What they said after Champions League last 16 ties

Key quotes from the two UEFA Champions League last 16 first-leg ties on Wednesday:

"We prepared for this match so that we could give Bayern a game. Even if we'd only had a 10 percent chance the team would have given everything on the pitch. We wanted to give our supporters a good night and I think we've done that." 

-- Ciro Immobile, who scored the only goal as Lazio took a 1-0 advantage against Bayern Munich in Rome

"We're in a difficult spell. We have to fight. We have to turn it round. We have big games and big things to fight for. We're not out of it, we will never give up. We just need to turn it around. One game or spark can turn it round."

-- Bayern striker Harry Kane after the defeat

"It was a bit slapstick."

-- Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel on his side's performance.

"The coach gave us an ear-bashing at half-time and we were a lot more mobile in the second half which allowed us to escape the Real Sociedad pressing game... It was good, Luis is someone who always tells the truth." 

-- Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos credits coach Luis Enrique's half-time team talk for the two second-half goals in the 2-0 win against Real Sociedad

"We managed to score at key moments. We are happy with this first step. There is still a lot of work to do but it is good to be going there with the advantage."

-- PSG goalscorer Kylian Mbappe

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