After Champions League activities resumed last week with the Round of 16this February 20 and 21, the second part of the confrontations will be launched in which the participation of Hirving Lozano with PSV stands out, being the only Mexican alive in the competition.
In addition, We are looking forward to the Barcelona that Xavi Hernández still directssince by being eliminated from the Copa del Rey and moving away from the leadership of LaLiga, the Champions League is seen as the only title that remains within the reach of the strategist before officially saying goodbye to the Blaugrana bench.
The rest of the squads that will also make their debut in this elimination round are Atlético de Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, PSV, runners-up Inter Milan, Napoli, Porto and Arsenalwith which extremely tight keys are predicted due to the level of competition they have shown in their respective leagues.
Inter vs Atlético de Madrid
It will be the first time that these two teams with a rich history in the Champions League meet in said competition; In history, they have only faced each other twice. One was for the European Super Cup in 2010, with the Spanish being the winners; while the other occurred in a preseason game in which the black and blue won by the minimum.
PSV vs Borussia Dortmund
After seven years, the city of Eindhoven will host a Champions League knockout match. Lozano and company appear at the Philips Stadium to face one of the most uncomfortable teams in the competition, since the Germans achieved the feat of finishing first in the “group of death” and, in addition, they have accumulated nine games officers without knowing defeat.
Previously, in 2002, they had already met in the group stage, with a record of one victory for Dortmund and a 1-1 draw.
Napoli vs Barcelona
One of the most even keys due to how both squads arrive, Napoli and Barcelona have the main mission of amending their path and returning to the good show.
On the one hand, the Italians, who are far from the first places in Serie A and have recorded two draws, one victory and one loss in their last four games, will have a new technical director this Wednesday; while, the Blaugranas, who have no other tournament left to fight for other than this one, arrive with a better record of three wins, one draw and one lost duel.
In the most recent Champions League match, Barcelona eliminated Napoli in the 2020 round of 16 by 4-2 on aggregate.
Porto vs Arsenal
The English want to get excited about a possible orejona, and after finishing as leader of their group with four wins in six games, they will have to overcome the Portuguese to continue their path to the final.
These two groups have a long history, They have faced each other six times in the Champions League in which Arsenal has won three, Porto twice and there has only been one draw; However, in the 2010 edition, the Gunners defeated the Dragons 6-2 on aggregate to advance to the quarterfinals.
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2024-02-20 00:31:57
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