After a clash between giants with Real Madrid and PSG involved and the punch on the table of Manchester City’s Europe room in Lisbon, This Wednesday the second day of the round of 16 of the Champions League is played.
In contention will be Inter and Liverpool with RB Salzburg and Bayern. Again, a tie that starts with a clear favorite against a surprise contender with another in which two giants collide. In this case, Klopp’s men have touched the glory more recently than the Lombards, who have not won the Champions League since the final in Madrid with Eto’o, Milito, Zanetti and Jose Mourinho among others.
These are today’s matches in the Champions League
Inter-Liverpool (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League)
Giuseppe Meazza dresses up to receive a high standing match in the Champions League round of 16. Inzaghi’s Inter and Klopp’s Liverpool measure forces in a match that aims to be the best of the night.
Inter will carry the green with a 3-5-2 with Handanovic in goal, Bastoni, De Vrij and Srkiniar in the center of defense with Perisic and Dumfries as wingers. Brozovic, Calhanoglu and Vidal will be in the engine room and above, the two great threats, Lautaro and Dzeko.
Klopp will not surprise in his eleven and keeps the foundations almost intact for Liverpool, who came out champion in the Metropolitan. 4-3-3 with Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago, Salah, Mané and Diogo Jota. The Portuguese replaces Roberto Firmino in the attacking trident, who already needs some relief.
RB Salzburg-Bayern (21:00 – Movistar Champions League 1)
Karim Adeyemi will have the opportunity to prove that they were wrong about him in Munich. The young striker from Salzburg faces his former team in the Champions League today. This ended up in the Munich academy and today he returns as one of the most brilliant promises of European football to test the defense of his ex, who is not going through the best moment.
Nagelsmann will try to give his Bayern strength behind with Ulreich in goal, Süle, Pavard and Lucas with Gnabry and Coman, who have a vocation for extremes, inserted into lanes. In the middle, Kimmich and Tolisso will cover the back of Müller, Sané and Lewandowski.
