Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate after Bradley Barcola scored his team’s second goal. (AP photo) Holders Paris Saint-Germain, record 15-time winners Real Madrid and Arsenal cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday, while Sporting CP produced a stunning comeback to end Bodo/Glimt’s fairytale run.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!PSG continued their ominous return to top form as they beat Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to seal a dominant 8-2 aggregate victory. The tie was all but over when Khvich Kvaratskhelia struck inside six minutes, capitalizing on a defensive error on Mamadou Sarro’s debut.
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Exclusive: Aymeric Laporte previews Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona | La Liga Further goals from Bradley Barcola, assisted by Achraf Hakimi and substitute Senna Mayulu, sealed a comprehensive win, with the home fans heading for the exits well before the end of the game.“We clearly dominated, we’re very happy to be in the quarter-finals and I think it’s deserved,” PSG coach Luis Enrique said. PSG will now face either Liverpool or Galatasaray in the Round of 16.The real ones dominate the city; Arsenal keep quadruple dream aliveChelsea weren’t the only English side to go down as Manchester City lost 5-1 on aggregate despite a 2-1 defeat at home to Real Madrid. The Spanish giants took control in the first leg, highlighted by Federico Valverde’s hat-trick.City’s task became impossible after Bernardo Silva was sent off early for handball, allowing Vinicius Junior to convert from the spot. Erling Haaland equalized briefly on the night, but Vinicius struck again late on to seal another win.“All of us players know that good games will come and when Madrid play in this competition everything changes,” said Vinicius.Meanwhile, Arsenal kept their trophy ambitions alive with a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen to advance 3-1 on aggregate. Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice struck either side of half-time to seal the tie.“We had four or five situations where we should have scored the third goal, but overall we fully deserved the win,” said coach Mikel Arteta.Sporting’s heroics in extra time ends Bodo/Glimt’s dreamIn Lisbon, Sporting produced one of the nights of the tournament, overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the first leg to beat Bodo/Glimt 5-0 after extra time. Goals from Goncal Inacio, Pedro Goncalves and a Luis Suarez penalty forced extra time.Maxi Araujo then leveled Sporting before Rafael Nel sealed a famous win.The result sent Sporting into the quarter-finals of Europe’s elite competition for the first time since 1983, ending Bodo/Glimt’s remarkable journey.
