Champions League: Real Madrid, PSG and Bodø/Glimt protect 3-goal leads in round of 16

Champions League: Real Madrid, PSG and Bodø/Glimt protect 3-goal leads in round of 16

Protecting three-goal leads,Champions Leagueheavyweights Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will look to clinch their places in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Associated Press Real Madrid's Federico Valverde celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Elche CF, in Madrid, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) PSG's Ousmane Dembele celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, in Paris, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola stands on the sideline before the English Premier League soccer match between Manchetser City nad Newcastle in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super) Glimt's players celebrate at the end of the Champions League playoff soccer match between Inter Milan and Bodo Glimt, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb.24, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

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So, amazingly, willtiny Bodø/Glimt.

There's a one-sided look to the first batch of second-leg matches to be completed in the round of 16, asMadridandPSGarrive in England with a 3-0 lead over Manchester City and a 5-2 lead over Chelsea, respectively.

Thiscould be a tough weekfor the much-hyped Premier League, as all six of its round-of-16 representatives failed to win across the first legs.

Arsenal looks best placed of the English teams to advance and will take on Bayer Leverkusen in London on Tuesday with the score at 1-1.

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Then there's Bodø/Glimt, in its debut season in the Champions League and easily the least-heralded team to make it through to the knockout stage.

The Norwegian clubleads Sporting Lisbon 3-0from the first leg and is looking to complete another upset, having eliminated Inter Milan — last season's runner-up — in the playoff round and beaten Man City and Atletico Madrid in its final two matches of the first phase to avoid getting knocked out.

No Norwegian club has reached the quarterfinals since Rosenborg in 1997.

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