UCL roundup: Diaz earns Real lead on Atletico, Gunners hit seven

Real Madrid claimed a small edge on city rivals Atletico Madrid with a tight 2-1 Champions League last-16 first leg win on Tuesday.

Julian Alvarez levelled for Atletico after Rodrygo Goes sent the hosts ahead, but Brahim Diaz stroked home the winner for the record 15-time winners to delight the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

"I think we played a complete game today, my goal was good and it earned us the win, but it's not over," Diaz told Movistar. "There's still the second leg and we have to give everything, like we did today."

Diego Simeone's Atletico, who lost in the 2014 and 2016 finals against their bitter rivals, kept stars Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe quiet but still came up short. The Rojiblancos played it safe in the final stages, seeming to accept their one-goal disadvantage for the second leg derby clash at home next week.

Elsewhere, Arsenal's talented teenage duo Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri combined to help the Gunners to an imperious 7-1 first leg advantage over a shambolic PSV Eindhoven.

The Premier League side were on a different level to the struggling Dutch champions, who were condemned to their worst-ever defeat in European football. "No chance. Outplayed. Bad," said PSV coach Peter Bosz, summing up his team's performance.

It was a sad evening for the 1988 European Cup champions, whose fans streamed out of the stadium well before the final whistle. "You can lose. Just not like that," said club captain and talisman De Jong. "Everyone is annoyed about this. The fans, the players, believe me. We're not happy about this," he added.

Arsenal in contrast have the luxury of a comfortable lead, with the winner of the tie between Real and Atletico the next challenge.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa clinched a commanding 3-1 victory away to Club Brugge in the first leg of their last-16 tie. Leon Bailey's early opener for Villa at the Jan Breydelstadion was soon cancelled out by a Maxim De Cuyper leveller.

Club Brugge had been more than a match for their Premier League visitors, but Brandon Mechele's 82nd-minute own goal restored Villa's lead. Asensio, on as a substitute, then converted an 88th-minute penalty, his fifth goal in four games wrapping up the victory which puts the 1982 European Cup winners in a very strong position.

In Germany, Borussia Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille in their first leg  after a second-half equaliser from visiting midfielder Hakon Haraldsson.

Last season's losing finalists were in control after Karim Adeyemi opened the scoring on 22 minutes, thumping in a low shot from the edge of the box. But Lille striker Jonathan David took advantage of some sleepy Dortmund defending in the 68th minute, threading a ball through to Haraldsson, who was one-on-one with goalkeeper Gregor Kobel and poked home.

Dortmund will need to win in northern France next week should they wish to stay in Europe and salvage what has so far been a disappointing season.