Benzema and Lewandowski get hat tricks / That was a fantastic last 16 wasn't it?
Villarreal thrashed Juventus 3-0 in Turin, which was a surprise upset. In Manchester, we witnessed a Diego Simeone masterpiece, as Atletico Madrid pulled off a flawless snatch-and-grab victory. In the Spanish capital, we witnessed one of the greatest Champions League games of all time, as Real Madrid came from behind to eliminate PSG from the competition.
So, after all that amazing football, we decided to put together a team of the last 16 for your reading pleasure at 90 minutes.
Soccrates Images/GettyImages/Oblak was in top form.
Jan Oblak (GK) - Jan Oblak (GK) - Jan Oblak (GK This week, he was finally back to his best...at the worst possible time for Manchester United supporters. In the second match at Old Trafford, the Slovenian seemed unstoppable.
Serge Aurier (RB) - That's right. In Villarreal's 3-0 triumph over Juventus in Turin, he was impressive. Assist. a fresh sheet There are no brain farts. It's fantastic.
Pau Torres (CB) - He's been linked with pretty much every club in England, and you could see why on Wednesday night. Torres perfectly man-marked Dusan Vlahovic and even scored a goal at the other end.
Jan Vertonghen (CB) - In Benfica's second leg match against Ajax, the former Tottenham player produced one of his best performances in nearly five years.
Alex Grimaldo (LB) - In Benfica's second-leg win against Ajax, he pocketed highly-rated Antony - no easy achievement, to say the least.
Modric is a UCL legend | Getty Images/Quality Sport Images
Bernardo Silva (RM) - Makes the team due to his performance in the first leg against a hapless Sporting CP side. In Lisbon, the midfielder put Sporting to the sword, scoring two goals, one of which was a tournament contender.
Luka Modric (CM) - The mastermind behind one of the greatest Champions League comebacks in history. In Real Madrid's stunning triumph over PSG, Modric was at his imperious best in the closing 20 minutes. One of the greatest midfielders of all time.
Thomas Muller (CM) - Scored a brace in Bayern Munich's 7-1 demolition of RB Salzburg. His relationship with Robert Lewandowski is still regarded as one of Europe's finest.
Vinicius Jr (LM) - Vinicius Jr (LM) - Vinicius Jr (LM) With an outstanding performance against one of the finest right-backs in the world in Achraf Hakimi, Vinicius underlined his worth to Real Madrid in their triumph against PSG.
Benzema scored a hat trick | Getty Images/Quality Sport Images
Robert Lewandowski (ST) - Robert Lewandowski (ST) - Robert Lewandowski (ST Another game, another hat-trick in the Champions League. This has become the standard for Lewa at this time.
Benzema, Karim (ST) - The forward's performance against PSG could go down as one of the best in competition history. Benzema scored all three goals in Real Madrid's comeback triumph at Santiago Bernabeu, proving that he is the best player in the world.
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