UCL: Real Madrid eliminate Atletico on penalties, set up quarter-final clash against Arsenal

Arsenal progressed to the final eight of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) despite a 2-2 draw against PSV in the second leg of their round-of-16 clash. 

Goals from Oleksandr Zinchenko and Declan Rice were cancelled by Ivan Perisic and Couhaib Driouech’s strikes in a close contest at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

The Gunners had run riot on PSV a week ago, defeating the Dutch side 7-1 away in the Netherlands. But the English side could not repeat the emphatic performance in the return leg.

Mikel Arteta named a second-fiddle team with the qualification majorly sealed with the initial colossal result. Zinchenko, Raheem Sterling, Kierran Tierney, Jorginho, and the returning Ben White were all given a run.

Sterling and Zinchenko combined to give Arsenal the lead after just six minutes. The Ukrainian received a pass from Sterling before cutting inside the PSV goal area and placing the ball home.

Perisic replied a few minutes later for PSV with a brilliant strike into the top corner of David Raya’s goal.

Sterling got his second assist of the game a few minutes before halftime after setting up Rice to restore Arsenal’s lead. The winger dribbled down the byline before whipping a cross into Rice’s path, who stroked it home.

But PSV pegged the Gunners back in the 70th minute. Driouech lobbed a brilliant finish over Raya.

Arsenal progressed into the quarter-final with a 9-3 aggregate victory.

Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2 on penalties to advance into the final eight of the UCL.

Conor Gallagher’s first-minute goal cancelled Los Galacticos’ 1-0 victory from the first leg, and dragged the contest into extra time and then into shootouts.

Marcus Llorente missed their kicks for Atletico while Julian Alvarez’s was disallowed for double-kick infringement. Antonio Rudiger stepped up and scored the decisive penalty for Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Arsenal will face off in the quarter-final in April.

Marco Asensio’s brace led Aston Villa to a 3-0 win over 10-man Club Brugge at Villa Park, Unai Emery’s men winning both legs as they continued to enjoy their UCL return while Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Lille to advance with a 3-2 aggregate scoreline.

FULL FIXTURE OF UCL QUARTER-FINAL