{"id":25667,"date":"2026-03-12T02:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/real-madrid-and-psg-defeat-manchester-city-and-chelsea\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T02:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T02:02:01","slug":"real-madrid-and-psg-defeat-manchester-city-and-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/real-madrid-and-psg-defeat-manchester-city-and-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid and PSG defeat Manchester City and Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><span class=\"capital-letter\">E<\/span>Even without the hosts of the Galacticos, Real Madrid were too good for Manchester City in the recent Champions League encounter between the giants. Madrid had a 3-0 win at the Bernab\u00e9u on Wednesday, with Federico Valverde scoring an incredible hat-trick in the first half to put them in the lead with the Round of 16 tied at half-time. The Uruguay international has taken on the responsibility of inspiring the record 15-time champions, with stars such as Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo absent through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Madrid&#8217;s victory could have been even more impressive, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saved Vincius Junior&#8217;s casual penalty in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champions PSG beat Chelsea 5-2, while diminutive Bodt\/Glimt are looking to advance to the quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Sporting Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal drew 1-1 with Bayer Leverkusen. Kai Havertz returned to Bayer Leverkusen and scored a late draw against Arsenal. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1317\" class=\"ue-c-article__image lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos.estaticos-marca.com\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2026\/03\/11\/17732614005784.jpg\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The German international scored an 89th-minute penalty against the team where he started his career, leveling the score in the Round of 16 first leg at BayArena. &#8220;I know the stadium well and have taken many penalties here,&#8221; said Havertz, who joined Chelsea from Leverkusen in 2020 in a deal worth $95 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Havertz will be troubled by Leverkusen<\/h2>\n<p>Premier League leaders Arsenal fell behind with Robert Andrich&#8217;s goal just after half-time. 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