4️⃣ things we learned from Wednesday's frenetic Champions League action | OneFootball

After Tuesday saw Arsenal thump PSV, there were four more Champions League round of 16 ties on the billing on Wednesday evening.

Here's what we made of it all.

Lautaro Martínez makes Inter history

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Inter have a deep and storied history since they were founded 118 years ago, having won Europe's elite competition on three separate occasions, as well as lifting the Scudetto no less than 20 times.

So to write yourself into their record books is no mean feat, but that's exactly what Lautaro Martínez did this evening as he became the club's all-time top scorer in the Champions League with a total of 18 goals.

The man he overtook was Sandro Mazzola, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Italian footballers of all time, and won the European Cup in both 1964 and in 1965.

Kane becomes one of England's greatest European performers

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When Bayern went ahead in under 10 minutes against league rivals Bayer Leverkusen, it wasn't difficult to guess who had found the back of the net.

Of course, it was Harry Kane, with his 30th goal of the season for the Bundesliga outfit in all competitions, and that was the seventh time in his career that he had reached that marker.

The Englishman now has 47 total goal involvements in Champions League action, putting him level with Wayne Rooney, and only behind David Beckham (52) among his compatriots.

The way he's going, he could overtake Beckham even before the end of the season.

Will Alisson give PSG regrets?

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As PSG fired 26 shots towards the Liverpool goal, they heavily relied on goalkeeper Alisson to keep them in the tie as he made save after save to keep the scores goalless.

During that same period, the Reds had failed to register a single shot on target in a rare off-night, but that all changed when a long ball from the Brazilian 'keeper found Darwin Núñez, who then picked out Harvey Elliott with his head for the 21-year-old to supply the finish.

It was a narrow win of course, but PSG now have to travel to Merseyside with a one-goal deficit thanks largely to the Brazilian's 10 saves on the night.

Will Alisson's performance make the Parisians regret not finishing their chances by the end of this tie?

Raphinha haunts Benfica...again

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Time moves on quickly in football. It seems like a long time ago since neutrals were treated to a thrilling encounter between Benfica and Barcelona in mid January, as the Portuguese side went from 3-0 up at half-time to losing 5-4 by the final whistle.

That was in mid-January, and although tonight's match between the two wasn't the same goal-fest, it was the same man that hurt Benfica.

Raphinha's 96th minute effort stunned Roger Schmidt's side last time out, and it was the Brazilian that again made a difference just a few weeks later.

Scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win at the Estádio da Luz, Raphinha has handed his side a crucial advantage before they return to Barcelona for the second leg, especially with a sending off for Pau Cubarsí on 22 minutes.

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