XtraTime Web Desk – The road to Istanbul will start in the month of February as the much awaited Champions League round of 16 fixtures are out as some old friends will take on each.
Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. are best of friends. Few days back Neymar even asked Messi to join PSG but this time, Lionel will look to beat the Paris side and conquer Europe once again. Neymar Jr.’s homecoming is still a concern though as the Brazilian suffered an injury on Sunday.
Another interesting matchup is between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid. This time, its Diego Costa who will be returning to Stamford Bridge. Both the teams are in pretty good form in the domestic league and will be interesting to see who comes on top in this heavyweight fixture.
Real Madrid is scheduled to face last years dark horse, Atalanta. With Madrid’s defence a bit shaky at the moment, Atalanta will look forward to hit them in their weak zone. They had the most number of goals as a team in the last season and Papu Gomez and company will look forward to this match. However, after 3 consecutive wins and great performance against three quality side, Real Madrid will have no worries.
The German champions will face Lazio in the round of 16. Robert Lewandowski vs Ciro Immobile is a duel that everyone wants to see specially after the prior one won the golden boot beating Immobile by a very close margin. Bayern Munich vs SS Lazio will no doubt be an entertainer.
In other matches, Europa champion Sevilla will face Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City will take on Borussia Monchengladbach, Liverpool will challenge RB Leipzig and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus will play against Porto.