Spanish giants, Real Madrid, have secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League after dumping Italian outfit, Atalanta.
Zinedine Zidane’s men entered the game with an away advantage following Mendy’s late gasp winner in Italy in the first-leg.
French striker, Karim Benzema, hit the ground running for the home team with a 39th-minute goal, aided by a howler from Atalanta’s goalie, Marco Sportiello.
Captain, Sergio Ramos netted a penalty to make it 2-0 (3-0 on aggregate) in the 60th while Marco Asensio gave Madrid a comfortable three-goal lead on the night 24-minutes later.
Luis Fernando Muriel Fruto reduced the deficit for the visitors with an 83rd-minute consolatory goal as the Italian sides bow out of the competition 4-1 on aggregate.
In the same vein, Kevin De Bryune and İlkay Gündoğan sent English giants, Manchester City into the next round after a 2-0 victory over German side, Mönchengladbach.
The visitors were hoping to upset the CItizens at the Etihad after conceding two away goals in the first-leg but Pep Guardiola’s side put a dominance display to stifle Marco Rose’s men.
City’s midfield duo of De Bruyne and Gündoğan gave Guardiola’s side a 2-0 lead (4-0 on aggregate) with just 18 minutes into the game and the goals proved to be the decider.
Manchester City are unbeaten in their six games against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the UEFA Champions League (W5 D1).
