Real Madrid, Bodo, PSG take a big lead in the first leg of the UCL round of 16

Real Madrid beat Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, sealing a 3-0 win over the English side in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.

Manchester City now face a tough task to keep their ambitions alive after Federico Valverde’s brilliant first-half hat-trick put the Spanish side in control of the match.

Prior to this meeting at the Bernabeu, City and Real Madrid had met 15 times in the Champions League, with results evenly divided between wins, losses and draws.

Pep Guardiola must now inspire one of the biggest comebacks of his reign if City are to maintain their interest in Europe’s elite competition when they meet again next week.

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Elsewhere, Bodo/Glimt continued their fairytale run in the Champions League as they beat Sporting 3-0.

Bodo/Glimt failed to win any of their opening six Champions League games, but produced remarkable wins over Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan to reach this stage.

In Paris, defending champions Paris Saint Germain beat Chelsea 5-2 in a tense encounter, hoping to maintain their pace in the second leg at Stamford Bridge.

Earlier in the day, Arsenal recovered to earn a 1-1 draw against Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.

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The President of the Nigerian Environmental Society (NES), Abeokuta Chapter, Alhaji (Chief) Jamiu Adebayo Badmos, …

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