Vinicius seals Real Madrids' progress, Galatasaray stun Juventus, PSG edge Monaco

Vinicius Junior helped Real Madrid reach the Champions League last 16 by scoring the winning goal in a 2‑1 win over Benfica, giving them a 3‑1 aggregate victory. Paris Saint-Germain also advanced after beating 10‑man Monaco.Juventus nearly made a comeback from a 5‑2 first-leg loss to Galatasaray, but extra-time goals from Victor Osimhen and Baris Yilmaz gave the Turkish side a 7‑5 aggregate win. Atalanta went through 4‑3 on aggregate against Borussia Dortmund thanks to Lazar Samardzic’s injury-time penalty.

"(Vini) had a great game," Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa told Movistar."Unbalancing them, scoring, creating a lot of danger every time he took them on."A week after the racism incident in Lisbon, Vinicius Junior made a statement on the field as Gianluca Prestianni, the player he accused, missed the match due to a provisional UEFA ban. Benfica’s coach Jose Mourinho was also suspended, but his team briefly gave him hope.Rafa Silva put Benfica ahead in the 14th minute, but Aurelien Tchouameni equalised two minutes later with a finish from Federico Valverde’s pass. With Kylian Mbappe injured, Vinicius stole the show 11 minutes from the end, scoring the winner past goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin into the far corner.

Tchouameni called it "a victory over racism".Osimhen breaks Juventus’ heartsTen-man Juventus almost pulled off a comeback but fell short, losing 3‑2 after extra time to Galatasaray in Turin. Manuel Locatelli gave Juve hope with a first-half penalty. However, Lloyd Kelly was sent off early in the second half, leaving Juve with ten men.Federico Gatti scored from Pierre Kalulu’s cross, and Weston McKennie equalised late to take the game into extra time.

But Victor Osimhen and Baris Yilmaz scored in extra time to send the Turks through."It almost makes me want to cry for how much we believed. I think we gave our heart, and more," Locatelli told Prime Video."The lads delivered an incredible performance, but we threw the qualification away in the first leg," added Gatti.PSG survive scare as Monaco fight backPSG overcame a first-half scare to beat Monaco 5-4 on aggregate after a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes."What we've shown this season is our resilience, our ability to solve problems," PSG coach Luis Enrique said of his team.With Achraf Hakimi starting despite facing a trial for alleged rape, PSG had a slow start. Monaco equalised on aggregate just before half-time when Maghnes Akliouche scored from a clever pass by Mamadou Coulibaly. Early in the second half, Coulibaly received two quick yellow cards and was sent off.

Shortly after, Desire Doue set up Marquinhos, who scored from close range to give PSG the lead again.Six minutes later, Hakimi let fly from distance, Monaco goalkeeper Philipp Koehn parried, and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia slammed home the rebound to all but crush the visitors' hopes before Jordan Teze scored in injury time.Meanwhile, Atalanta beat Borussia Dortmund 4‑1 on the night, with Lazar Samardzic’s last-minute penalty sealing the win after Ramy Bensebaini conceded a foul. Atalanta overturned a 2‑0 first-leg deficit thanks to goals from Gianluca Scamacca, Davide Zappacosta, and Mario Pasalic.