Paris St Germain and
Real Madrid took big
steps towards the
Champions League
semifinals on
Wednesday as the
French club beat Chelsea 3-1 and the
Spaniards dismantled Borussia
Dortmund 3-0 in the quarterfinal first
legs. /p>
PSG opened the scoring at the Parc
des Princes after four minutes when
John Terry's headed clearance fell to
Ezequiel Lavezzi and the Argentine
forward thumped a half-volley past
Petr Cech.
Eden Hazard grabbed a crucial away
goal for Chelsea from the penalty spot
after 27 minutes after Brazilian
defender Thiago Silva fouled
compatriot Oscar.
PSG restored their advantage on 61
minutes, however, thanks to a David
Luiz own goal before Javier Pastore
waltzed into the area and fired a shot
past Cech at his near post in stoppage
time.
Real flew out of the traps against
Dortmund and took the lead on three
minutes when Gareth Bale collected
Daniel Carvajal's pass and poked the
ball under goalkeeper Roman
Weidenfeller.
Carlo Ancelotti's side continued to
swarm all over last season's beaten
finalists and Isco's precise strike from
the edge of the box doubled Real's
advantage on 27 minutes.
The fleet-footed Cristiano Ronaldo
added a third on 57 minutes as he
skipped round Weidenfeller to give
Real a comfortable cushion and equal
Lionel Messi's record of 14 goals in the
competition in one season.
In Tuesday's quarterfinal first legs,
holders Bayern Munich were held to a
1-1 draw at Manchester United and
Barcelona drew 1-1 at home to
Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid. The
second legs will be played on 8 and 9
April.
Basically this puts all BPL teams out of Champions League,putting in mind that the favorites (Manchester City )are already out!
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