Real Madrid have advanced to the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League after comfortably seeing off the threat of French champions Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday  evening. The Parc des Princes was silenced after Los Blancos secured a 2-1 success on the night, and a 5-2 success on aggregate.

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his excellent form from the first leg, as he scored the opening goal here too. His two goals at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg were crucial in Real Madrid’s progression and he made sure he shined brightly on the big stage yet again.

PSG really made it difficult for themselves by having strong tackling midfielder Marco Verratti sent off for 2 bookable offences. Zinedine Zidane seemed to win the tactical battle too, leaving Toni Kroos, Luka Modric and Gareth Bale on the bench, instead using a counter-attacking game plan.

Ronaldo opened the scoring on 51 minutes after a boring first half, netting his 12th goal in this season’s Champions League. An error from Dani Alves allowed Lucas Vasquez to cross and find Ronaldo who headed home. Then came Verratti’s sending off, though PSG did equalise after that. Edinson Cavani scored a lucky equaliser when a clearance bounced off him and into the net.

PSG’s hopes were ended soon after though as Real scored a scrappy goal of their own. Casemiro’s effort hit PSG defender Marquinhos and went in, as Real secured their place in the next round.

Los Blancos could actually have won by more on the night, as the woodwork was hit twice. Marco Asensio was one of the best players on the pitch and was unlucky not to score, while Vazquez hit the post from a Gareth Bale cut back.

The draw for the quarter finals takes place on Friday 16th March at 11:00 GMT from the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Real Madrid got back on track with a comfortable win against 10-man Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu this past weekend. It was a great warm up for the Champions League last-16 second leg against Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday.

It was far from the highest attendance of the season, with 55,000 at the Bernabeu, but Real Madrid dominated the match from pretty early on, having the vast majority of possession. That being said, Getafe had the first effort on target. Angel cut inside and hit a shot that was easy to gather for Keylor Navas.

Halfway through the first half, Los Blancos took control of the match as Isco’s knock-down fell for Gareth Bale, who fired into the corner of the net for a 1-0 lead. It was almost 2-0 a few minutes later, as Djene Dakonam almost was lucky not to score an own goal. Just before the half time whistle the lead was doubled as Cristiano Ronaldo picked up Karim Benzema’s great pass to slot the ball past the keeper.

After the break, it became an impossible task for Getafe as Loic Remy was given a red card for an arm in the face of Nacho. They gave it a go after that though, as they pulled a goal back from the penalty spot. Nacho brought down Molina and Portillo converted the spot kick.

Ronaldo made sure the game was safe though, as he leaped to head home Marcelo’s cross at the near post in order to ensure the three points for Los Blancos. This result has left Real Madrid still in 3rd place in La Liga, though Valencia are sticking with them all the way, only one point behind at the moment.

Zinedine Zidane and his side travel to Paris on Tuesday for what is undoubtedly the biggest match of the season so far. Los Blancos will hope to convert their 3-1 lead into progress to the quarter final stage.

Real Madrid fell to defeat against Espanyol in a disappointing result, as Gerard Moreno’s last minute goal gave the hosts the three points. Los Blancos had been on a five-game winning run but that all came to an end with this loss.

The goal came in the 93rd minute of the match, and it was a very good finish by Moreno, whose effort beat Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas. This sent the home fans into a frenzy, and gave Espanyol their first win against Real Madrid in 22 matches.

It could be argued that Espanyol had the better of the chances before they eventually scored too, as Moreno went close three times before finding the net. For Real, Gareth Bale went close with a header early on but was unable to convert.

A key story of the match was that star man Cristiano Ronaldo was rested so played no part whatsoever. Karim Benzema was also left on the bench, With Asensio, Bale and Vazquez as the attacking options. They were unable to break through though.

Bale had the best chance, as a deflected cross came in and the Welshman’s close range header was saved by Diego Lopez. Keylor Navas had an interesting game in the Real Madrid goal, as his poor clearance nearly let Moreno in, but Navas tipped the effort wide.

Espanyol were the better team in the second half, hitting the crossbar with an Oscar Duarte header. Moreno’s header was then saved by Navas. After going close again, Moreno then grabbed the winner with the last kick, converting Sergio Garcia’s cross into the net with an excellent finish.

This defeat has left Zinedine Zidane’s side in third place, 14 points behind the La Liga leaders Barcelona, who also have a game in hand. Real host Getafe next, with a 7:45pm kick off UK time.