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Champions League Round of 16, Liverpool, Inter, Benfica

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The second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 matches begin on Tuesday and every match involves at least one Argentine player.

Benfica travel to FC Barcelona where the Catalan’s have a 1-0 lead. Nicolás Otamendi and Gianluca Prestianni both travelled to Barcelona with the team.

After having scored in the first leg, Lautaro Martínez and Inter host Julián Carranza and Feyenoore. Inter take a 2-0 lead going into the second leg.

Alexis Mac Allister and Liverpool host Paris Saint-Germain. The Premier League club lead 1-0 going into Anfield.

Exequiel Palacios, Emiliano Buendía and Bayer Leverkusen will try to come back from a 3-0 deficit against Bayern Munich.

Matías Soulé scores for AS Roma in 1-0 win vs. Empoli

Matías Soulé scored for AS Roma in their 1-0 win against Empoli.

Soulé made it three goals for AS Roma, getting the goal in their win. The Argentine would score after just 20 seconds into the match, an effort from the edge of the penalty area.

Leandro Paredes also started the match for AS Roma and Paulo Dybala was not in the team.

Enzo Fernández scores for Chelsea in 2-1 win vs. Copenhagen

Enzo Fernández scored for Chelsea in their 2-1 away victory against Copenhagen in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16.

The Argentine midfielder came off the bench in the second half, and with his team leading 1-0 in the 65th minute, he received a cut-back pass inside the box and struck it first-time with his right foot, placing it into the back of the net to make it 2-0 for the English club.

How to watch UEFA Conference League: live stream, fixture and standings.

Nicolás Tagliafico scores for Lyon in 3-1 win vs. FCSB

Nicolás Tagliafico scored for Olympique Lyonnais in their 3-1 away victory against FCSB in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16.

The Argentine left-back opened the scoring for the French team in the 30th minute. Tagliafico received a cross from the right side of the box, attacked the ball, and directed a powerful header across the goal into the back of the net, making it 1-0 for his team.

Argentine midfielder Thiago Almada came off the bench in the 76th minute for Lyon when the match was tied at 1-1. The French side went on to score two more goals, securing a strong advantage ahead of the second leg at home.

Lucas Beltrán scores for Fiorentina in 3-2 loss vs. Panathinaikos

Lucas Beltrán scored for Fiorentina in their 3-2 away loss against Panathinaikos in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16.

With the Greek team leading 2-0 in the 20th minute, the Argentine striker received a cross from the left side by Robin Gosens. As he entered the six-yard box, he outjumped the defender and headed the ball into the top of the net, pulling one back for Fiorentina.

The 21-year-old Argentine defender Matías Moreno started for the Italian team and found the net at the end of the first half, but his goal was disallowed after a VAR review.

How to watch UEFA Conference League: live stream, fixture and standings.

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