Last 16: Leg 2, Day 2

Bayern Munchen 2-1 Real Madrid (Agg: 4-4, Bayern advances on away goals)

Dutch international striker Roy Makaay started the leg off with a bang for the homeside scoring the quickest goal in Champions League history 10 seconds into the match. With their two away goals, a 1-0 lead, and Real Madrid missing key players David Beckham and Italian international captain and this year's World Footballer of the Year Fabio Cannavaro to injury, Bayern were in the drivers seat througout much of the match. A desperate Real finally found the back of the net in the 82nd minute on a Ruud Van Nistelrooy free-kick set up by a controversial penalty from Robinho falling down inside the box. Though the remaining minutes were tense, the Galacticos failed to find the elusive last goal that would have sent them through. Thus the 9 times champs bowed out to the four time champs and will look to find solice on Saturday in their battle against La Liga arch rivals Barcelona at the Camp Nou.

AC Milan 1-0 Celtic (Agg: 1-0, AC Milan advances)

Having failed to score an away goal in the first leg of the tie, the Rossoneri came out firing in a match in which they outshot the Hoops 38-8 at the San Siro in Milan. But the Bhoys, buoyed by a vocal contingent of supporters who had followed them to Italy, were up to the challenge and survived the onslaught for the entire duration of regulation time holding the tie to a 0-0 draw. It was in the 3rd minute of extra time that the Brazilian international midfielder Kaka finally broke the 4 period stalemate on a brilliant run that started at midfield. Despite their stout play the Scottish champs were eliminated from the competition while the Italians advance to the quartfinals for the 6th consecutive year.


Arsenal 1-1 PSV Eindhoven (Agg: 1-2, PSV Eindhoven advances)

In a night which saw Arsenal completely dominate the first 30 minutes of play, it was PSV's Brazilian international defender Alex who was to score both goals in the 1-1 draw. The first was an own goal which occured in the 58th minute when the Gunner's Togoan international striker Emmanuel Adebayor took a corner which deflected off the unfortunate defender right into his own net. With the tie tied at 1-1 and 25 minutes left on the clock, Arsene Wegner substituted in the Gunner's talisman team captain and French international superstar Thierry Henry who had been listed as doubtful because of an injury. Though Henry almost scored the tie-winner on a free kick it was Alex who was to make up for his earlier error with a goal of his own on a header off a free-kick served by Ecuadorian international winger Edison Mendez with 7 minutes left in the match. Thus the Dutch champions forced last year's finalists and runners-up out of the tournament as they make their way to the Last 8.


Manchester United 1-0 Lille (Agg: 2-2, Manchester United advances)

It was Swedish international striker, and last year's tournament hero for Barca, Henrik Larsson who gave the Red Devils a lovely parting gift in the form of a tie-clinching goal in the 72nd minute of their clash with Lille at Old Trafford. Larsson who has been on loan from Swedish club Helsingborg for the last 10 weeks is scheduled to return to his home country next week, and ended his brief but successful tenure with the Red Devils with a standing ovation. Despite all the nasty talk between the clubs throughout the last two weeks over Man U's disputed goal in the first leg, the match progressed without the physical challenge from Lille that was widely expected. As United looks forward to the Last 8, Sir Alex Ferguson needs to find a solution to his injury-depleted team with key players Louis Saha, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Mikael Silvestre and maybe Wayne Rooney on the bench. Still with the Red Devils leading the Premiership and arguably the best player left in the tournament in Portugese international sensation Christiano Ronaldo, SAF will like his chances to advance to the final.