PSG were in devastating form against Galatasaray even though they had already qualified, eventually putting five past the Turkish side to win 5-0. Neymar was at the heart of most of the home side's play, scoring one and setting up another two. His goal came just after the break after he ran in behind the defence to receive a pass into space before lashing a left-footed strike home. The Brazilian's first assist was a simple pass to Pablo Sarabia, but the second was anything but simple as the threaded a magnificent ball in between the Galatasaray defenders for Kylian Mbappe to score. He had 110 touches throughout the game, and completed five dribbles.
With Sergio Aguero still out injured, Gabriel Jesus continued to deputise with gusto as he scored a hat-trick for Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, as they defeated Dinamo Zagreb 4-1 away from home. All of his goals displayed aspects of his predatory instinct inside the box. His first and third goals showed the benefits of running ahead of the defender as he glanced a header home and then peeled away to the back post to side-foot a strike expertly into the net. The second was the most impressive of the three, though, as he exchanged a lovely one-two with Phil Foden before dribbling into the area to curl a lovely finish into the bottom corner.
Speaking of Foden, the young Englishman was superb against Dinamo Zagreb scoring one and assisting another and generally looking bright for the whole game. His assist came for Jesus' second goal as he cleverly played the ball back inside for the Brazilian with a one-touch one-two. He eventually got on the scoresheet himself, showing determination to get on the end of a low cross into the box to score from close range. He exuded confidence all night, enjoying 101 touches of the ball and completing 72/76 attempted passes.
You could tell Mbappe and Neymar were enjoying their game against Galatasaray, with the pair looking dangerous pretty much every time they went forward. The Frenchman, like his team-mate, scored one and set up another two. His first assist came for the opener for Mauro Icardi as he unselfishly played the ball square for his team-mate to pass home while through on the keeper, while a lovely, slid pass through for Neymar earned him his second. To score his goal, he gave the goalkeeper the eyes to reverse a strike into the bottom corner, and also won a penalty which was converted by Edinson Cavani.
Carlo Ancelotti may have got the sack following Napoli's win over Genk, but one player who arguably played for his boss was Arkadiusz Milik, who bagged a hat-trick to send his team through to the last-16. His first goal was thanks to the opposition goalkeeper who took one-too-many touches in front of goal, allowing the Pole to sneak in and smash a strike home. The second was a fantastic finish at the front post after a cross in from the right-hand side, while he earned his hat-trick goal from the penalty spot. A pass completion of 93% is not to be sniffed at, too.
HONOURABLE MENTION
Atletico Madrid squeezed through to the knockout stage after defeating Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0, with Thomas Partey (9.4) dominating the midfield with 16/25 duels won, and 99/108 passes reaching their target. He also had more touches than anyone else in the competition this week with 131.
ROUND TO FORGET
Genk goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt (4) conceded four against Napoli, with him directly responsible for the opener after trying to dribble his way out of trouble while just a yard or two in front of his own line. The home side pounced on his awful touch to score.
