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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League last-16 knockout ties.
Tonight's matches
KAA Gent vs Wolfsburg - 7.45pm
Roma vs Real Madrid - 7.45pm
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- Zinedine Zidane seeks to end Italian curse on Champions League debut
- Why Zidane fits the profile of a Champions League winning manager
- Cristiano Ronaldo angered by 'little kisses' of Barcelona rivals Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez
- Zidane thinks Ronaldo is better than Gareth Bale and Messi
- Ronaldo 'got the hump' over abuse of his tight jeans at Manchester United, jokes Rio Ferdinand
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Yesterday's results
Benfica 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2 Chelsea 1
Forthcoming ties
Tuesday 23 February
Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday, 24 February
PSV Eindhoven vs Atlético Madrid
Dynamo Kyiv vs Manchester City
Tuesday, 8 March
Wolfsburg vs Gent
Real Madrid vs Roma
Wednesday, 9 March
Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica
Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain
Tuesday, 15 March
Manchester City vs Dynamo Kyiv
Atlético Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven
Wednesday, 16 March
Bayern Munich vs Juventus
Barcelona vs Arsenal
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