Favourites Real Madrid haven't completed the job just yet over CSKA Moscow. Cristiano Ronaldo put the visitors ahead on 28-minutes. But Moscow will take a goal with them to the Bernabeu as Pontus Wernbloom equalised in the third minute of injury time. Real Madrid are still the strong favourites to go through with that crucial away goal.
England's Champions League hopes got even slimmer as Chelsea failed to get the desired result away to Napoli. Juan Mata did put Chelsea ahead on 27-minutes before Ezequiel Lavezzi equalised 11-minutes later. Edinson Cavani shouldered Napoli ahead just before half-time and Chelsea couldn't recover. Lavezzi then made it 3-1 on 65-minutes to give the Italians a big chance of making into the quarter finals in their debut campaign. But Chelsea do have an away goal which could prove to be an important factor.
Perhaps the biggest shock at the half-way stage came from Switzerland. Basel met Bayern Munich and it took 86-minutes before either team secured an advantage. Valentin Stocker scored the only goal of the contest to give Basel the slender lead. But Munich are still probably the favourites when the pair meet again in the Allianz Arena.
It took even longer in France for either team to give themselves an advantage. Under-fire Claudio Ranieri will have to work hard as Andre Ayew fired Marseille ahead in injury time to take a lead to the San Siro. Again, Inter should have the advantage in the second leg but have failed to get an away goal.
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