It is officially time for the teams to win or go home in the UEFA Champions League this week, with the second stage of the qualifiers for the direct elimination phase – and a European champion will face an outing early.
Six teams have entered this week’s action with only a single goal, including the winners of the Champions League, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which means that the issues are raised when the teams hit the ground. This is particularly true in Madrid, where the reigning champions will face Manchester City in the most anticipated match of this week. And if Madrid thinks that their victory in the first stage means that they are safe, Bayern’s performance against Celtic, where they needed a last goal at the house of Alphonso Davies to avoid additional time, should be considered a warning. Not to mention the fact that the favorites Atalanta and AC Milan were both dropped by the competition by the club Brugge and Feyenoord respectively.
Before the start of the action, here is a share of choice and predictions of the Sports CBS team.
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Here are our choices of experts for this day:
Wednesday Champions League Slate
Real Madrid against Manchester City
Player to watch: Omar Marmoush – Having been surprisingly absent from the XI in the first leg, the hero Hattrick of the weekend will surely start in the Santiago Bernabeu. He will offer exactly what City missed in this match, where five attacker midfielder options combined for only three shots. Etihad events have proven that Erling Haaland cannot do everything himself. Marmoush can share the burden. – James Benge
Man of the match: Jude Bellingham – After a disappointing weekend where he received a red card against Osasuna after offending the referee, Jude Bellingham is called upon to react in one of the most important games of the season against Manchester City. Although it is likely that English will lack matches of the Spanish League, the match against the team trained by Pep Guardiola is the ideal chance to forget what happened this weekend in Spain. – Francesco porzio
Prediction: Real 1, City 1 – He almost finished the level last week before Real did what they do best. He could see Pep Guardiola and his raging city outfit against the death of light and possibly direct the game at some point, but ultimately the reigning European champions should do enough to see things through and to move forward. – Jonathan Johnson
Best bet: Kylian Mbappe to score (-105): already finding the back of the net with a tibia finish in the first step, another objective could be sufficient to send Real Madrid to the last 16. Given the city’s defensive problems, Mbappe will have space to exploit and now that it has become its role in Real Madrid, the objectives will follow. – Chuck Booth
PSV vs. Juventus
Player to watch: Joey Veerman – The PSV will not keep a white sheet (even against Juventus), so they will have to overwhelm Juventus in attack. This means a great performance of the midfielder who leads this team in assists for 90 minutes from the Champions League while setting up nearly two and a half shots. – James Benge
Man of the match: Rander Clobors – The impact of the French striker was exceptional at the club, because the former PSG player has already scored five goals in his first five games played for Juventus, and also provided key aid against Inter in Francisco Conceicao. – Francesco porzio
Prediction: PSV 1, Juve 1 – The Giants of Serie has led 2-1 and this advantage to a goal could ultimately make the difference in the qualifications for the round of 16. Juve is more an attacker threat since the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani, so don’t be surprised If they have the goal they need to achieve. – Jonathan Johnson
Best bet: Juventus to win (+190) – Although going to the Netherlands is never an easy luminaire, it is a line that confused me slightly given the shape in which Juventus is located. Draw no bet is a safer way to play because Juventus does not have to win, but with Randal Kolo Muani and Weston McKennie both intensified when needed, Juventus will be able to give a result far from home. – Chuck Booth
Knockout phase television schedule
Any time US / Eastner
