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Champions League: What to appear out for in the knockout stages
The Champions Addition group stages did not really dissatisfy with a record 308 goals scored - plus Europe's elite club opposition returns with the start out of the knockout phases.
All four English clubs - holders Liverpool, runners-up Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City - moved on to the last 16, with previous season's finalists both in activity this week.
Rome St-Germain towards Borussia Dortmund has recently been described like "the tie of the round", so will this eventually be the French side's 12 months? And can Dortmund's young star Erling Braut Haaland continue his incredible goalscoring spree?
European footballing industry experts Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Kristof Terreur focus on the first place of games in LABELLISÉ BASSE CONSOMMATION Radio 5 Live's Dinar Leagues podcast.
Champions Little league last-16 first legs
Tuesday, 18 February Wednesday, 21 February Tuesday, 25 February Wednesday, dua puluh enam January
Atletico Madrid sixth v Liverpool Atalanta v Valencia Chelsea 5 Bayern Munich Lyon v Juventus
Borussia Dortmund v London St-Germain Tottenham v RB Leipzig Napoli sixth is v Barcelona Real Madrid v Stansted Town
Listen to the modern Euro Leagues podcast
'The most attacking teams throughout Europe'
PSG have was the winner the Ligue 1 headline in six of the particular last seven seasons together with, as expected, are top of the table as soon as additional, 10 points clear associated with second-placed Marseille.
Jones Tuchel's aspect were highly amazing found in Group A good, winning five and drawing one particular of their own six game to come leading ahead of time of 13-time European champions Real Madrid.
They facial area a Dortmund side that came second in Group Farrenheit behind Barcelona, but knocked Serie A good leaders Inter Milan into the Europa Addition.
" This worst week? Sao Tome's women's U17 team caught in Cameroon - immediately after 10-0 defeat think this kind of is the link involving the last 16, " says Laurens. "I is able to see a 4-3 Dortmund inside the first leg and 5-3 PSG in the secondly lower-leg. They are most likely the best a pair of assaulting teams in The european union right now. But they are generally also certainly not the finest at defending. "
Lucien Favre's men had recently been top of the Bundesliga but they have fallen four things off of the pace with 2 beats in their last six matches, including the 4-3 loss from Bayern Leverkusen.
"Dortmund are not possibly doing their best to be able to implode, they just implode all the time this seems, very well says Honigstein. "They got another sickening result and performance in typically the Bundesliga against Leverkusen.
"It is the sort connected with end result and sort connected with vulnerability around support that will not win a person titles and will produce it really complicated for you to knock out among the favourites.
"There are so numerous difficulties in defence : evidently something tactical can be battle, they've been regular for one and a half several years. I think they currently have excellent online players, on report it ought not to be as poor. They make ridiculous problems. "
Can Haaland in addition to Sancho stop PSG?
Erling Braut Haaland plus Jadon Sancho
Erling Haaland and even Jadon Sancho include both equally been recently prolific shock as to
Norwegian Haaland scored a exceptional eight goals found in a few Champions League game titles intended for RB Salzburg and even signed up with Dortmund for £17. 1m in the January shift window.
He then netted 9 goals in his first half a dozen games for the German side, acquiring his total for you to thirty-three in 28 game titles this season.
Haaland now twos up with fellow 19-year-old Jadon Sancho, who previous there is much surprise became first possibly player beneath the age regarding 20 to score twenty-five career Bundesliga goals.
So can the teenage duet head the club to help good results?
"Dortmund are some sort of club which are really distressed, " states Honigstein. "They see the probable of the squad, especially at the start. I don't think most of us will see other brands Sancho and Haaland enjoying together for several more many months let alone years.
"But for the moment that they are all there together with, with the ball, they might be breathtakingly brilliant. But precisely what is definitely the point if a person are going to confess goals.
" David Hartson: Rangers should look at conceding title to Celtic and Premier League may possibly resume before virus constraints are lifted – Southampton chief have their particular own difficulties, some tactically, some emotional and traditional but Dortmund can't defend against average Bundesliga edges, so how can that they prevent Neymar and the particular like?
"Unless they completely overwhelm PSG in the initially knee, which is not impossible. Right now generally there is very little to advise they can have one warm game, enable alone 180 short minutes. inch
PSG have an problem with Brazilian forward Neymar, who also has been suffering together with a ribs injury, but has been named within the squad for typically the first-leg on Tuesday.
Laurens adds: "My hands will be sweating already. Neymar's health could be the first matter. Most of us thought they ended up simply conserving him although now appears to be more really serious as compared to many of us thought. They features been education although, I actually don't know if they are bluffing.
"It is not often the condition they wanted mainly because in the last a couple seasons this individual missed the vital Winners League match and they should yearn for him or her fully fit. very well
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Simeone's last stand?
토토사이트먹튀검증Coronavirus: How might 2019-20 period enjoy? 's Liverpool are searching solid to make this three finals within a line after coming best of Group E and even encounter an Atletico This town rapid runners-up behind Juventus in Group D : with the Wanda Metropolitano, in which the Reds lifted the trophy for the sixth time period a year ago.
Klopp's side can be running aside with this Premier League name, giving up just two points most season, while Atletico are really fourth in La Liga, 13 points behind market leaders Real Madrid.
"Atletico aren't the Atletico team we were holding before, when they possessed the fact that team of enthusiast -- all fighters who also were normal Diego Simeone players. They had a horrible side, " claims Terreur.
"I watched them have fun with Real Madrid plus it was basically a very boring activity, you see a staff that is not a new team virtually any more. micron
Atletico got to reconstruct in the summer following key players Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez, Rodri, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis and Juanfran all departed.
"I don't think they may sack Simeone, " says Laurens. "He presents as a result much fot it club. He / she might walk out him or her self if he thinks he / she reached the end. Although this was generally going to be a new transitional yr anyway, because countless large online players left previous summer season.
"It was generally planning to take time for Simeone to make precisely what he / she got last time period with these participants. It could be this individual is finished in addition to might be he is too traditional to succeed at this point. I would love to have observed this game three years earlier.
"No, no way this Atletico side can difficulties Gatwick. "
What's removed wrong at Atletico Madrid?
Atletico Madrid v Gatwick - team news, quotations & stats
Wednesday 20 Feb .
Atalanta v Valencia
Debutants Atalanta progressed soon after coming second in Collection C behind Manchester Metropolis, despite losing their opening three games, while Real spanish side Valencia came major of a tight Collection H ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
"Even if you are not a natural, you happen to be pulling for Atalanta as you want to have fun them within the next round. This particular is one of those unusual pairings that take place, very well says Honigstein.
"If you happen to be a club such as Manchester City or Authentic This town, you are pondering the next online may possibly be easier than this last 16 game. This kind of is a online game people might look at together with ulterior motives, Atalanta as being a newbie, the Cinderella account and playing exciting footballing. They will entertain plus bring us something different. inch
Tottenham v RB Leipzig
Spurs retrieved from some sort of 7-2 home knocking by Bayern Munich into the future subsequent in Group M powering the Bundesliga champions, while German opponents RB Leipzig topped Group Grams ahead of time of Lyon.
"Most persons would have Leipzig seeing that likes, " says Honigstein. "Two words explain that will: Harry Kane [who is usually injured].
"[Leipzig] have depth and we right now find out there how good they are usually throughout the world. They are continue to a new little bit immature and not necessarily some sort of side that will can go into video games knowing they will dominate, each of the signs of some sort of team that may be growing. "
All four English clubs - holders Liverpool, runners-up Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester City - moved on to the last 16, with previous season's finalists both in activity this week.
Rome St-Germain towards Borussia Dortmund has recently been described like "the tie of the round", so will this eventually be the French side's 12 months? And can Dortmund's young star Erling Braut Haaland continue his incredible goalscoring spree?
European footballing industry experts Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Kristof Terreur focus on the first place of games in LABELLISÉ BASSE CONSOMMATION Radio 5 Live's Dinar Leagues podcast.
Champions Little league last-16 first legs
Tuesday, 18 February Wednesday, 21 February Tuesday, 25 February Wednesday, dua puluh enam January
Atletico Madrid sixth v Liverpool Atalanta v Valencia Chelsea 5 Bayern Munich Lyon v Juventus
Borussia Dortmund v London St-Germain Tottenham v RB Leipzig Napoli sixth is v Barcelona Real Madrid v Stansted Town
Listen to the modern Euro Leagues podcast
'The most attacking teams throughout Europe'
PSG have was the winner the Ligue 1 headline in six of the particular last seven seasons together with, as expected, are top of the table as soon as additional, 10 points clear associated with second-placed Marseille.
Jones Tuchel's aspect were highly amazing found in Group A good, winning five and drawing one particular of their own six game to come leading ahead of time of 13-time European champions Real Madrid.
They facial area a Dortmund side that came second in Group Farrenheit behind Barcelona, but knocked Serie A good leaders Inter Milan into the Europa Addition.
" This worst week? Sao Tome's women's U17 team caught in Cameroon - immediately after 10-0 defeat think this kind of is the link involving the last 16, " says Laurens. "I is able to see a 4-3 Dortmund inside the first leg and 5-3 PSG in the secondly lower-leg. They are most likely the best a pair of assaulting teams in The european union right now. But they are generally also certainly not the finest at defending. "
Lucien Favre's men had recently been top of the Bundesliga but they have fallen four things off of the pace with 2 beats in their last six matches, including the 4-3 loss from Bayern Leverkusen.
"Dortmund are not possibly doing their best to be able to implode, they just implode all the time this seems, very well says Honigstein. "They got another sickening result and performance in typically the Bundesliga against Leverkusen.
"It is the sort connected with end result and sort connected with vulnerability around support that will not win a person titles and will produce it really complicated for you to knock out among the favourites.
"There are so numerous difficulties in defence : evidently something tactical can be battle, they've been regular for one and a half several years. I think they currently have excellent online players, on report it ought not to be as poor. They make ridiculous problems. "
Can Haaland in addition to Sancho stop PSG?
Erling Braut Haaland plus Jadon Sancho
Erling Haaland and even Jadon Sancho include both equally been recently prolific shock as to
Norwegian Haaland scored a exceptional eight goals found in a few Champions League game titles intended for RB Salzburg and even signed up with Dortmund for £17. 1m in the January shift window.
He then netted 9 goals in his first half a dozen games for the German side, acquiring his total for you to thirty-three in 28 game titles this season.
Haaland now twos up with fellow 19-year-old Jadon Sancho, who previous there is much surprise became first possibly player beneath the age regarding 20 to score twenty-five career Bundesliga goals.
So can the teenage duet head the club to help good results?
"Dortmund are some sort of club which are really distressed, " states Honigstein. "They see the probable of the squad, especially at the start. I don't think most of us will see other brands Sancho and Haaland enjoying together for several more many months let alone years.
"But for the moment that they are all there together with, with the ball, they might be breathtakingly brilliant. But precisely what is definitely the point if a person are going to confess goals.
" David Hartson: Rangers should look at conceding title to Celtic and Premier League may possibly resume before virus constraints are lifted – Southampton chief have their particular own difficulties, some tactically, some emotional and traditional but Dortmund can't defend against average Bundesliga edges, so how can that they prevent Neymar and the particular like?
"Unless they completely overwhelm PSG in the initially knee, which is not impossible. Right now generally there is very little to advise they can have one warm game, enable alone 180 short minutes. inch
PSG have an problem with Brazilian forward Neymar, who also has been suffering together with a ribs injury, but has been named within the squad for typically the first-leg on Tuesday.
Laurens adds: "My hands will be sweating already. Neymar's health could be the first matter. Most of us thought they ended up simply conserving him although now appears to be more really serious as compared to many of us thought. They features been education although, I actually don't know if they are bluffing.
"It is not often the condition they wanted mainly because in the last a couple seasons this individual missed the vital Winners League match and they should yearn for him or her fully fit. very well
'Neymar is great but so are Mbappe & Di Maria' - Dortmund boss
'We don't buy high flyers, many of us make them' - just how Dortmund develop young natural talent
Simeone's last stand?
토토사이트먹튀검증Coronavirus: How might 2019-20 period enjoy? 's Liverpool are searching solid to make this three finals within a line after coming best of Group E and even encounter an Atletico This town rapid runners-up behind Juventus in Group D : with the Wanda Metropolitano, in which the Reds lifted the trophy for the sixth time period a year ago.
Klopp's side can be running aside with this Premier League name, giving up just two points most season, while Atletico are really fourth in La Liga, 13 points behind market leaders Real Madrid.
"Atletico aren't the Atletico team we were holding before, when they possessed the fact that team of enthusiast -- all fighters who also were normal Diego Simeone players. They had a horrible side, " claims Terreur.
"I watched them have fun with Real Madrid plus it was basically a very boring activity, you see a staff that is not a new team virtually any more. micron
Atletico got to reconstruct in the summer following key players Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez, Rodri, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis and Juanfran all departed.
"I don't think they may sack Simeone, " says Laurens. "He presents as a result much fot it club. He / she might walk out him or her self if he thinks he / she reached the end. Although this was generally going to be a new transitional yr anyway, because countless large online players left previous summer season.
"It was generally planning to take time for Simeone to make precisely what he / she got last time period with these participants. It could be this individual is finished in addition to might be he is too traditional to succeed at this point. I would love to have observed this game three years earlier.
"No, no way this Atletico side can difficulties Gatwick. "
What's removed wrong at Atletico Madrid?
Atletico Madrid v Gatwick - team news, quotations & stats
Wednesday 20 Feb .
Atalanta v Valencia
Debutants Atalanta progressed soon after coming second in Collection C behind Manchester Metropolis, despite losing their opening three games, while Real spanish side Valencia came major of a tight Collection H ahead of second-placed Chelsea.
"Even if you are not a natural, you happen to be pulling for Atalanta as you want to have fun them within the next round. This particular is one of those unusual pairings that take place, very well says Honigstein.
"If you happen to be a club such as Manchester City or Authentic This town, you are pondering the next online may possibly be easier than this last 16 game. This kind of is a online game people might look at together with ulterior motives, Atalanta as being a newbie, the Cinderella account and playing exciting footballing. They will entertain plus bring us something different. inch
Tottenham v RB Leipzig
Spurs retrieved from some sort of 7-2 home knocking by Bayern Munich into the future subsequent in Group M powering the Bundesliga champions, while German opponents RB Leipzig topped Group Grams ahead of time of Lyon.
"Most persons would have Leipzig seeing that likes, " says Honigstein. "Two words explain that will: Harry Kane [who is usually injured].
"[Leipzig] have depth and we right now find out there how good they are usually throughout the world. They are continue to a new little bit immature and not necessarily some sort of side that will can go into video games knowing they will dominate, each of the signs of some sort of team that may be growing. "
