UEFA Champions League: Leo The Lion Helps Barca Blank Citizens On Road; Zlatan Helps PSG To Easy Game-One Road Win Over Leverkusen

The knockout stage of the UEFA Champions League commenced on Tuesday with the opening games of two Round-of-16 series.

At Manchester, England:

Lionel Messi (PK-54', that's him celebrating while goalkeeper Joe Hart looks in frustration) and Daniel Alves (90') each scored a goal as Barcelona blanked 10-man Manchester City 2-0 on the road in the opening match of their two-game series.

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At Leverkusen, Germany:


Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in the first half (PK-39', 42', that's him celebrating) as Paris Saint-Germain took command of their two-game series with Bayer Leverkusen following their series-opening 4-0 road demolition.

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