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The Champions League last-16 continued Wednesday night as two more teams booked their spots in the quarter-final draw. Here is what went down in Madrid and Manchester.

Real Madrid hold on to scrape past RB Leipzig

Scorers: Vinicius Junior 65′ ; Orbán 69′

Real Madrid absorbed plenty of pressure to hold on against RB Leipzig. and book their spot in the next round

Leipzig did not appear to be overawed by the setting, creating the bulk of the chances in the early going as they looked to pull level in the tie.

Loïs Openda was on the end of two glorious chances for the visitors, but the striker sent both efforts wide of the post to spare Madrid blushes.

The Bundesliga outfit remained threatening after the break, making Real Madrid look rather shaky at the back. But somehow, the home side hung on to keep their lead intact as the half wore on.

Real Madrid always find a way in this competition however, hitting Leipzig on the break before Vinicius Junior fired a superb curler into the corner of the net to put the home side two clear on aggregate.

The celebrations did not last long though. From a corner just minutes later, RB Leipzig cut Real Madrid’s deficit when Willi Orbán headed home.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men may feel fortunate in the end, but nontheless they held on to avoid a shock at the hands of their visitors.

Manchester City cruise past FC Copenhagen

Scorers: Akanji 5′, Álvarez 9′, Haaland 45+3′ ; Elyounoussi 29′

Three first-half goals saw Manchester City earned their spot in the quarter-final after easing past FC Copenhagen.

The Blues got just the start they were looking for as Manuel Akanji popped up from the back to fire home a superb strike from the edge of the box and put City three clear on aggregate.

The hosts were quick to follow up with their second of the night, this time through Julián Álvarez, who fired Pep Guardiola’s side four ahead on aggregate, all but killing off the tie.

While it was merely consolation, Copenhagen silenced the home crowd with a superb team move that was capped off by Mohamed Elyounoussi to cut City’s lead on the night in half.

The home side reclaimed their two-goal lead just before the half-time break however, as Erling Haaland darted inside on his left foot before firing home City’s third.