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UEFA Champions League Round of 16, Real Madrid vs. Lyon, second leg will be played 03/16/2011 at 20:45CET in Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid CF welcomes Olympique Lyonnais for the second leg of their last-16 tie level at 1-1 hoping to finally get the better of a team who have never lost at the Santiago Bernabéu.

It had been a subdued first-half showing from the nine-time European champions yet they conjured the first two shots on target either side of the half-hour, Ángel Di María shooting straight at Hugo Lloris before Ronaldo's free-kick was pushed to safety by OL's custodian.

There was more zip about the hosts, though, and they almost went ahead following a lightning counterattack on 34 minutes. Bastos roared down the left and when Iker Casillas spilled his low cross, the ball fell invitingly to Gomis whose shot deflected over off the goalkeeper.

José Mourinho clearly found the right words at half-time because it was a different Madrid that came out for the second period. Bastos seemed surprised by the increased intensity, losing possession to Di María and then tripping him up to earn a yellow card that rules the Brazilian out of the second leg. From the resulting free-kick, Ronaldo's sublime shot from the left side of the box flashed across Lloris and bounced out off the far post. Seconds later, Ramos glanced a header against the crossbar from Mesut Özil's corner.

The tide was turning and Madrid duly got their reward. Benzema may have silenced the crowd by scoring an excellent goal with virtually his first touch, yet the powerful forward also showed respect by refusing to celebrate the strike. He said, "Why would I celebrate scoring against Lyon? I grew up here and all my family and friends are still here. It's thanks to Lyon that I play for Madrid today."

The Ligue 1 side was unbeaten against Madrid in six previous meetings and refused to give up. Puel sent on Miralem Pjanić, Jérémy Pied and Jimmy Briand, and the Gones eventually grabbed the goal their efforts merited, Gomis side-footing past Casillas after Cris had headed Gourcuff's deflected set piece back across the box to send the teams to Spain level.

Kim Källström says Olympique Lyonnais will travel to Spain next month with "real hope" of reaching the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after a late Bafétimbi Gomis leveler lifted the home side's excitement against Real Madrid CF.

Only ninety minutes will tell if those hopes are dashed, but this will be an exciting match to watch.