Football fans have an appointment with the queen of European competitions, Tuesday 8 and Wednesday 9 March, for the return matches of the knockout stages of the Champions League. In addition to the clash between the Parisians and the people of Madrid, three other meetings will be held this week to define the first four qualified in the quarter-finals. How to follow them? Follow the leader !
Bayern-Salzburg: to follow Tuesday at 9 p.m. on beIN SPORTS 1
The Austrian club RB Salzburg travels to Munich on Tuesday after coming close to the feat in the first leg (1-1). Matthias Jaissle’s players had posed a problem for Thomas Müller and his teammates, leading to the score until the 90th minute, before the equalizer from Frenchman Kingsley Coman.
Undefeated at home in the Champions League since their loss in the quarter-finals against PSG in 2021, the Munich residents will be keen to react. They can count on their “serial goalscorer”, Robert Lewandowski, author of nine goals in Bayern’s seven Champions League games this season.
Liverpool-Inter Milan: to follow Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Canal + and RMC Sport 1
Thanks to a 2-0 victory at the Giuseppe-Meazza stadium in the first leg, Liverpool put themselves in the best conditions for a qualification in the quarter-finals, before the second leg, at home, on Tuesday. Carried by a Mohamed Salah in great shape, the residents of Anfield are among the favorites of the competition.
Opposite, Inter Milan will have to react after the rout of the first leg. Second in Serie A, the Nerazzurri have a quality attack with Bosnian Edin Dzeko and Argentinian Lautaro Martinez.
Real Madrid-Paris Saint-Germain: to follow Wednesday at 9 p.m. on Canal + and RMC Sport 1
The Parisians travel to Madrid for an uncertain match. In the first leg, the players of the capital found the fault at the very end of the match thanks to a goal from Kylian Mbappé. PSG is the favorite of the competition with its stars, in particular the attacking trio Mbappé-Neymar-Messi.
Very defensive at the Parc des Princes, the people of Madrid will have to show another face in this return match to hope for qualification in the quarter-finals. Leaders of their championship, the players of Carlo Ancelotti put themselves in the best possible conditions before facing Paris by imposing themselves largely against Real Sociedad.
Manchester City-Sporting: to follow Wednesday at 9 p.m. on beIN SPORTS 1
In the first leg, in Portugal, the Mancunians did not leave the slightest chance to the players of Sporting, swept away 5 to 0. Bernardo Silva had extinguished his opponents by delivering an assist and finding the net twice. At the top of the Premier League, the Citizens have just easily won the derby against Manchester United.
Forced to perform, Sporting will above all try to look good in England. Unable to frame a shot in the first leg, the Lions once again had to suffer the passing game and the possession of the players of Pep Guardiola.