Four games on Tuesday as the Round of 16 in the 2006-07 UEFA Champions League now reached the second game of the respective two-game, total-goals sets.
At Liverpool:
On the strength of the two goals scored two weeks ago at Barcelona, Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinal round, taking their two-game series, dethroning defending champs FC Barcelona 2-2 despite dropping game two at home 1-0, with the guests' Eidur Gudjohnsen scoring game two's lone goal at 75 minutes. Pictured is the Reds' Steven Gerard, celebrating after his side eliminated the defending champions (© Getty Images, 2007).
At Lyon:
First-half goals courtesy of Francesco Totti, pictured here (22') and Alessandro Mancini (44') powered AS Roma to a 2-0 game two road win over Lyon, enabling The Wolves to advance 2-0 on aggregate.
Photo © Getty Images, 2007
At London:
Second-half goals from Arjen Robben(48) and Michael Ballack, pictured here (79') , lilfted Chelsea to a 2-1 home win in game two with FC Porto, enabling the Blues to take the series 3-2 on aggregate. Photo © Getty Images, 2007At Valencia:
Here's where the away goals rule really helped. The two away goals in Milan two weeks ago in the series opener proved to be enough for Valencia as they returned home for game two and played Inter Milan to a 0-0 draw, enabling the Spanish club to advance 2-2 on aggregate.
Pictued here are Nerozzurri captain Javier Zanetti battling Miguel Angel Angulo of Los Ches for the ball. Javier won the battle, but Inter lost the series. Photo © Getty Images, 2007
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