A loud sensation took place in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. Video.

Italian Lazio defeated German Bayern Munich in the first match of the Champions League last 16. The match in Rome at the Stadio Olimpico ended with a sensational score of 1-0.

Initially, bookmakers did not consider the home team to be favorites, offering to bet on the Italian vice-champion with odds of 5.48. The success of the Munich giants was estimated at 1.70.

The key events in the match took place at the beginning of the second half. In the 67th minute, after losing the ball in their penalty area, Bayern missed a sharp counterattack. Gustav Isaksen could have scored a goal, but French defender Dayot Upamecano ran into his leg with his straight leg.

Head referee Francois Letestier did not take kindly to his compatriot, showing him a red card immediately.

The Bayern players' demands to reconsider the penalty only led to the referee showing a yellow card to Jozua Kimmich for talking.

Since the offense occurred in the penalty area, a penalty kick was awarded, which was converted by Ciro Immobile.

In a parallel game, PSG beat Real Sociedad 2-0. The goals were scored by Mbappe in the 58th minute and Barca in the 70th minute.

The day before, Ukrainian goalkeeper of Real Madrid Andriy Lunin brought victory to his team in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against German RB Leipzig (1:0). The 24-year-old native of Krasnohrad saved 9 shots, making it 8 dry matches out of 17 this season.

The goalkeeper of the national team of Ukraine showed a brilliant reaction, making several amazing saves that did not allow Leipzig to seize the initiative at key moments.