Roma vs Real Madrid as it happened: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese goals give Zinedine Zidane side's advantage

Los Blancos took a big step towards the quarter-finals with two unanswered away goals

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his opening goal

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Welcome to The Independent's live coverage of tonight's Champions League last-16 knockout ties.

Tonight's matches

KAA Gent vs Wolfsburg - 7.45pm

Roma vs Real Madrid - 7.45pm

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• Zinedine Zidane seeks to end Italian curse on Champions League debut
• Why Zidane fits the profile of a Champions League winning manager
• Cristiano Ronaldo angered by 'little kisses' of Barcelona rivals Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez
• Zidane thinks Ronaldo is better than Gareth Bale and Messi
• Ronaldo 'got the hump' over abuse of his tight jeans at Manchester United, jokes Rio Ferdinand

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Yesterday's results

Benfica 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2 Chelsea 1

Forthcoming ties

Tuesday 23 February

Arsenal vs Barcelona
Juventus vs Bayern Munich

Wednesday, 24 February

PSV Eindhoven vs Atlético Madrid
Dynamo Kyiv vs Manchester City

Tuesday, 8 March

Wolfsburg vs Gent
Real Madrid vs Roma

Wednesday, 9 March

Zenit St Petersburg vs Benfica
Chelsea vs Paris Saint-Germain

Tuesday, 15 March

Manchester City vs Dynamo Kyiv
Atlético Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday, 16 March

Bayern Munich vs Juventus
Barcelona vs Arsenal