Paris St-Germain well placed for semis

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Paris St-Germain well placed for semis
Paris St-Germain well placed for semis

French team Paris Saint-Germain topple Chelsea, Real Madrid cruise past Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night

The first leg matches of UEFA Champions League Quarter Final stage completed on Wednesday night with the remaining two matches with Paris Saint-Germain versus Chelsea, and Real Madrid against Borussia Dortmund.

In France, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeated England's Chelsea 3-1 on Wednesday, giving the Parisian giants an advantage for the second leg in London.

PSG's Argentine forward Ezequiel Lavezzi scored the opening goal of the match in the 4th minute of play. Chelsea replied back with their Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard scoring from a penalty kick in 27th minute. In the second half, Paris Saint-Germain took the lead again after Chelsea's Brazilian centre-back David Luiz's own goal, 2-1. In injury time Argentine PSG's attacking midfielder, Javier Pastore dribbled past several opponents at the edge of the box and found the net. The match ended with a French triumph, 3-1.

Meanwhile in Madrid, Real Madrid cruised past Germany's Borussia Dortmund 3-0 at home.

Real Madrid were off to a flyer with their Welsh star Gareth Bale finding the net in the 3rd minute. In the 27th minute Spanish giants' 21-year-old attacking midfielder Isco doubled the score. Home team's Portuguese powerhouse Cristiano Ronaldo got the final say in the showdown by scoring the third goal and the game ended 3-0 in favour of Real Madrid.

Results of the first leg matches in UEFA Champions League Quarter Final stage are as follows:

Barcelona 1 - 1 Atletico Madrid

Manchester United 1 - 1 Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain 3 - 1 Chelsea

Real Madrid 3 - 0 Borussia Dortmund

Fixture of the second leg matches are as follows:

April 8

Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain at 20:45 CET

Borussia Dortmund vs Real Madrid at 20:45 CET

April 9

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona at 20:45 CET

Bayern Munich vs Manchester United at 20:45 CET


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