It was another thrilling night for football fans as the second leg of pre-quarterfinals ended with raining goals. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are both expected to progress to the next round of European Championship and the same happened.
It was not going to be an easy ride for both the winning teams as they were playing in the opposition's home ground. In fact, Napoli fans are reported to be in the stadium for more than five hours before the kick-off.
Real Madrid vs Napoli
It was Napoli, which had dominated the current European Champions in the first half of the game. Naples side took the lead with the superb finish from Dries Mertens in the 24th-minute, reports SI. It was a clear result of Italian clubs splendid pressing.
But Real Madrid has something else in mind, in the second half, the Spanish giants came back from behind with the stunning header from Sergio Ramos. Another goal from Ramos puts Napoli on the exit of the league. The goals almost confirmed the next round for Real Madrid in the Champions League. And Alvaro Morata's goal in injury time seemed like salt on the wounds of the Italian side.
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
It was much of a similar story for Arsenal fans. The London side again crumbled against Bayern. It was an utter humiliation for Gunners. On an aggregate, the round of 16 between Bayern Munich vs Arsenal ended with 5-0 reports, FirstPost.
Arsenal started the match really well and took the lead in first half. The second half came as horror for the English side, Laurent Koscielny was sent off for a tackle on Robert Lewandowski. Arsenal was then with 10-men, Bayern took the advantage and started to dominate the game. Arjen Robben, Robert Lewandowski, Doulas Costa and Arturo Vidal goals put Bayern 5-1 ahead at the end of the match.
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