Champions League outcomes: Federico Valverde’s hat trick for Actual Madrid stuns Manchester Metropolis; PSG in management vs. Chelsea

Manchester Metropolis had no solutions for Actual Madrid captain Federico Valverde because the La Liga aspect gained the opening leg of their Spherical of 16 tie 3-0 on Wednesday.

Valverde accomplished his first hat trick in a 22-minute span within the first half. It is the second season in a row {that a} Los Blancos participant scored 3 times in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on the Bernabéu. Throughout final 12 months’s Champions League playoff, Kylian Mbappé achieved the feat to assist remove the Premier League membership.

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Mbappé didn’t play Wednesday after being dominated out with a knee damage.

Paris Saint-Germain owned the second half in opposition to Chelsea throughout their 5-2 victory at Parc des Princes. The match was tied 2-2 within the 57th minute after Enzo Fernández’s twelfth objective in all competitions this season. However it all modified in a short time and within the favor of the Ligue 1 membership.

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Filip Jørgensen, who reportedly was advised he’s now Chelsea’s No. 1 goalkeeper, made an error within the again, resulting in Vitinha’s go-ahead objective.

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A dozen minutes later, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored the primary of his two objectives by way of this golazo:

Robert Andrich opened the scoring for Bayer Leverkusen within the forty sixth minute to place Arsenal behind for the primary time within the competitors this season. However it was Kai Havertz, taking part in in opposition to his previous membership, who saved the day for the Gunners with an 89th-minute penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw.

Bodø/Glimt is now unbeaten in its final eight matches in all competitions following a cushty 3-0 win over Sporting. First half objectives from Sondre Brunstad Fet and Ole Didrik Blomberg, plus one from Kasper Høgh within the 71st minute, have given the Norwegian aspect the benefit heading into subsequent week’s second leg in Portugal.

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2025-26 Champions League schedule

Tuesday, March 17 

1:45 p.m. ET: Sporting vs. Bodø/Glimt (Bodø/Glimt leads 1-0 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Arsenal vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Tied 1-1 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Chelsea vs. PSG (PSG leads 5-2 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Manchester Metropolis vs. Actual Madrid (Actual Madrid leads 3-0 on mixture)

Wednesday, March 18

1:45 p.m. ET: Barcelona vs. Newcastle (Tied 1-1 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Bayern Munich vs. Atalanta (Bayern leads 6-1 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Liverpool vs. Galatasaray (Galatasaray leads 1-0 on mixture)4 p.m. ET: Tottenham vs. Atlético Madrid (Atleti leads 5-2 on mixture)

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Quarterfinals: April 7-8 and 14-15 Semifinals: April 28-29 and Might 5-6 Ultimate: Might 30 (Puskás Aréna, Hungary)

Right here’s how Wednesday’s Champions League motion performed out dwell:

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Pedro Neto’s work down the left wing results in a 2-2 rating.

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Vini may have elevated Actual Madrid’s result in 4-0. As an alternative, the Manchester Metropolis goalkeeper comes up with a giant save.

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By way of 42 minutes, Actual Madrid captain Federico Valverde has a hat trick in opposition to Manchester Metropolis. His third objective of the primary half was a beautiful show of contact.

Wed, March 11, 2026 at 4:43 p.m. EDT

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The striker is out of Wednesday’s first leg on account of a knee damage.

Wed, March 11, 2026 at 4:37 p.m. EDT

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The Actual Madrid goalkeeper’s lengthy ball led to Federico Valverde’s first of two first-half objectives in opposition to Manchester Metropolis.

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Sondre Brunstad Fet doesn’t miss his thirty second minute penalty because the Norwegian aspect take a 1-0.

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Valverde scores his second objective in a seven-minute span to place Actual Madrid in a commander 2-0 lead over Manchester Metropolis.

Wed, March 11, 2026 at 4:23 p.m. EDT

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Federico Valverde with a run down the suitable aspect, slips the ball underneath Gianluigi Donnarumma and curls a troublesome shot in to open the scoring.

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Bradley Barcola places PSG up 1-0 after 10 minutes in opposition to Chelsea.

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Wednesday’s Champions League outcomes

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