Prediction: Atletico’s robust footballing style will once again be put to a considerable test, especially since much of their scoring relies almost solely on the output of Antoine Griezmann.
Both sides remained unbeaten in their Group Stage campaigns. And I’ll go with Atlanta as well, if for no other reason than because I want to see what the fuss is all about.

Due to the majority of European leagues taking a winter break, the UEFA Champions League knockout phases do not begin until February. PSG will be glad to finally be navigating a Round of 16 game that doesn’t involve either Barcelona or Real Madrid as their opponent, but Man United won’t lack for confidence in their first matchup against the French champions; new caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is yet to lose a match in the role. Prediction: Champions League current top scorer Robert Lewandowski headlines the extensively talented and experienced, but nonetheless underachieving Bayern attack which could cause an inconsistent Liverpool midfield and defence some material headaches. The survivors of the UEFA Champions League's group stage have their marching orders, with the eight matchups set for the round of 16 that will kick off the knockout stage in … That led to the dismissal of manager Niko Kovac, and it’s far from clear how long interim coach Hansi Flick will hold the job. Juventus are a team in transition under Maurizio Sarri but have more quality than anyone here, while Atletico Madrid will join them in the knockout stages. Real Madrid face a difficult gauntlet of three consecutive away trips – Barcelona, Atletico and the 1st leg in Amsterdam, with an equally difficult gauntlet of back to back home games against Barcelona before hosting Ajax in the 2nd leg. Otherwise, I kind of think Barcelona astonishingly are not that secure in their group.
Bet with your head, not over it. Napoli were an Alisson save away from advancing over Liverpool last year.

goals per game 2.82.

A tale of two crises.

Schalke vs Manchester City (Group F winners). Valencia has improved after a difficult start to the season, but it remains only seventh in La Liga.

WINNERS KNOW WHEN TO STOP

Spurs have a challenging run in ahead of the trip to Germany for 2nd leg, playing back to back matches away to Chelsea and at home to Arsenal before that trip. Roma’s recent short run of good form was upset by a heavy defeat away to Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia. Anyway, RB Leipzig is destroying the Bundesliga right now. UEFA Champions League in numbers Avg. Oct 2020.

It’s a kind draw to a pretty flaky Chelsea team.

The 1st leg in Spain is the first of 3 away trips for the Italians (ending in a massive clash away to Napoli), before returning with back to back home games against Udinese and Atletico in the 2nd leg. See also: How this works Global club soccer rankings. Scheduling: Liverpool enjoy a long 10 day break before the 1st leg at home, but entertain difficult trips to Manchester United and Everton in the 4 matches before the 2nd leg in Germany. As players settle, it should improve, and drawing games can be a route to success in a knockout tournament that it will never be in a domestic league. And they’ll be joined by RB Leipzig. Prediction: Even though both sides have a preference for interior, incisive football, Lyon’s creativity in wide areas may be worth paying attention to insofar as the French side’s capacity to sneak a couple of goals. However, I think Juventus is vulnerable. Copyright © 2014 Keith Ho Racing (Pty) Ltd | Advanced Internet Technologies (Pty) Ltd trading as BetXchange Western Cape is a licensed bookmaker with the Western Cape Gambling Board. Carl: It’ll be very interesting to see Sarri’s impact at Juve.

Braamfontein, 2000, Gauteng, South Africa. Tyler: I would consider PSG a hot mess, especially in this competition, even if I was convinced they’d be healthy and have Neymar. Grace: No one can figure out what is happening at Stamford Bridge, so Chelsea aren’t hugely strong right now. I’m not sure Valencia are all that.

They advance along with Lyon. Juventus, meanwhile, has not been especially convincing under Maurizo Sarri, but it should have far too much for a club suffering a series of simultaneous crises.

Two of last season’s final four meet early in the knockout round, with the two European giants meeting each other for the first time in nearly 20 years. How is that acceptable? The winning difference may well be Juventus’ scoring prowess, especially a certain export from Real Madrid who managed to accumulate 22 goals in 31 against Atletico while wearing the number 7 shirt.

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