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Watch: Barcelona kid scores incredible individual effort vs. Dortmund

Jordi Mboula, 17, completed Wednesday's public shaming of Borussia Dortmund's under-19 ranks by dribbling half the length of the pitch before nabbing Barcelona's last in a 4-1 rout.

The solo effort came in the Round of 16 in the UEFA Youth League, a stage which also saw Red Bull Salzburg batter Paris Saint-Germain’s youngsters by a 5-0 scoreline, and Real Madrid edge AS Monaco 4-3 in the principality.

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Watch: Sevilla's Sarabia powers strong header past stonewalled Schmeichel

Leicester City didn’t stand a chance.

Defending for their lives at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, the visiting Foxes gave up the opening goal to host Sevilla in the 26th minute of Wednesday’s Champions League tie.

Pablo Sarabia’s stinging header came after Sergio Escudero whipped a powerful cross into the box, with Christian Fuchs helpless in breaking up the play.

It was all very predictable.

Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel did his best to keep Leicester from conceding, saving a penalty and making two early saves, but couldn’t stop this one.

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Vardy gives Leicester life after converting 1st shot on target in ages

Finally, a goal from anemic Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy.

Having gone the previous 380 minutes of play without a shot on target – and even longer without a strike to his name – Vardy slotted in an ever-important away goal in Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Sevilla.

It also marks the 30-year-old’s first tally in 10 club matches, dating back to his hat-trick against Manchester City in December.

Losing 2-1 to the Spanish side in the first leg of this last-16 tussle, Leicester still has some hope of progressing.

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High-octane 1st legs set Champions League scoring record

Are you not entertained?

The conclusion of Wednesday’s Champions League matches closed the book on the first half of the Round of 16, and the eight matches on offer set a new record for goals scored in the first legs of the tournament’s opening knockout stage.

The pick of the round was Manchester City’s breathless 5-3 victory over Monaco at the Etihad earlier this week.

Related – By the numbers: City, Monaco combine for record-setting goal haul

Not to be overlooked, however, were Atletico Madrid’s 4-2 triumph over Bayer Leverkusen, Paris Saint-Germain’s 4-0 stunner against Barcelona, and Bayern Munich’s 5-1 annihilation of Arsenal.

We can only hope the second legs deliver something close to the same level of entertainment.

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