Having completed his loan move from Aston Villa, Donyell Malen enjoyed a dream debut for AS Roma against Torino on Sunday, scoring the opening goal of the game in the 26th minute.
"I thought in the first half we got some really good opportunities, especially in the transitions, and we were very sloppy," Eustace told reporters. "The game could have probably been out of sight really, with the amount of chances we had on the turnovers, just if our final pass or the finish was better. That would have been great. However, in the second half, I felt we controlled the game a lot more. When we did get those opportunities, we were finishing the actions and getting shots on target, so to win 3-0 is really pleasing."
The early goal we conceded had an emotional impact, but we reacted well. We were very dominant and pinned our opponents deep into their own half. But Atlético kept things very tight between the lines and made it difficult for us. After half-time, we shifted play more to the outside and turned the game around. Unfortunately, we then gave them too much space after taking the lead and conceded another goal.
A chaotic game saw Spurs go ahead through David Zima's bizarre own goal, before Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons each scored penalties in the second half to complete the win, though things could have been different had Slavia Prague taken one or two of their chances. It was Tottenham's third home win in as many games in the Champions League this season, conceding no goals across those three victories.
"It was a bizarre ending, because we looked like we were home at 2-0 up," he said. "One goal can always change things and then the penalty happens. The extra man advantage then goes out of the window, and you have to see that bit out. "It was a sluggish start. Bruno got us a goal from a corner, we went 2-0 up, and I was hoping for a really vibrant second half, but it didn't happen.
The preceding 90 minutes of last-16 action, however, had been quite eventful. Initially, it seemed as though Bayern wouldn't be thrown off their game again by the hosts' aggressive pressing. Just four weeks earlier in the league, the plucky Unioner had chased their opponents across the entire pitch like guard dogs chasing a postman. This time, the visitors were prepared, played through the Berliners' press and took control of the cup tie.
Barcelona recovered to secure a 3-1 win against Atletico Madrid as goals from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres handed the visitors their first La Liga defeat since August and extended the champions' lead at the top after an intense clash on Tuesday. The result puts Barcelona on 37 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who visit Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.
The hosts opened the scoring in the 22nd minute through a set-piece. Bukayo Saka delivered a vicious cross from the left corner, which was headed past Manuel Neuer by Jurrien Timber. Arteta's men got better after scoring the opener, consistently winning the ball higher up the pitch. They came close to doubling the lead in the 31st minute, when Eberechi Eze's shot was just wide off the post after some impressive link-up play with Mikel Merino.
