Champions League Live: PSG ease past Brest 3-0, Manchester City Vs Real Madrid

After a dramatic last night, the initial league phase is completed and the attention can turn to the playoffs. By the end of next Wednesday we will know the full round with 16 lineup, and one of Manchester City or Real Madrid will not be there. Everything is to play for.

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20:50 CET – Now our attention is turned to Manchester, Lisbon and Turin for the late games as City host Real, sporting takeover of Dortmund and Juve Face PSV!

20:43 CET – That’s all she wrote in Guingamp. PSG turned out to be too strong for their Ligue 1 rivals Brest, who won 3-0 thanks to another stag from Ousmane Dembele.

The French masters take that lead to Paris to the return leg next week and you will have to think this tie is all already over. However, crazy things have happened!

20:12 CET – That’s the man again Ousmane Dembele has put PSG in a 3-0 lead over the hosts Brest. The French international simply cannot stop scoring, he now has 12 goals in his last six starts! Barely credible, but he is a man on fire.

20:00 CET – After we finish in France, the full focus will turn to the late matches and especially Manchester City against Real Madrid. The teams are in that game and the big news is that Jack Grealish gets a rare start for the hosts.

19:36 CET – Right on the battle of the half, the man at the moment Ousmane Dembele PSG 2-0 fired ahead to give visitors a commanding lead at the quarter stage in a draw!

19:08 CET – The first goal of play-offs has gone in and it will be no surprise to hear that PSG has scored it! Portuguese magician Vitinha showed tranquility from the place to give visitors the lead and put them in control early in a draw.

17:50 CET – Only tonight, however, is an all-French tie between Brest and PSG. And if that wasn’t already caught enough, conditions don’t look good in Brest’s temporary European homes after heavy rain this afternoon. As things stand, the game is still moving on and it has to give lots of tension, waste and slip!

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17:35 CET – That said, let’s look at what’s going to come tonight. No doubt comes the prominent luminaire from Manchester City, which hosts the proprietors Real Madrid as the two European giants meet for the fourth consecutive season in Europe.

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Pep Guardiola vs. Carlo Ancelotti is always a ticket office, but when you consider how early this tie comes in the competition and how devastating defeats would be for both clubs – this meeting feels extra special.

The other two matches tonight may not grab the headlines, but are no less exciting. Thiago Mottas Juventus host PSV in a difficult battle to call – defeat of Motta would pile a great deal of pressure on a man who already loses supporters. Meanwhile, Sporting Cp Dortmund takes in a game that promises lots of excitement and goals – none of the sides are boring to look at.

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17:30 CET – Hello and welcome back to a fascinating evening in Champions League playoffs! There are exciting bonds wherever you see, and despite being just the first leg, we know from experience how many ties there can be anything but over ‘half time’. Lose badly tonight and your Champions League campaign hangs in balance.