Champions league - second phase, day 11

Real Madrid 3 - AC Milan 1

A Raúl inspired Real Madrid beat AC Milan 3-1 to put a foot and a half in the quarter finals. With their rivals for second spot Borussia Dortmund at home to Lokomotiv, Del Bosque's side had to win this game to be in control of their own destiny, and the manager was lucky to be able to count on Ronaldo and Iván Helguera after they passed late fitness tests. Raúl though was in a determined mood, and with twelve minutes gone he became the first player to score 40 goals in the Champions League when Ronaldo played him through. The Italians came back early in the second half after Rui Costa came on, but Raúl struck again with an individualist goal, throwing off the defence with a quick turn before hitting a right foot shot past Abbiati. Rivaldo headed a goal back from Maldini's cross to give the fans a scare, but with five minutes to go substitute Guti hooked the ball past the keeper after good work by Raúl and Zidane to put the game out of Milan's reach. (12.03.03)

Juventus 3 - Deportivo 2

An injury time goal from Juventus substitute Tudor dumped Deportivo La Coruña out of the competition. With Manchester United already assured of first place in the group, Irureta's side really needed to win in Italy to give them a fighting chance, although a draw would at least have kept them in the running for the second spot. In the twelfth minute they found themselves behind when Ferrara headed Camoranesi's corner past Juanmi, but Diego Tristán made it all square ten minutes before the break after Makaay curled a cross into his path. And then soon after the restart Makaay picked up a long pass from Héctor and beat Buffon on the turn to put his side in front. For a few minutes there was hope of a victory, but Trezeguet levelled the scores again after Davids' pass was deflected to him off César, and with the game coming to an end Tudor struck a first time volley to leave the Spaniards down and out. (12.03.03)

Barcelona 2 - Leverkusen 0

Barcelona are the first Spanish side through to the quarter finals after they defeated a depleted Bayer Leverkusen 2-0. After an early scare when Andersson blocked a Berbatov shot on the line, Saviola put the Catalans ahead following a cross in from Overmars. Riquelme and Kluivert could have extended the lead either side of half time, but it was Frank De Boer who eventually put the fans' minds at rest, his header from Xavi's corner being deflected by Kleine past Butt. With Inter Milan and Newcastle drawing, Barça are ensured of first place in their group and a top seeding for the quarter finals. However that may work against them, as they now have a good chance of being drawn against one of the other three Spanish sides, any or all of whom could finish as runners up in their respective groups. (11.03.03)

Ajax 1 - Valencia 1

Valencia got the draw they needed against Ajax to stay alive in the competition, and now need to beat Arsenal in their last match to go through to the quarter finals. Rafa Benítez's side were up against the wall after losing at home to Roma in their last match, but they went ahead on the half hour mark with a Kily González penalty after Rufete was fouled in the area. Earlier in the game Carew failed to beat Lobont when free in the area, a miss he may well rue later on as Pasanen headed an equaliser following a corner in the second half. The local keeper saved well from Baraja later in the game, but it was an isolated incident as Ronald Koeman's side pushed for the winner. And only a brilliant Cañizares save from Chivu's free kick stopped them from doing so. Everything now boils down to the last day, and all of the four sides have a chance of qualifying for the last eight. (11.03.03)