Eight teams will try, Tuesday and Wednesday, to win their ticket for the quarter-finals of the competition.
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Four beautiful posters will come to close, Tuesday March 15 and Wednesday March 16, the knockout stages of the Champions League. Places are expensive in the race for the Cup with big ears and the meetings promise to be intense, the first legs having offered undecided results. In addition to their television broadcast, the eighth round will be followed live with commentary on france info: sports.
The Mancunians receive the Colchoneros at Old Trafford after snatching a draw (1-1) in the first leg. In confidence, Manchester can count on a Cristiano Ronaldo in great shape. Diego Simeone’s players, meanwhile, remain on four straight league victories.
Benfica travels to Amsterdam after a first leg after which the two teams had left on a parity score (2-2). Both clubs play attacking football and the second best scorer in the competition (11 goals in 7 games), Sébastien Haller, who plays for Ajax, will try to get past Robert Lewandowski, the Bayern striker.
Defeated in the first leg (2-0) by Chelsea, Lille will try everything to reverse the situation in front of their public. Deprived of Renato Sanches, key player in the midfield, Jocelyn Gourvennec’s men will have to find fault with the defending champion.
Thanks to a draw (1-1) obtained in the first leg, Villarreal can still dream of qualifying for the quarter-finals. The Yellow Submarine players will not have it easy and will have to overcome Juventus, who will play in their backyard.