Away wins for VfL Wolfsburg in Belgium against Gent and for Real Madrid away in Italy against Roma set the two sides up for what should be more comfortable second legs at home defending a victory. Cristiano Ronaldo replied to his critics in the best way possible.
We present the Champions League matches and the calendar for the following Champions League and Europa League games; following, the database of all games played in both competitions so far this season.
Wednesday 17
Gent (Belgium) 2 Wolfsburg (Germany) 3
Kums 80 Draxler 44, 54 Kruse 60
Coulibaly 89
The visitors had put the game out of reach by the time Gent got on the scoreboard, and in the end it was too little, too late.
Roma (Italy) 0 Real Madrid (Spain) 2
Ronaldo 57, Jesé 86
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first goal on 57 minutes, Jes'e adding to Roma's misery in the final touches of the game, meaning that Roma has to win 3-0 in Madrid without reply to stay in the competition. Real controlled the game with a 61 to 39% possession ratio and had more shots - 19 to 11.
Matches Tuesday 16
SL Benfica 1 Zenit St. Petersburg 0
Jonas 90+1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica won by the narrowest of margins, 1-0, a header scored by Jonas on 90 + 1 minutes after Domenico Criscito got sent off (Zenit) and Jonas scored from the free kick. Zenit had started the match well but was held by Benfica, which did not allow the visitors many chances. The game stats speak for themselves: Benfica enjoyed a ball possession of 69 to 31%, had 15 shots, 5 on target against Zenit's 5/2. Benfica saw 4 shots blocked to Zenit's 1 and had five corners to 3.
Zenit however almost held out for the goalless draw but it wasn't to be. Benfica takes the most slender of leads to Saint Petersburg.
Paris Saint-Germain 2 Chelsea FC 1
Ibrahimovic 39 Mikel 45+1
Cavani 78
PSG put the pressure on Chelsea and no doubt Courtois was far busier than Trapp in goal. With a ball possession of 61 per cent (to 39), PSG rained in no less than 20 shots (8 on) against Chelsea's 9 (4) and the home side had 9 corners to 3. However, like Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain travels across the English Channel with a one-goal lead.
Champions League Matches (Last 16, first legs)
Tuesday 16
Benfica (Portugal) 1 Zenit St. Petersburg (Russia) 0
Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2 Chelsea FC (England) 1
Wednesday 17
Gent (Belgium) 2 Wolfsburg (Germany) 3
Roma (Italy) 0 Real Madrid (Spain) 2
Tuesday 23
Arsenal (England) Barcelona (Spain)
Juventus (Italy) Bayern München (Germany)
Wednesday 24
D. Kiev (Ukraine) Manchester City (England)
PSV (Netherlands) Atlético Madrid (Spain)
Second Legs: March 8, 9, 15, 16
Europa League First Leg
Fenerbahçe (Turkey) 1 Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia) 0
Thursday February 18
Anderlecht (Belgium) Olympiacos (Greece)
Midtjylland (Denmark) Manchester United (England)
Fiorentina (Italy) Tottenham Hotspur (England)
Dortmund (Germany) FC Porto (Portugal)
Villarreal (Spain) Napoli (Italy)
Saint-Étienne (France) Basel (Switzerland)
Sevilla (Spain) Molde (Norway)
Sporting CP (Portugal) Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Valencia (Spain) Rapid Wien (Austria)
Augsburg (Germany) Liverpool FC (England)
Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) Krasnodar FC (Russia)
Galatasaray (Turkey) Lazio (Italy)
Sion (Switzerland) Sporting de Braga (Portugal)
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Schalke (Germany)
Marseille (France) Athletic Bilbao (Spain)
Second legs February 24-25
Database: Champions League
Group Phase
Group A
Matchday 6 Real Madrid 8 Malmö 0; PSG 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 0
Matchday 5 Malmö 0 PSG 5 ; Shakhtar Donetsk 3 Real Madrid 4
Matchday 4 Shakhtar Donetsk 4 Malmö 0; Real Madrid 1 PSG 0
Matchday 3 Malmö 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0; Paris Saint-Germain 0 Real Madrid 0
Matchday 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 Paris Saint-Germain 3; Malmö 0 Real Madrid 2
Matchday 1 Real Madrid CF (Spain) 4 FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 0; Paris Saint-Germain (France) 2 Malmö FF (Sweden) 0
Real Madrid 16 points, PSG 13, Shakhtar Donetsk 3, Malmö 3
Group B
Matchday 6 Wolfsburg 3 Manchester United 2; PSV 2 CSKA Moskva 1
Matchday 5 CSKA Moskva 0 Wolfsburg 2; Manchester United 0 PSV 0
Matchday 4 Manchester United 1 CSKA Moskva 0; PSV 2 Wolfsburg 0
Matchday 3 CSKA Moskva 1 Manchester United 1; Wolfsburg 2 PSV 0
Matchday 2 Man. United 2 Wolfsburg 1; CSKA Moskva 3 PSV 2
Matchday 1 VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) 1 PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) 0; PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 2 Manchester United FC (England) 1
Wolfsburg 12, PSV 10, Man. United 8, CSKA 4
Group C
Matchday 6 Benfica 1 Atlético 2; Galatasaray 1 Astana 1
Matchday 5 Astana 2 Benfica 2; Atlético 2 Galatasaray 0
Matchday 4 Astana 0 Atlético 0; Benfica 2 Galatasaray 1
Matchday 3 Atlético 4 Astana 0; Galatasaray 2 Benfica 1
Matchday 2 Astana 2 Galatasaray 2; Atlético 1 Benfica 2
Matchday 1 Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey) 0 Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) 2; SL Benfica (Portugal) 2 FC Astana (Kazakhstan) 0
Atlético 13, Benfica 10, Galatasaray 5, Astana 4
Group D
Matchday 6 Manchester City 4 Mönchengladbach 2; Sevilla 1 Juventus 0
Matchday 5 Juventus1 Manchester City 0; Moenchengladbach 4 Sevilla 2
Matchday 4 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 Juventus 1; Sevilla 1 Manchester City 3
Matchday 3 Juventus 0 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0; Manchester City 2 Sevilla 1
Matchday 2 B. Monchengladbach 1 Man. City 2; Juventus 2 Sevilla 0
Matchday 1 Manchester City FC (England) 1 Juventus (Italy) 2; Sevilla FC (Spain) 3 VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany) 0
Man. City 12, Juventus 11, Sevilla 6, Mönchengladbach 5,
Groups EFGH
Group E
Matchday 6 Leverkusen 1 Barcelona 1; Roma 0 BATE 0
Matchday 5 Barcelona 6 Roma 1; BATE 1 Leverkusen 1
Matchday 4 Barcelona 3 BATE 0; Roma 3 B. Leverkusen 2
Matchday 3 BATE Borisov 0 FC Barcelona 2; Bayer Leverkusen 4 Roma 4
Matchday 2 Barcelona 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1; BATE 3 Roma 2
Matchday 1 Bayer 04 (Germany) 4 FC BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1; AS Roma (Italy) 1 FC Barcelona (Spain) 1
Barcelona 14 points; Roma 6; Leverkusen 6; BATE 5
Group F
Matchday 6 Olympiacos 0 Arsenal 3; D. Zagreb 0 Bayern München 2
Matchday 5 Arsenal 3 D. Zagreb 0; Bayern 4 Olympiacos 0
Matchday 4 Bayern 5 Arsenal 1; Olympiacos 2 D. Zagreb 1
Matchday 3 Arsenal 2 Bayern München 0; Dinamo Zagreb 0 Olympiacos 1
Matchday 2 Bayern 5 D. Zagreb 0; Arsenal 2 Olympiacos 3
Matchday 1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2 Arsenal FC (England) 1; Olympiacos FC (Greece) 0 FC Bayern München (Germany) 3
Bayern 15, Arsenal 9; Olympiacos 9; D. Zagreb 3
Group G
Matchday 6 Chelsea 2 FC Porto 0; D. Kiev 1 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0
Matchday 5 FC Porto 0 D. Kiev 2; Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0 Chelsea 4
Matchday 4 Maccabi 1 FC Porto 3; Chelsea 2 D. Kiev 1
Matchday 3 FC Porto 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv 0; Dinamo Kiev 0 Chelsea FC 0
Matchday 2 M. Tel-Aviv 0 D. Kyiv 2; FC Porto 2 Chelsea FC 1
Matchday 1 FC Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) 2 FC Porto (Portugal) 2; Chelsea FC (England) 4 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 0
Chelsea FC 13; D.Kyiv 11; FC Porto 10; M. Tel-Aviv 0
Group H
Matchday 6 Valencia 0 Lyon 2; Gent 2 Zenit 1
Matchday 5 Lyon 1 Gent 2; Zenit 2 Valencia 0
Matchday 4 Lyon 0 Zenit 2; Gent 1 Valencia 0
Matchday 3 Zenit 3 Lyon 1; Valencia 2 Gent 1
Matchday 2 Lyon 0 Valencia 1; Zenit 2 Gent 1
Matchday 1 KAA Gent (Belgium) 1 Olympique Lyonnais (France) 1; Valencia CF (Spain) 2 FC Zenit (Russia) 3
Zenit 15; Gent 10; Valencia 6; Lyon 4
Qualifying round
First Leg
Sporting CP (Portugal) 2 CSKA Moskva (Russia) 1
Astana 1 (Kazakhstan) APOEL 0 (Cyprus)
Manchester United (England) 3 Club Brugge (Belgium) 1
Lazio (Italy) 1 Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 0
BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 0
Basel (Switzerland) 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 2
Valencia (Spain) 3 AS Monaco (France) 1
Celtic (Scotland) 3 Malmö (Sweden) 2
Rapid Wien (Austria) 0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 1
Skënderbeu (Albania) 1 Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 2
Second leg (Clubs qualified in bold, losers go to Europa League)
Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) 4 Skënderbeu (Albania) 1 Aggregate 6-2
Malmö (Sweden) 2 Celtic (Scotland) 0 Agg: 4-3
Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) 1 Basel (Switzerland) 1 Agg. 3-3 Maccabi pass, away goals
Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) 2 Rapid Wien (Austria) 2 Agg: 3-2
AS Monaco (France) 2 Valencia (Spain) 1 Agg: 3-4
APOEL 1 (Cyprus) Astana 1 (Kazakhstan) Agg:1-2
Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 2 BATE Borisov (Belarus) 1 Agg: 2-2 BATE pass (away g.)
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) 3 Lazio (Italy) 0 Agg: 3-1
CSKA Moskva 3 Sporting CP 1 Agg: 4-3
Club Brugge (Belgium) 0 Manchester United (England) 4 Agg: 1-7
The draw
Group A
FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine) Malmö FF (Sweden) Paris Saint-Germain (France) Real Madrid CF (Spain)
Group B
Manchester United FC (England) PFC CSKA Moskva (Russia) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
Group C
Club Atlético de Madrid (Spain) FC Astana (Kazakhstan) Galatasaray AŞ (Turkey) SL Benfica (Portugal)
Group D
Juventus (Italy) Manchester City FC (England) Sevilla FC (Spain) VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany)
Group E
AS Roma (Italy) Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) FC Barcelona (Spain) FC BATE Borisov (Belarus)
Group F
Arsenal FC (England) FC Bayern München (Germany) GNK Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia) Olympiacos FC (Greece)
Group G
Chelsea FC (England) FC Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) FC Porto (Portugal) Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel)
Group H
FC Zenit (Russia) KAA Gent (Belgium) Olympique Lyonnais (France) Valencia CF (Spain)
Datebase: Europa League Group Phase
Group A
Matchday 6 Ajax 1 Molde 1; Fenerbahçe 1 Celtic 1
Matchday 5 Celtic 1 Ajax 2 ; Molde 0 Fenerbahçe 2
Matchday 4 Celtic 1 Molde 2; Ajax 0 Fenerbahçe 0
Matchday 3 Molde FK 3 Celtic FC 1; Fenerbahçe SK 1 AFC Ajax 0
Matchday 2 Celtic 2 Fenerbahçe SK 2; Molde FK 1 Ajax 1
Matchday 1 AFC Ajax (Netherlands) 2 Celtic FC (Scotland) 2; Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey) 1 Molde FK (Norway) 3
Molde 11; Fenerbahçe SK 9; Ajax 7; Celtic 3
Group B
Matchday 6 Sion 0 Liverpool 0; Bordeaux 2 Rubin Kazan 2
Matchday 5 Rubin Kazan 2 Sion 0; Liverpool 2 Bordeaux 1
Matchday 4 Rubin Kazan 0 Liverpool 1; Sion 1 Bordeaux 1
Matchday 3 Liverpool FC 1 FC Rubin Kazan 1; FC Girondins de Bordeaux 0 FC Sion 1
Matchday 2 Rubin 0 Bordeaux 0; Liverpool 1 Sion 1
Matchday 1 FC Girondins de Bordeaux (France) 1 Liverpool FC (England) 1; FC Sion (Switzerland) 2 FC Rubin Kazan (Russia) 1
Liverpool 10; Sion 9; Rubin 6; Bordeaux 4;
Group C
Matchday 6 Dortmund 0 PAOK 1; Qäbälä 0 Krasnodar 3
Matchday 5 Krasnodar 1 Dortmund 0; PAOK 0 Qäbälä 0
Matchday 4 Krasnodar 2 PAOK 1; Dortmund 4 Qäbälä 0
Matchday 3 PAOK FC 0 FC Krasnodar 0; Qäbälä FK 1 Borussia Dortmund 3
Matchday 2 Krasnodar 2 Qäbälä FK 1; PAOK 1 Dortmund 1
Matchday 1 Borussia Dortmund (Germany) 2 FC Krasnodar (Russia) 1; Qäbälä FK (Azerbaijan) 0 PAOK FC (Greece) 0
Krasnodar 13; Dortmund 10; PAOK 7; Qäbälä FK 2
Group D
Matchday 6 Napoli 5 Legia 2; Midtjylland 1 Club Brugge 1
Matchday 5 Club Brugge 0 Napoli 1; Legia 1 Midtjylland 0
Matchday 4 Club Brugge 1 Legia 0; Napoli 5 Midtjylland 0
Matchday 3 Legia Warszawa 1 Club Brugge KV 1; FC Midtjylland 1 SCC Napoli 4
Matchday 2 Brugge 1 FC Midtjylland 3; Legia 0 Napoli 3
Matchday 1 FC Midtjylland (Denmark) 1 Legia Warszawa (Poland) 0; SCC Napoli (Italy) 5 Club Brugge KV (Belgium) 0
Napoli 18; FC Midtjylland 7; Brugge 5; Legia 4
Group E
Matchday 6 Plzen 3 Villarreal 3; Rapid Wien 2 Dinamo Minsk 1
Matchday 5 Dinamo Minsk 1 Plzen 0; Villarreal 1 Rapid Wien 0
Matchday 4 Dinamo Minsk 1 Villarreal 2; Plzen 1 Rapid Wien 2
Matchday 3 SK Rapid Wien 3 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2; Villarreal CF 4 FC Dinamo Minsk 0
Matchday 2 D. Minsk 0 R. Wien 1; Villarreal 1 Plzeň 0
Matchday 1 FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic) 2 FC Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) 0; SK Rapid Wien (Austria) 2 Villarreal CF (Spain) 1
Wien 15; Villarreal 13; Plzeň 4; Minsk 3
Group F
Matchday 6 Groningen 0 Braga 0; Liberec 2 Marseille 4
Matchday 5 Marseille 2 Groningen 1; Braga 2 Liberec 1
Matchday 4 Marseille 1 Braga 0 ; Groningen 0 Liberec 1
Matchday 3 FC Slovan Liberec 1 FC Groningen 1; SC Braga 3 Olympique de Marseille 2
Matchday 2 Marseille 0 Liberec 1; Sp. Braga 1 Groningen 0
Matchday 1 FC Groningen (Netherlands) 0 Olympique de Marseille (France) 3; FC Slovan Liberec (Slovakia) 0 SC Braga (Portugal) 1
Braga 13; Marseille 12; Liberec 7; Groningen 2
Group G
Matchday 6 Saint-Étienne 1 Lazio 1; Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 Rosenborg 0
Matchday 5 Rosenborg 1 Saint-Étienne 1; Lazio 3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 1
Matchday 4 Rosenborg 0 Lazio 2; Saint-Étienne 3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0
Matchday 3 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0 AS Saint-Étienne 1; SS Lazio 3 Rosenborg BK 1
Matchday 2 Rosenborg 0 Dnipro 1; Lazio 3 St-Étienne 2
Matchday 1 FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) 1 SS Lazio (Italy) 1; AS Saint-Étienne (France) 2 Rosenborg BK (Norway) 2
Lazio 14; St-Etienne 9; Dnipro 7; Rosenborg 2
Group H
Matchday 6 Skënderbeu 0 Lokomotiv Moskva 3; Sporting CP 3 Besiktas 1
Matchday 5 Besiktas 2 Skënderbeu 0; Lokomotiv Moskva 2 Sporting CP 4
Matchday 4 Besiktas 1 Lokomotiv Moskva 1; Skënderbeu 3 Sporting CP 0
Matchday 3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5 KF Skënderbeu 1; FC Lokomotiv Moskva 1 Beşiktaş JK 1
Matchday 2 Beşiktaş 1 Sporting CP 1; L. Moskva 2 Skënderbeu 0
Matchday 1 Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal) 1 FC Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia) 3; KF Skënderbeu (Albania) 0 Beşiktaş JK (Turkey) 1
Lokomotiv 11; Sporting 10; Beşiktaş 9; Skënderbeu 3
Group I
Matchday 6 Lech Poznan 0 Basel 1; Fiorentina 1 Belenenses 0
Matchday 5 Belenenses 0 Lech Poznan 0; Basel 2 Fiorentina 2
Matchday 4 Belenenses 0 Basel 2; Lech Poznan 0 Fiorentina 2
Matchday 3 ACF Fiorentina 1 KKS Lech Poznań 2; FC Basel 1893 1 Os Belenenses 2
Matchday 2 Belenenses 0 Fiorentina 4; Basel 2 Lech P 0
Matchday 1 ACF Fiorentina (Italy) 1 FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland) 2; KKS Lech Poznań (Poland) 0 Os Belenenses (Portugal) 0
Basel 13; Fiorentina 10; Lech P. 5; Belenenses 5
Group J
Matchday 6 Tottenham 4 Monaco 1; Anderlecht 2 Qarabağ 1
Matchday 5 Qarabağ 0 Tottenham1; Monaco 0 Anderlecht 2
Matchday 4 Qarabağ 1 Monaco 1; Tottenham 2 Anderlecht 1
Matchday 3 RSC Anderlecht 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1; AS Monaco 1 FC Qarabağ FK 0
Matchday 2 Qarabağ 1 Anderlecht 0; Monaco 1 Tottenham 1
Matchday 1 RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) 1 AS Monaco FC (France) 1; Tottenham Hotspur FC (England) 3 Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan) 1
Tottenham 13; Anderlecht 10; Monaco 6; Qarabağ 4
Group K
Matchday 6 Asteras 0 Schalke 4; APOEL 1 Sparta Praha 3
Matchday 5 Sparta Praha 1 Asteras 0; Schalke1 APOEL 0
Matchday 4 Sparta Praha 1 Schalke 1; Asteras 2 APOEL 0
Matchday 3 APOEL FC 2 Asteras Tripolis FC 1; FC Schalke 04 2 AC Sparta Praha 2
Matchday 2 Sp. Praha 2 APOEL 0; Schalke 4 Asteras 0
Matchday 1 Asteras Tripolis FC (Greece) 1 AC Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) 1; APOEL FC (Cyprus) 0 FC Schalke 04 (Germany) 3
Schalke 14; Sparta Praha 12; Asteras 4; APOEL 3
Group L
Matchday 6 Athletic Bilbao 2 AZ 2; Partizan 1 Augsburg 3
Matchday 5 Augsburg 2 Athletic Bilbao 3; AZ 1 Partizan 2
Matchday 4 Augsburg 4 AZ 1; Athletic Bilbao 5 Partizan 1
Matchday 3 FK Partizan 0 Athletic Club 2; AZ Alkmaar 0 FC Augsburg 1
Matchday 2 Augsburg 1 Partizan 3; AZ 2 Athletic 1
Matchday 1 Athletic Club (Spain) 3 FC Augsburg (Germany) 1; FK Partizan (Serbia) 3 AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 2
Athletic 13; Augsburg 9; Partizan Beograd 9; AZ Alkmaar 4
The groups
Group A
AFC Ajax (Netherlands) Celtic FC (Scotland) Fenerbahçe SK (Turkey) Molde FK (Norway)
Group B
FC Girondins de Bordeaux (France) FC Rubin Kazan (Russia) FC Sion (Switzerland) Liverpool FC (England)
Group C
Borussia Dortmund (Germany) FC Krasnodar (Russia) PAOK FC (Greece) Qäbälä FK (Azerbaijan)
Group D
Club Brugge KV (Belgium) FC Midtjylland (Denmark) Legia Warszawa (Poland) SCC Napoli (Italy)
Group E
FC Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) FC Viktoria Plzeň (Czech Republic) SK Rapid Wien (Austria) Villarreal CF (Spain)
Group F
FC Groningen (Netherlands) FC Slovan Liberec (Slovakia) Olympique de Marseille (France) SC Braga (Portugal)
Group G
AS Saint-Étienne (France) FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) Rosenborg BK (Norway) SS Lazio (Italy)
Group H
Beşiktaş JK (Turkey) FC Lokomotiv Moskva (Russia) KF Skënderbeu (Albania) Sporting Clube de Portugal (Portugal)
Group I
ACF Fiorentina (Italy) FC Basel 1893 (Switzerland) KKS Lech Poznań
(Poland) Os Belenenses (Portugal)
Group J
AS Monaco FC (France) Qarabağ FK (Azerbaijan) RSC Anderlecht (Belgium) Tottenham Hotspur FC (England)
Group K
AC Sparta Praha (Czech Republic) APOEL FC (Cyprus) Asteras Tripolis FC (Greece) FC Schalke 04 (Germany)
Group L
Athletic Club (Spain) AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) FC Augsburg (Germany) FK Partizan (Serbia)