Top Winners and Losers After Tuesday's Champions League Round of 16 Results

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The Champions League persevered on Tuesday, with Chelsea securing a indispensable 1-0 away elevate over Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich all nonetheless guaranteeing their space in the quarterfinals after a 4-1 thrashing of Lazio.

Below, we will trek over the winners and losers from the day’s spherical-of-16 action.

Winner: Robert Lewandowski‘s Legacy

He did it again.

Robert Lewandowski scored all but again in the Champions League, this time getting his aim delivered on a silver platter from Lazio’s abet line:

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Lazio present Lewandowski his 72nd #UCL aim ? https://t.co/zuPs7zBln5

With that end, Lewandowski moved into third on the all-time UCL scoring checklist:

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Robert Lewandowski passes Raul to changed into the third all-time top goalscorer in the Champions League ? https://t.co/tRyN3FkgUV

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? Top scorers in Champions League historical past:

??1?3?4? Cristiano Ronaldo
??1?1?9? Lionel Messi

??7?2? Robert Lewandowski
??7?1? Raúl González

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Per chance it be time he changed his named to Legendowski. He’s earned it.

Winner: Olivier Giroud

Staunch peek at this aim:

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Price the wait. Olivier Giroud with a spectacular end. ? https://t.co/VT5ojrD2NS

Intellectual. All of the extra so interested by it used to be the winner.

For sure, Giroud has supplied some genuinely ideal-attempting targets in his past. Who could well maybe ever forget his popular scorpion kick vs. Crystal Palace in 2017?

Add Tuesday’s aim to the checklist of ideal-attempting Giroud finishes.

Loser: Diego Simeone

Atletico’s attack ideal lacked severe chunk on Tuesday, and Diego Simeone’s ways will reach under scrutiny heading into the 2d leg for that motive.

Yes, Atletico are acknowledged for being defensively big under Simeone. Nonetheless they need extra ambition and creativity in the 2d leg if they’ll advance to the quarterfinals.

Miguel Delaney @MiguelDelaney

The deserved respect for Simeone customarily contrivance the teach dullness of so many of their games is overpassed.

Michael Cox @Zonal_Marking

Surprise 6-3-1 with out the ball from Simeone. Mount appears appreciate the main player right here. Blueprint for him over to the ethical, and if he can entice Lemar internal then Hudson-Odoi will get free

Dermot Corrigan @dermotmcorrigan

FT Atletico 0-1 Chelsea. Modern Atletico attempt to play appreciate Extinct Atletico, and it does now no longer trek successfully. Natty disappointing for / by Simeone’s side.

One wretchedness for Atletico is that the defense hasn’t exactly been spectacular in most up to the moment weeks, either:

Dermot Corrigan @dermotmcorrigan

That’s eight games in a row conceding as a minimum once by Atletico – longest go of Simeone’s time to blame. Began ideal after Trippier ban used to be confirmed too.

Simeone has a bunch of questions to answer to heading into the 2d leg. A repeat performance simply received’t be passable to fetch by a Chelsea side in a go of impossible develop.

Winner: Thomas Tuchel

Talking of that comely develop, enact you know the arrangement many games Thomas Tuchel has misplaced since taking up as Chelsea’s manager?

Throw up the goose eggs:

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? Unbeaten in 8 games
? 6 desirable sheets
? 2 targets conceded
? First manager to elevate an away knockout leg vs Diego Simeone in the #UCL

Thomas Tuchel is loving life as @ChelseaFC manager! https://t.co/aTaR9d3miK

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—Undefeated in all 8 games
—In contact of the stop four
—First leg elevate over Atletico

Chelsea are warming to life with Thomas Tuchel ? https://t.co/jRi8OaCs01

Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello

• Olivier Giroud’s aim used to be impossible. Snatch, successful striker.
• Christensen excellent in middle of a abet 3.
• Like minded response from CHO.
• Now not Mendy’s simplest effort, nonetheless additionally now no longer examined.
• Going to omit Mount 2nd leg.
• Belief Ziyech and Kante introduced an edge. #CFC

Rory Smith @RorySmith

I am initiating to reflect that firing Lampard and hiring Tuchel received’t possess been a wretchedness for the enchancment of Chelsea’s younger gamers, you know.

Chelsea is prospering under their fresh manager. They’re a first-rate risk in Europe given the mountainous talent and depth they agree with. Tuchel has the Blues animated in a truly sure route.