As of Tuesday, the ball will be back in the premier class: the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League are coming up! Sky commentator Kai Dittmann takes a close look at the hammer duels in his own way.
How to watch the Champions League round of 16 live on Sky.
Without question, given away for a round of 16, but Barca have given first place in the group out of their hands. Where do you start, where do you stop in the run-up to the giant duel? With the resurgent and allegedly courted by PSG Lionel Messi? For ex-Catalan Neymar, who was injured in the cup? In Barca’s spectacular 6-1 catch-up three years ago? The fact is: Under Ronald Koeman, the “Blaugrana” are slowly gaining momentum and on the other hand, the benchmark for Tuchel’s successor Mauricio Pochettino is August 2020: At that time PSG were in the final.
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UEFA Champions League Magazine: episode 17 (video length: 22:36 minutes)
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Budapest can look forward to a super duel. Nagelsmann against Klopp not only sounds like an offensive with power and an open visor, neither can do otherwise! For the German coach on the English bench, after the success in 2019 and the 2020 championship, the Champions League is currently the last chance for another title. If Julian Nagelsmann weren’t already a hot tip for the big clubs: this duel is the perfect stage for him. With all the force of this comparison, a remarkable story goes under: RB keeper Peter Gulacsi belonged to Liverpool for six years. It wasn’t enough for a mission. In his hometown he meets his former club for the first time.
Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo recently turned 36 – belated congratulations! He will probably not get many chances to win the Champions League again. In case of doubt, he has to defeat outsider Porto alone in the round of 16. The end of the same round against Lyon last year should be warning enough.
Actually, it doesn’t matter who BVB has to face. As fickle as the Borussia appear, they can lose to anyone – but they have also shown that they can win against anyone on good days. Even against the strong number four from Spain.
Bayern cannot hope that their opponents in Europe will do the same as the competition in the Bundesliga. Basically, Lazio is a feasible opponent, but the Ciro Immobile team is in really good shape again and a duel against the defending champion brings additional motivation.
A duel with the potential to be even more spectacular than it already sounds. Coach Thomas Tuchel seems to improve the team around Timo Werner and Kai Havertz quickly and significantly. And it takes a top level to beat Atletico: Diego Simeone’s team is at the top of the Primera Division despite massive personal problems.
The men from Bergamo continue to be the pirates of the Champions League. Despite the quarter-finals last year and as the current cup finalist in Italy, the Lombards still sail almost invisibly through the competitions. You only find out how good and dangerous the Italians are when you play against them. Real without the injured boss Sergio Ramos should be warned.
Couldn’t he have waited a little longer? Senor Guardiola is back and leads City through all competitions with Pep-Fußball. Despite the tough discussion about the future of coach Marco Rose, Gladbach has to continue the splendor of the group phase – top opponents are top performance. Even at a home game in Budapest.
