UEFA Champions League Recap

RJ JONES RAYMOND.JONES.22@CNU.EDU

This year’s UEFA Champions League has been entertaining as always and the round of 16 has been no exception this far. In this tournament, the best teams from the best European Leagues have assembled to bring us the best football in the world. Throughout the first leg of the round of 16, we have seen many evenly matched football clubs.

RB Leipzig and Manchester City put on quite the show for a 1-1 draw. Man City was able to dominate the game for the most part. They had 62% possession and conducted an astonishing 55 attacks in the match. Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez was able to net a goal in the 27th minute.

Although Leipzig was dominated in the match, they were able to match Man City with a goal from center back Joško Gvardiol in the 70th minute.

Next, two titans of football matched up. Real Madrid and Liverpool faced off and the result of the match was not as appealing as the names of the clubs.

Real Madrid beat Liverpool 5-2. Vinĺcius Junior scored two goals for Madrid