Round of 16 Week 1 Leg 1

This past week we saw the first leg for eight of the final 16 teams in the champions league. PSG and Chelsea faced each other in Paris where Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani scored a goal each for PSG. Chelsea's goal was scored by John Obi Mikel, the final score was 2-1 to Paris Saint Germain. The Paris Giants will face The Blues at Stamford Bridge in London where Chelsea have been dominant having won their last two home games 5-1; Chelsea have a crucial away goal that could be a heavy factor in this second leg. Benfica had a late winner against Zenit in their first leg, and a much deserved late winner since according to the UEFA Champions League website Benfica 61% possesion of the ball for the match. Their second leg will be a close one. Gent and Wolfsburg had an exiting match ending 3-2 in Wolfsburg favor. This away win is a very big step towards advancing to the quarterfinals for Wolfsburg. Real Madrid crushed Roma 2-0 leaving the Italian side in a tough situation. Cristiano Ronaldo led Los Blancos to victory scoring a goal and making sure his team make it to the next round. This week will feature the first leg for the other eight teams of the final 16. Arsenal will face defending champions Barcelona. FC Bayern will play against runner-ups Juventus. Athletico Madrid faces PSV of Holland. Manchester City will play Russian side Dynamo Kyiv.