Kroos control and magnificent Mbappe - Champions League team of the week

Who were the star players in the quarter-final first legs?

Goalkeeper - Keylor Navas (PSG). Not many visitors win at Bayern Munich, still fewer who concede three times as many shots on target as they manage themselves. A series of excellent saves by Navas gave PSG, with a makeshift defence, the platform to take a 3-2 lead into the second leg. Reuters

Ian Hawkey

Apr 08, 2021

Want a long pass played behind the opposition full-backs? Nobody does it better than Real Madrid midfield metronome Toni Kroos.

Chelsea's English midfielder Mason Mount celebrates scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter final football match between FC Porto and Chelsea FC at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville on April 07, 2021. / AFP / CRISTINA QUICLER

Chelsea v Porto player ratings: Antonio Rudiger 6, Mason Mount 8; Pepe 7, Chancel Mbemba 5

The Germany international picked Liverpool apart, besides providing a reassuring shield for a makeshift Madrid defence when needed, in his side's Champions League quarter-final first leg.

His teammate Vinicius Junior rebuked the idea that he is a wayward finisher with two well-taken goals to give Madrid a 3-1 advantage ahead of the return leg.

Kylian Mbappe, scurge of Barcelona in the previous round, turned his terror on title-holders Bayern Munich as Paris Saint-Germain pulled off a shock win in Germany.

The French striker scored twice to give PSG a 3-2 victory at the Allianz Arena.

Superb individual goals from from Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell put Chelsea in the driving seat against Porto, while Kevin de Bruyne showed just why Manchester City were keen to tie him to a new contract with a masterclass in the 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.