There is a chance that many of the Last 16 matches of the Uefa Champions League will be grudges as next week will start with the first leg where the teams that have a history of always meeting each other in this competition that is entering its climax.
On Tuesday, Liverpool FC from England and FC Barcelona from Spain will face the teams they played with this season in the Champions League but in the points gathering stage.
In Wednesday’s games, Chelsea FC from England and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) from France stood out. One is Manchester City of England represented by Real Madrid of Spain.
Liverpool, who have never won on the road against Galatasaray SK of Turkey in this competition, is to avoid what happened when these teams met in the previous stage.
In an away match in September last year, Liverpool went down with a goal from Victor Osimhen. Liverpool will definitely go into the match with a desire for revenge, which will not be easy though.
Although Newcastle FC from England has a good record when facing Spanish teams in the Champions League, but this time it seems difficult since in front of them are the champions of that country, Barcelona.
These teams will not be meeting for the first time in the Champions League this season as Barcelona won 1-0 in the previous phase last year.
Newcastle’s home game, which will come with confidence following its incomplete win over Manchester United in the league, will also give fans a chance to stay hopeful even though it is clear that they are facing one of the most in-form teams in Europe.
The story of Chelsea and PSG is still talked about since these teams met in the final of the Fifa Club World Cup last year in the United States of America (USA).
PSG, the champions of the Champions League, reached the final with a lot of confidence, but ended up losing 3-0 to Chelsea coached by Enzo Maresca.
This time Maresca will no longer be on the bench, but Lima Rosenior will remain who has full experience with PSG since he coached Strasbourg FC in France before being hired by Chelsea management.
Recently, Madrid and Man City have become a tradition to face each other in the Champions League.
We will definitely break our ties in this game on Wednesday because of the grudges arising from the fact that these teams will be facing each other for the fifth time in a row in the Champions League.
The full Champions League first leg fixtures are as follows:
Tuesday:
Galatasaray SK v Liverpool FC (7.45pm); Newcastle FC v FC Barcelona (10pm); Atletico Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur (10pm); Atalanta in Bayern Munich (10pm).
Wednesday:
Leverkusen v Arsenal (7.45pm); PSG at Chelsea (10pm); Bodo/Glimt in CP Sporting (10pm); Real Madrid at Manchester City (10pm).