The 2023/24 Champions League last-16 first legs hardly set the world alight, however the intrigue is about to be turned up a notch over the following couple weeks.
The reverse fixtures are on the horizon and whereas the absence of away objectives will cut back the chance of upsets, we’re certain to get pleasure from two weeks of continental drama.
Manchester Metropolis and Actual Madrid will each be assured of securing their respective passages into the quarter-finals, with Paris Saint-Germain additionally in a robust place. There’s loads of work for Bayern Munich to do, nonetheless.
This is how 90min sees this week’s second legs panning out.
Tuesday 5 March
Defeat in Rome accomplished a dire interval for Bayern Munich, who have to overturn a 1-0 deficit heading into Tuesday’s second leg on the Allianz Enviornment.
The German behemoths have been woeful within the first leg, utterly devoid of any collective cohesion, and misplaced additional floor to Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen after they have been pegged again by Freiburg on Friday evening.
They might be susceptible, but it surely’s nonetheless going to be a tricky ask for Lazio to finish the job in Munich. The final workforce to beat Bayern residence and away in a Champions League marketing campaign was Actual Madrid in 2016/17 and Lazio have by no means gained in Germany on this competitors. Nonetheless, a draw will do for Maurizio Sarri’s facet.
PSG are in a robust place heading into their second leg towards Actual Sociedad, however their knack for second-leg collapses means this tie is much from over.
Sociedad’s season is crumbling earlier than their eyes and so they face a battle to merely qualify for Europe subsequent season. Nonetheless, the Anoeta can be buzzing for this contest, with PSG failing to win any of their Champions League matches away from Paris this season. They take a 2-0 lead into Tuesday’s sport.
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Kick-off Time (GMT) |
Fixture & Prediction |
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20:00 |
Bayern Munich 2-0 Lazio |
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20:00 |
Actual Sociedad 1-1 PSG |
Wednesday 6 March
There’s anticipated to be much less drama on Wednesday evening, with two of the competitors’s favourites, Man Metropolis and Actual Madrid, taking leads into their second legs which they will respectively host.
RB Leipzig made Madrid work for his or her 1-0 win in Saxony, with the Germans responsible of lacking a barrage of possibilities earlier than Brahim Diaz struck within the second half with an excellent solo effort. Marco Rose’s facet may make a very good fist of it in Madrid, however they’ve an enormous job on their arms.
Metropolis ought to get pleasure from one other serene European evening on the Etihad as they welcome Copenhagen to Manchester. The Danes have overachieved by reaching this stage of the competitors and their journey is certain to finish on Wednesday.
The Cityzens prevailed 3-1 within the first leg.
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Kick-off Time (GMT) |
Fixture & Prediction |
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20:00 |
Man Metropolis 3-0 FC Copenhagen |
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20:00 |
Actual Madrid 2-1 RB Leipzig |
