Tonight, March 11, there were two return matches of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League.
Footballers of German Leipzig on home turf played the game of the 1/8 finals against Tottenham, having a slight advantage gained in England. Then the Germans won a minimal victory - 1 : 0.
In the return game, the Bulls made a strong bid for further progress already in the 22nd minute, hitting the Spurs goal twice. Both goals came from Marcel Zabitzer. In the second half, the hosts tried to act more pragmatically, thinking, first of all, about the defense, which did not fail, but the attack fired once again - Emil Forsberg at the 87th minute put a point in the match. The final score was 3 : 0 and RB Leipzig advanced to the quarterfinals of Europe's premier club tournament for the first time in their history.
In a parallel match, Valencia hosted Italian side Atalanta at the Mestalla. A thousand fans of the "bats", despite the ban, came to the home stadium to support their team before the return match with the Italians. Recall that the first game ended with a resounding victory of the club from Bergamo - 4 : 1. The return match for the players of Valencia also did not turn out well - a willful victory of Atalanta with a score of 4 : 3 and the Spaniards say goodbye to the Champions League.
Thus, the first members of the quarterfinals of the Champions League were known.
On the night of March 11-12, two return matches will continue the 1/8 of the Champions League. "PSG, who lost the first leg 2 : 1 away, will face Borussia Dortmund, while Atletico Madrid, with a one goal advantage, will travel to the reigning champions Liverpool.
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