Three wins and a draw in the second week of KO

 

The first leg matches of the knockout phase were played between February 14 and 22 and they definitely brought us good shows, plus a couple of surprises, such as the last minute triumphs of Zenit, Basel and Marseille or the draw between CSKA Moscow and all-time favorites Merengues. Also, it seems that the Saints were supporting their teams during these first matches, as Zenit won with that late goal in Saint Petersburg; Arsenal were unlucky against Milan at the San Siro; Chelsea could only score once at San Paolo Stadium and Basel won 1-0 at St. Jakob-Park. Anyway this was only the first leg and the round of 16 will have to wait a couple more weeks to fight for the ประวัติทีมบาเยิร์นมิวนิค. Some teams have an advantage now, but in football you never know what might happen, especially with clubs of this level; so let's review this week's results as we await the second leg matches.

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February 21 - PFC CSKA Moskva 1-1 Real Madrid: Ball possession was quite even, however the chances of scoring were lower for the Russians and that made us all think that it was going to end in a victory for the Spanish. In addition to the record that the meringues held after the Group Stage, it placed them as favorites to victory and Ronaldo's goal in the first half raised hopes for the Spanish team. However, the opportunity to score came during injury time in the second half and the new soldier, Pontus Wernbloom, took advantage of it to score his first goal for CSKA Moscow.

Napoli 3-1 Chelsea: in this good game the Italians showed the Blues that it doesn't matter how much ball possession you have, but that they handle it well at all times. André Villas-Boas's men controlled the ball throughout the game, but were only able to score once at 27 'with a shot from Juan Mata. Afterwards, practically every time Napoli touched the ball, there was a goal. Man of the match, Ezequiel Lavezzi, equalized first by hitting the ball in a perfect curl that went past Cech. The tie was broken during the injury time prior to halftime when Edinson Cavani used his shoulder to score. In the second half Lavezzi punished Meireless for giving the ball to Cavani, who passed it to the Argentine for 3-1.

February 22 - FC Basel 1-0 Bayern Munich: Basel fought hard against the Bavarians and won the game with an unforeseen late goal that gave the Swiss the advantage against Bayern. The game was quite exciting with both clubs attacking continuously and getting closer to the scoreboard, especially in the first half, however neither could deliver until 86 '. The Swiss Valentin Stocker killed the Bundesliga giants with a blow that passed between Manuel Neuer's legs straight to the back of the net.

Olympique de Marseille 1-0 Internazionale Milano: The match was fairly close with both clubs fighting vigorously, but another late goal saved the day for one of the teams. L'OM followed the example of compatriot Lyon and defeated its southern rival 1-0, but in this case the goal was placed in the last minute at the Stade Velodrome. The victory was resolved with a header from Andre Ayew three minutes into extra time.