WEDNESDAY Niort 0-2 Paris Saint-Germain (Pastore 78, Cavani 90)Second-tier Niort could not deny Paris a place in the French Cup quarter-finals on a soggy night as the Ligue 1 side extended their unbeaten run to 15 games. Javier Pastore scored the first and then set up Edinson Cavani for a tap-in – his 12th strike in his last ten games.
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Leicester, Messi, Madrid and Paris catch the eye
Round of 16 second legs: Tuesday 7 March• ARSENAL (1-5) BAYERN MÜNCHENArsenal – no match Bayern 8-0 Hamburg (Vidal 17, Lewandowski 24pen 42 54, Alaba 56, Coman 65 69, Robben 87)The German champions recorded their biggest win in over two years (since beating the same opponents by an identical scoreline) to stretch their unbeaten run to 14 games. Carlo Ancelotti celebrated his 1,000th game as a head coach with a 591st win.• NAPOLI (1-3) REAL MADRID... UEFA.com - News
Bale, Gameiro star for Madrid sides as Lewandowski strikes
Round of 16 first legs: Tuesday 21 February• BAYER LEVERKUSEN v ATLÉTICO MADRIDAugsburg 1-3 Leverkusen (Kohr 60; Bellarabi 23, Hernández 40 65)Karim Bellarabi struck the Bundesliga's 50,000th goal – and his first league effort since April – from a cross by Kai Havertz, who also provided the pass for Javier Hernández to score the clincher at the second attempt. The Mexican striker's double on Friday took his tally to five in three games and ten league goals for the season.
Madrid, Juventus prosper, Monaco thwart Paris
SUNDAY It finished all square between Paris and Monaco©AFP/Getty ImagesReal Madrid 3-0 Real Sociedad (Kovačić 38, Ronaldo 51, Morata 82)Madrid capped a fine weekend with a comfortable win to move four points clear of their pursuers with a game in hand. Cristiano Ronaldo set up Mateo Kovačić for his maiden Liga goal and then hit the second himself –... UEFA.com - News
Atlético, Juventus, Monaco progress as Madrid bow out
WEDNESDAY Eibar 2-2 Atlético Madrid (Enrich 73, Leon 81; Giménez 49, Juanfran 85 – Atlético win 5-3 on aggregate)José María Giménez's header, his first goal of the season, increased Atlético's aggregate lead in this Copa del Rey quarter-final matchup. Eibar turned the game, if not the tie, around with two quick-fire goals, only for Juanfran's lob to save the Rojiblancos from defeat on the night. José María Giménez (left) after his first goal since FebruaryUEFA.com - News
Celta Vigo humble Real Madrid as Benfica stroll on
WEDNESDAY ©Getty ImagesReal Madrid 1-2 Celta Vigo (Marcelo 69; Aspas 64, Jonny 70)Madrid will have to overturn a deficit in Vigo next Wednesday if they are to make it through this Copa del Rey quarter-final as they suffered their second straight defeat three days after Sevilla ended their 40-game unbeaten run. Marco Asensio went off injured early in the second half and the goals soon followed. Iago As... UEFA.com - News
Madrid go first: Spain’s longest unbeaten runs
Real Madrid's 3-3 draw with Sevilla on Thursday moved them ahead of Barcelona and set a Spanish record of 40 games unbeaten in all competitions. As UEFA.com discovers, the two giants dominate the landscape in undefeated runs involving Spanish sides.1. Real Madrid, 40 (2016 – present) A 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg in last season's UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg was the last time Real Madrid tasted defeat. Since then they have been unstoppable, notching up 30 victories and ten draws as they relentlessly swept all before them while collecting the UEFA