipzig put all their efforts into attacking to find an equalizer in the following period, but luck turned away when Olmo hit the crossbar in the 90+2 minute. Real Madrid maintained the score 1-1 in the second leg to win 3-2 on aggregate.
At the Etihad Stadium, Man City easily beat Copenhagen 3-1. In just the first 9 minutes, Alvarez and Akanji helped The Citizens lead 2-0. Then, each team scored 1 more goal and Man City won 3-1 in the second leg. In the end, Man City booked their place in the quarter-finals with a 6-2 victory.
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