Real Madrid and Bayern hat-trick heroes lead the line: Champions League team of the week

Liverpool and Manchester City also progress to the quarter-finals

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  GK Antonio Adan (Sporting). Keeping a clean sheet at an in-form Manchester City is a feather in any goalkeeper's cap. Admittedly, at 5-0 down from the first leg, the second leg was mainly about Sporting’s pride, but with his smart saves from Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling, Adan preserved it. AFP

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  RB Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) Accomplished in all the positions he took up on what might have been a more nervous night for Liverpool against Internazionale. Alexander-Arnold kept the dangerous Ivan Perisic at bay on his flank and kept possession confidently when Inter brought the aggregate score back to 2-1. EPA

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  CB Milan Skriniar (Internazionale) Clean sheets for opposition teams are a rarity at Anfield, and though Inter’s 1-0 win there was not enough to progress, they defended valiantly against a potent Liverpool. None more than the strong, mobile Slovakian, who made a number of key interventions. PA

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  CB Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich) Bayern were readier for the ambush of counter-attacking speed that is Salzburg’s key weapon than they had been in the first leg. Hernandez maintained the line of the back three skilfully and dealt with the pace of Salzburg on the break in what turned into a Bayern rout. EPA

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  LB Oleksandr Zinchenko (Manchester City) It hardly needs repeating that Zinchenko, a Ukrainian, has suffered off the pitch over the last two weeks. He has been a dignified vocal ambassador for his country. He is also a fine midfielder and full-back. He showed his qualities as creator and container of threat against Sporting. PA

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  RM Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) Two neat goals for the Bayern standard-bearer, and an exquisite cushioned pass to set up Robert Krewandowski’s hat-trick, Muller was the fulcrum that made a very attacking Bayern line-up work and quickly roll over Salzburg. AFP

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  CM Luka Modric (Real Madrid) “I will need to do more of the covering,” forecast Luka Modric before Real Madrid against Paris Saint-Germain. His regular midfield bulwark, Casemiro, was suspended; Toni Kroos was short of fitness. No matter: Modric drove Madrid’s extraordinary comeback from two goals down. Getty Images

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  CM Fernandinho (Manchester City) His outings are fewer now that he is in his later 30s, but Fernandinho reminded, in the draw against Sporting, that he can still govern a midfield and make sure that, even in a game that seems academic after a 5-0 first leg lead, those around him stay focused. Reuters

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  LM Hakan Calhanoglu (Internazionale) It’s not often Trent Alexander-Arnold is made to look second best in the duel of dead-ball specialists, but Inter’s Turkish master of the set-piece delivery had a fine evening at Anfield. With a little more alertness from colleagues, his passes would have yielded a goal. EPA

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  CF Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) A hat-trick in a little over 10 minutes. Granted, Lewadowski’s 10th and 11th goals of his 12 so far in this Champions League were penalties, but he was the nimble, slippery player turning his marker to be fouled for both of them. Overwhelmed Salzburg found him unplayable. Reuters

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  CF Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) The standard-bearer for Madrid’s historic turnaround from 2-0 down overall, with half an hour left in the tie, to 3-2 winners. He made the first goal with his aggressive pressing, and finished coolly. His second was even cooler. His hat-trick confirmed his status as an all-time Madrid idol. Getty Images

Half of the Uefa Champions League quarter-final places have now been filled after this week's Round of 16 second leg matches.

Bayern Munich crushed any suggestions that their tie against Austria's RB Salzburg was in the balance as the German champions cruised to a 7-1 win at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night after being held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg. Liverpool also made passage to the last eight on Tuesday, beating Inter Milan 2-1 on aggregate after losing the return fixture 1-0 at Anfield.

On Wednesday, Manchester City were already all but assured of a place in the quarter-finals after thrashing Sporting 5-0 in Lisbon in the first leg. That was followed by a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium in the second leg. The blockbuster tie of the round pitted Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain against each other, and it was the Spaniards who emerged victorious, overturning a 1-0 first leg deficit to win 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, courtesy of Karim Benzema's quickfire hat-trick.

As the football world awaits next week's set to fixtures to see which teams will complete the quarter-finals line-up, Ian Hawkey has selected his Champions League team of the week in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.