Thursday Rounup

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UEFA Champions League:  Yellow Sub, Los Blancos Take Series Openers

The UEFA Champions League's quarterfinal round continued on Wednesday with two games:

At As Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Spain:

Arnaut Danjuma scored the only goal of the match in the eighth minute as Villarreal knocked off visiting Bayern Munich 1-0 in their series opener.

At Stamford Bridge, London:

Karim Benzema produced a hat trick (21', 24', 46') as Real Madrid held off hosts Chelsea 3-1 in their series-opening contest.

Sounders Top NYC FC In CONCACAF Champions League Semifinal Series Opener

At Lumen Field, Seattle:

In Wednesday's opening game of their CONCACAF Champions League semifinal series, Albert Rusnak (16'), Jordan Morris (34'), and Nicolas Lodeiro (PK-68') each scored once as the Seattle Sounders downed visiting New York City 3-1.