The Champions League round of 16 continued on Tuesday with the second most anticipated tie after Real Madrid-PSG. Barcelona went to Chelsea and got a fine result, while Bayern Munich pretty much eliminated its opponent after just 90 minutes.
Here's what to know:
Barcelona 1, Chelsea 1
Chelsea was the sharper, more dangerous team in attack but neither the Blues nor Barcelona could find the back of the net more than once in an intense 1-1 draw that favors Barca.
It was all Willian for the hosts, as the Brazilian hit both posts before scoring a fantastic opener in the second half:
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again!
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Willian puts Chelsea ahead 1-0 at home vs Barcelona. https://t.co/QwuPEnXZPY
Then, for the first time ever, Lionel Messi scored against Chelsea, ending a spell of 729 minutes without bagging one the against the Blues:
Who else but Leo Messi?!
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Christensen's TERRIBLE giveaway leads to Messi's first goal ever against Chelsea. 1-1 now! https://t.co/U3XqFFjveC
Did you see that "pass" from Andreas Christensen? Tough break for Chelsea.
Horrific passing that cost Chelsea a 1-0 win. Antonio Conte's defensive set-up was fine for much of the night, pushing Barca wide and giving the team little time in the final third. And a mistake like that takes Chelsea from having a good shot of moving on to now unlikely of advancing.
Bayern Munich 5, Besiktas 0
The German giants are all but through to the round of 16 after a dominant 3-0 win over 10-man Besiktas, with Thomas Muller scoring twice. After the Turkish club went down to 10 men early after a harsh red card on Domagoj Vida, Bayern improved as the match went on, scoring three times in the second half.
Here's the red:
Besiktas are down to 10! It's a straight red for Vida for his last-man tackle on Lewandowski.
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Watch Bayern vs Besiktas live on FS2! https://t.co/j3OW43xUXN
Then it was Muller with the opener from close:
Müller gives Bayern the lead after great work from Coman down the left wing. https://t.co/8RU1IHt8eb
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Kingsley Coman added the second before Muller scored his second and Robert Lewandowski added two late goals for the blowout.
As for the chances of a Besiktas comeback?
What's next?
The round of 16 continues on Wednesday when Manchester United goes to Sevilla and Roma visits Shakhtar Donetsk.
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