SAN FRANCISCO, February 13, (THEWILL) -The UEFA Champions League resumes today, Tuesday, 13th February, with a mouth-watering meeting of the aristocrats and the disruptors of European soccer.
It promises to be very exciting as European clubs go face-to-face in the last 16 to fight for a spot in the quarter-finals, which commence on Tuesday, April 3.
Five Premier League sides have made it to this stage for the very first time which consists of Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester United.
Champions League round of 16 fixtures and dates
UCL 1st Leg Fixtures
Tuesday 13th February:
Juventus vs Tottenham
Basle vs Manchester City
Wednesday 14th February:
Porto vs Liverpool
Real Madrid vs PSG
Tuesday 20th February
Bayern Munich vs Besiktas
Chelsea vs Barcelona
Wednesday 21st February:
Sevilla vs Manchester United
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Roma
UCL 2nd Leg Fixtures
Tuesday 6th March:
PSG vs Real Madrid
Liverpool vs Porto
Wednesday 7th March:
Tottenham vs Juventus
Manchester City vs Basle
Tuesday 13th March:
Roma vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Manchester United vs Sevilla
Wednesday 14th March:
Beskitas vs Bayern Munich
Barcelona vs Chelsea
Although most of the games are ‘hot,’ one that stands out is the Real Madrid vs PSG which holds on valentine’s day (first leg encounter).
The hosts: Real Madrid, the indisputable kings of the continent with 12 titles led by five-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo.
The visitors: Paris Saint-Germain, the upstarts who bulldozed soccer’s transfer record to hitch Neymar to the Qatari-funded mission to join soccer’s elite.
The Santiago Bernabeu is the stage on Wednesday for Neymar’s return to Spain six months after the heir to Ronaldo’s throne was prized away from Barcelona for 222 million euros.
Neymar and Ronaldo are both quick, very strong one-on-one, they play quickly and put a lot of intensity into their games and are both capable of turning games.
Sadly, only one of the superstars can advance from the round of 16 games in Madrid and Paris over the next month.
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