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Top Winners and Losers After Tuesday's Champions League Round-of-16 Leg 1 Results

The 2021-22 Champions League knockout stage kicked off Tuesday featuring several teams with dreams of winning the title.

Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid were two of the biggest favorites coming into this event, but only one will advance from their round-of-16 matchup. PSG got the upper hand in the first leg with a 1-0 win.

Manchester City also put itself in position to advance with a 5-0 win over Sporting CP.

Here are the biggest winners and losers from the first day of the knockout stage.

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