Champions League, the results of the return of the round of 16: Donnarumma hero at Anfield
The national team goalkeeper is decisive in the penalty shootout that sends PSG to the quarterfinals at the expense of Liverpool. Barcelona, Inter and Bayern Munich also advance in the tournament (they will face each other)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (ANSA)
Rome, 12 March 2025 - The picture for the round of XNUMX of Champions League, with the first half of the return matches being archived on the evening of Tuesday 11 March: they advance to the next round directly in regulation time Barcelona, Inter e Bayern Munich, who thus confirm the successes of the first leg by eliminating respectively Benfica, Feyenoord e Bayer Leverkusen. To settle the dispute between Liverpool e Paris Saint-Germain penalties were needed instead thanks to the goal scored by Dembele over the course of the two halves and the subsequent extra time: Donnarumma he confirms himself as a specialist in hypnotizing nunez e Jones and sending his team to the quarter-finals against one of Club Brugge e Aston Villa. L'Inter, on target with Thuram e Calhanoglu (from the spot), will challenge the Bayern Munich, while the Barcelona, dragged by the very young star of Yamal, will face one of Borussia Dortmund e Lille.
The results of the return of the Champions League round of 16
The evening was opened by Barcelona - Benfica: after having already won the first leg of the From Luz, among other things with one man less (out the jewel of the defense Cubarsi), the Blaugrana close the quarter-finals, where the winner of the clash between Borussia Dortmund e Lille, thanks to a brace of Raphinha (also the match winner of the first round), interspersed with the (record-breaking) goal of Yamal, also assistman in the first goal of the evening, while the illusory equaliser of the Portuguese was signed by Otamendi. The first leg of the double confrontation with the Feyenoord had been even more favorable for theInter, who had won away 2-0 thanks to the networks of Thuram e lautaro martinez, despite the regret of the penalty missed by Zielinski: San Siro from the penalty spot instead he doesn't miss Calhanoglu, with Thuram who had opened the scoring before the temporary equaliser, again from eleven metres, by Moderate which does not spoil the access to the quarter-finals, where the Nerazzurri will find the Bayern Munich. The Bavarians, victorious in the first leg for 3-0 thanks to the brace from Kane and to the network of She had to, they paid the bill at home Bayer Leverkusen: scored again Kane, then assistant for Davies. After the network of Elliott in the first leg, he thinks about it Dembele to rebalance the situation, bringing Liverpool e Paris Saint-Germain in a perfect balance that not even extra time can break: the penalty shootout rewards the French, who make a clean sweep with vitinha, Ramos, Dembele e Gifted, while for i Reds just mark Salah in the face of the errors of nunez e Jones, hypnotized by a great Donnarumma, which cost the appointment with the quarters with one between Club Brugge e Aston Villa.
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