Waiting is over - UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night saw the first two matches of the quarterfinals, where goals and battles were not lacking. The most attention was drawn to the match in Italy, where Turin's "Juventus", supported by their fans, hosted guests from London - the footballers of "Tottenham". The "Old Lady" quickly gained a two-goal advantage, but the iron defense was demolished - the "Spurs" rose and achieved a draw 2-2. The match was expected to see a more defensive style of play, but viewers witnessed goals from the beginning of the referee's whistle. In the 2nd minute, the home fans rose from their seats - receiving a great pass from Miralem Pjanic, Gonzalo Higuain left no chance for Hugo Lloris with a great shot. The nightmare for "Tottenham" continued - in the 9th minute, a penalty was awarded to them, when Ben Davies committed a foul in the opponent's penalty area. G. Higuain did not hesitate - the Argentinian increased the team's advantage to two goals with a precise shot into the left corner of the goal. It seemed that the Italian champions would have no difficulties in these matches, but after the two goals, the "Old Lady" reduced their aggression in attack and the London opponents started to dominate on the field. In the 35th minute, the score was reduced - Harry Kane, left unmarked by the opponents' defenders, forced experienced Gianluigi Buffon to leave the goal, easily deceiving him and sending the ball into the empty net. However, "Juventus" had a perfect opportunity to regain a safe advantage at the end of the first half. Serge Aurier "tackled" Douglas Costa in the penalty area and another penalty was awarded to the "Spurs", but G. Higuain did not delight the fans this time - the striker struck strongly into the middle of the goal and the ball hit the crossbar, so the score remained 2-1. In the second half, "Tottenham" continued to apply pressure on the opponents' half and created dangerous attacks. In the 71st minute, an equalizing goal was scored from a set-piece - Christian Eriksen's penalty shot beat G. Buffon, who could not defend his goal corner. Later, the game calmed down a bit, and "Tottenham" also reduced their pressure. Finally, the match ended with the ball controlled by the London team with no major threats to either goal. "Tottenham" returns to England with a positive result, and the second leg will move to the "Wembley" stadium on March 7. "Juve" will need a victory or a draw with a higher result than 1-1. In the other quarterfinal match, "Manchester City" as expected faced no resistance in Switzerland. "Basel" fell to Pep Guardiola's pupils with a score of 0-4. Already after the first half, the "Cityzens" settled all matters in this pair - Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, and Sergio Aguero scored a goal each. In the second half, the same I. Gundogan added another one, and "Man City" celebrated a convincing victory. Results: "Juventus" 2 - 2 "Tottenham" 2' [1 - 0] G. Higuain 9' [2 - 0] G. Higuain (penalty) 35' [2 - 1] H. Kane 72' [2 - 2] C. Eriksen 45+2' G. Higuain ("Juventus") missed a penalty "Basel" 0 - 4 "Man City" 14' [0 - 1] I. Gundogan 18' [0 - 2] B. Silva 23' [0 - 3] S. Aguero 53' [0 - 4] I. Gundogan
