Tie of the Century: United take 2 points

First blood for Manchester United taking two points from Real Madrid, if the law in the Champions League is winning your home ties. However, when we are speaking of José Mourinho, the laws of physics do not apply; technical brilliance can turn a tie and make his teams as formidable away as they are at home.

 Round of 16, first leg

Tuesday 12 February

 Celtic (Scotland) 0 Juventus (Italy) 3

Matri, 3; Marchisio, 77; Vucinic, 83

Valencia 1 Paris Saint-Germain 2

Rami, 90                Lavezzi, 10; Pastore, 43

Wednesday 13 February

 Real Madrid (Spain) 1 Manchester United (England) 1

Ronaldo 30                Welbeck 20

Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 2

Srna, 31                                        Lewandowski, 41; Hummels, 87

D. Costa 68

To play

Tuesday 19 February

FC Porto (Portugal) Malaga (Spain)

Arsenal (England) Bayern Munich (Germany)

Wednesday 20 February

AC Milan (Italy) Barcelona (Spain)

Galatasaray (Turkey) Schalke 04 (Germany)

The return legs will be played between March 5 - 13

March 5: Manchester United v. Real Madrid; Dortmund v. Shakhtar Donetsk

March 6: PSG v. Valencia; Juventus v. Celtic

March 12: Schalke v. Galatasaray; Barcelona v. AC Milan

March 13: Malaga v. FC Porto; Bayern Munich v. Arsenal FC

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey

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