The round of 16 of the Champions League kicks of tonight!
The round of 16 kicks off with 4 games tonight and the last 4 tomorrow. The games tonight are:
Galatasaray vs liverpool
The reining Premier League champions Liverpool will travel to Turkey tonight a head of their 1st leg of the RO16 against giants Galatasaray. The Clubs have already clashed against each other earlier in the season, where the Turkish side walked away with all 3 points in the group stage, with a 1-0 win thanks to a Victor Osimhen pen in the 16th minute. With 7 first team players out injured including goalkeeper Alisson who is a doubt, the Reds are looking to get their payback as they come into the game in fire form wining their 5 out of their last 6 games, including a 3-1 win against Wolves in the FA Cup.
Atalanta vs Bayern Munich
Italian side Atalanta will host German giants Bayern Munich at 20:00 tonight. With the sides having never faced each other before, it is unclear what to expect tonight. The home Side have won their last 5 out of 7 but do enter the game on a loss, which came on the weekend away from home to Sassuolo. Atalanta will go into the game missing big players such as Ederson, Raspadori, Scalvini and De Ketelaere due to injuries. Bayern will look to extend their 7 games unbeaten streak tonight as they look like one of the favorites to win the competitions. coming of a dominate 4-1 home win against Borussia Monchengladbach and no injuries other than to goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, it looks on paper like another walkover game!
Atletico Madrid vs Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to forget about their miserable league form as they travel to the Spanish capital to face Atletico Madrid. The english side go into the game winless in their last 5, with their last win coming in the UCL against Frankfurt in late Jan. Spurs currently sit 16th in the Premier League and are 1 point from the drop zone. Where as Atletico Madrid will enter the game on a high coming of an entertaining 3-2 win over Real Sociedad. With Tottenham having 10 out-field players out injured it looks likes a massive mountain to climb for the north London side. The home side have won 4 of their last 5 games with their loss coming to Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey Semi-finals however still progress to the finals after wining the game 4-3 on agg.
Newcastle vs Barcelona
Barcelona travel to St James’ Park tonight in the champions league. Newcastle’s only win over Barcelona came in 1997 when Faustino Asprilla scored a hat-trick. The Jordie club have conceded in every match since late January. The english side will come into thi fixture with high confidence as Eddie Howe‘s side beat Man United 2-1 despite playing with 10 men for the entire second half! Newcastle are on their longest ever Champions League unbeaten run at five matches. However Barcelona won 10 of their last 12 matches against English opposition in Champions League knockouts. The Spanish side are coming into the game on a 4 game win streak with their latest win coming over the weekend against Athletic Club, a 1-0 win thanks to a goal by the in-form Lamine Yamal in the 68th minute.
It’s all to play for here tonight!
