Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are on the brink of securing spots in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 after dominant performances in their first-leg play-off matches on Tuesday night.
Both sides earned convincing 3-0 victories, putting them in a strong position for qualification.
PSG comfortably defeated Ligue 1 rivals Brest in the early fixture. Vitinha opened the scoring from the penalty spot at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, while Ousmane Dembélé continued his impressive form with a brace to seal the win.
Meanwhile, Dortmund cruised to a 3-0 triumph over Sporting, dealing a major blow to the Portuguese champions’ hopes of advancing.
Serhou Guirassy broke the deadlock in the 60th minute with a header before setting up Pascal Gross for the second goal. The victory was sealed in the 82nd minute when Karim Adeyemi sprinted clear, exchanged passes with Julian Brandt, and slotted the ball into the net.
So far, the teams that have already secured their places in the Round of 16 include Arsenal, Aston Villa, Atlético Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, and Liverpool.