Liverpool swept Porto aside 6-0 away from home in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen.
That sheer firepower terrified every other team in the UEFA Champions League.
They had a six-goal advantage, and every one was an away goal.
In other words, for Porto to turn things around, they would have to beat Liverpool by seven goals at Anfield in the next leg.
That was clearly an impossible task!
The defending champions had shown their true might.
All five Premier League teams had earned decent results in the first round of knockout matches.
Besides Liverpool's emphatic win, Manchester City had comfortably beaten Basel 4-0 away in Switzerland, putting themselves firmly in control of their tie.
Manchester City's 4-0 away victory over Basel showed the terrifying dominance of Guardiola's team as well.
The Premier League's two powerhouses were advancing side by side in the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea, meanwhile, had edged past Barcelona 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Facing his former club for the first time, Messi had scored the winner.
That goal also became one of the most eye-catching instances of a player scoring against his former club in UEFA Champions League history.
With that single goal, the Argentine superstar had proved to everyone that he was still the Messi who could do anything.
Manchester United's visit to Sevilla had ended with neither side scoring.
With the second leg at Old Trafford, Mourinho's team still held the upper hand.
Although Manchester United had failed to win in their 0-0 draw at Sevilla, coming away unscathed was still an acceptable result for Mourinho's team.
Tottenham Hotspur, meanwhile, had battled to a 2-2 draw with Serie A's Juventus.
Who would advance to the quarterfinals remained an open question.
Whether Pochettino's team could topple the Serie A giants away