The great celebration of European football returns this Tuesday with matches Leipzig-Real Madrid and Copenhagen-Manchester Citywhere the Champions League round of 16 will begin. The true Visit on Wednesday PSGwhile Atlético will have to wait until February 20 to visit Inter and Barcelona on the 21st do the same to him Naples. Everyone’s dream is to enter the mythical final Wembley on 1 June 2024. This is how the protagonists reach this round of 16.
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Tuesday, February 13 / 9:00 pm
Leipzig-Real Madrid
Real Madrid, surrounded by refereeing controversies, is playing for the LaLiga lead this Saturday against Girona, which it leads by 2 points and dreams of winning at the Santiago Bernabéu and taking the lead. Leipzig is, before the matches in the next round, 5th in the Bundesliga, one point from the Champions zone, and by beating Union Berlin on Sunday (2-0) they broke a streak of 3 victories in a row in the German championship.
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Tuesday, February 13 / 9:00 pm
Copenhagen-Manchester City
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who host Everton this Saturday, are 2nd in the Premier League, 2 points behind Liverpool, but the ‘citizens’ have a game in hand (they play on February 20 against Brentford ). FC Copenhagen, their rivals in this round of 16, are 3rd in the Danish League, 3 points behind the leaders, Midtjylland.
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Wednesday, February 14 / 9:00 pm
PSG-Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad, who host Osasuna this Saturday and are 6th in the LaLiga table, will begin their quest for the quarterfinals on Wednesday with the first leg against PSG at the Parque de los Príncipes. Imanol Alguacil’s team will face a rival embroiled in the ‘Mbappé case’ controversy and leaders of Ligue 1 with 8 points ahead of second place, Nice. This Saturday Luis Enrique, PSG coach, does not want to risk Mbappé, who has ankle problems.
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Wednesday, February 14 / 9:00 pm
Lazio-Bayern
Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern, now 2nd in the Bundesliga, visit this Saturday the leaders, Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen, who are 2 points ahead of them and therefore in first place and there is probably more at stake. Lazio is experiencing a very complicated season in Serie A, where it is now 9th and visits Cagliari, third from last, this Saturday.
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Tuesday, February 20 / 9:00 pm
Inter-Atlético
Atlético, who visit Sevilla this Sunday, are 4th in LaLiga, 10 points behind Real Madrid and in the Cup on Wednesday in the first leg of the semifinals they lost 0-1 at the Metropolitano against Athletic at the Metropolitano. Their rival in this round of 16 is an Inter who, with one game less, leads Juventus with 4 points more than Juventus and this Saturday hosts Daniele De Rossi’s Roma.
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Tuesday, February 20 / 9:00 pm
PSV-Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund, which hosts Brigurgo this Friday, is 4th in the Bundesliga and this season is not in the match for the Bundesliga, which is a match between Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen and Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern. PSV, their opponents in this Champions League round of 16, lead the Eredivisie, with 10 points more than Feyenoord, 2nd.
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Wednesday, February 21 / 9:00 pm
Naples-Barcelona
In a complicated season, the Barcelona of Xavi Hernández, who has already announced that he will leave in June, is 3rd in LaLiga, 8 points behind Real Madrid and 6 behind Girona. The Blaugrana host Granada this Sunday. Napoli, facing a difficult visit to Milan this Sunday (2nd in Serie A), has been worse in defending the championship title: it is 7th, 22 points behind the leader Inter.
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Wednesday, February 21 / 9:00 pm
Porto-Arsenal
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal come into the Champions League round of 16 in the middle of the Premier League race, where they are 3rd, 2 points behind leaders Liverpool and tied with 2nd, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The Gunners visit West Ham this Sunday. Porto, for its part, are 3rd in the Portuguese League, 6 points behind leaders Benfica.
Source: La Verdad
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