And then there were 16. Two Italian giants are out, and Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain only eked through their playoffs. So who has what it takes to win the Champions League?

In an extraordinary final few minutes that saw referee Jose Martinez send off Ramy Bensebaini for the foul, Lazar Samardzic stepped up and rifled his penalty into the top corner.

Real Madrid defeated Benfica 2-1 at the Bernabeu, 3-1 on aggregate, to progress to the Champions League round of 16 today.

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from four Knockout Round Play-offs games including Atalanta v Dortmund, Juventus v Galatasaray, Paris Saint-Germain v Monaco and Real Madrid ...

Atalanta pulled off a remarkable comeback to qualify for the last 16 on Wednesday and make the top ten Champions League second leg recoveries of all time. They were so, so nearly joined by Juventus, ...

Real Madrid saw out Benfica 2-1 (3-1 on aggregate) thanks to goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Vinícius Júnior. Playing without an injured Kylian Mbappé, Los Blancos went behind after 14 minutes, but ...

Liverpool will face a rematch against either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray in the Champions League round of 16 next month. The Reds faced the duo during the opening league stage, beating Atletico 3-2 ...

Holders PSG, Atalanta, and Galatasaray all progressed to the last 16 of the Champions League after overcoming Monaco, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus, respectively.

The picture now getting a lot clearer, Champions League final stages see these 12 now qualified for last 16 and 4 more ...

Inter Milan has slumped out Champions League contention in a shocking loss to Bodø/Glimt nine month's after reaching the ...

Inter Milan, the Italian team that finished as the runner-up in last season's Champions League, has been knocked out after being defeated by Bodo/Glimt with an aggregate score of 5-2.

Sports Mole provides a roundup of all Tuesday's Champions League results and storylines as Bodo/Glimt book their place in the last 16.