The final four places for the Champions League last 16 are up for grabs this evening, with some of Europe’s elite sides in action.
Here’s how it is all unfolding.
Dortmund ease past Sporting
Already holding a 3-0 lead, Borussia Dortmund welcomed Sporting CP to Signal Iduna Park.
Sporting needed a minor miracle to get back into the tie, and it was Dortmund who began the game on the front foot, looking to put the game beyond doubt.
Rui Silva kept his side in it with an excellent save to keep out an effort from Marcel Sabitzer, but the German side were firmly in the ascendency as they headed into the interval.
The theme continued into the second half, with Karim Adeyemi testing the goalkeeper with a long range effort.
And with Sporting still yet to have a shot on target despite the aggregate score, Dortmund were handed a penalty just before the hour mark, only for Serhou Guirassy to be denied from 12 yards by Rui Silva.
Minutes later, substitute Giovanni Reyna saw his effort rebound off the post just seconds after coming on, and they looked the more likely side to break the deadlock.
Emre Can thought he had done just that with 15 minutes left, but his effort was ruled out for offside after a VAR check, and Sporting’s charmed life continued.
But failing to offer anything in attack, the Portuguese side went out with a whimper as Dortmund set up a last 16 tie with one of Lille or Aston Villa.
Still to come…
PSG host Brest
French Champions PSG hold a commanding 3-0 lead heading into the second leg in Paris.
Man City face Real Madrid
Manchester City head to the Bernabeu needing to win to stand any chance of progressing to the last 16.
PSV host Juventus
PSV welcome Thiago Motta’s Juventus side to Eindhoven looking to overturn a one goal deficit in the second leg.
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