Die Meister! Die Besten!! Les Grand Equipes!!! The Champions!!!. That’s right, the tune that brings out a sparkling excitement, when been heard on a night. Yes, it’s the UEFA Champions League, Europe’s biggest club competition.
The competition with so much glamour and buzz around it returned last week, even though it’s understandably later than usual.
The opening games for last week for group A to H and yesterday’s games for group A to D, had bettors across the globe make good money on our Football Betting betting platform, and you can also do so and bet on tonight’s games for Group E to H.
Last night’s games saw the Champions Bayern Munich maintain their record of being unbeaten in 12 Champions League matches as they beat Lokomotiv Moscow 1-2 away, other results saw Madrid force Borussia Monchengladbach to a 2-2 draw, Manchester City beating Marseille 3-0, Atletico Madrid edging Red Bull Salzburg 3-2, etc.
Tonight, there are interesting matches to look our for and enjoy
Games like Juventus vs Barcelona, Manchester United vs RasenBallSport Leipzig are games you’d not want to take your eyes off tonight.
We take a little preview of these games and what to expect for tonight
JUVENTUS VS BARCELONA
One of the standout fixture of this season’s group stage games, as Juventus host Barcelona in Turin in a repeat of the 2015 final.
A game that could have seen old foes and two of the world’s best players Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi face off. But the Coronavirus will prevent the Portuguese star, CR7 from featuring.
Nevertheless, the game will still be a star studded occasion, with both teams having legendary club figures as their new managers, with both looking to make their mark.
It will be Juventus’ 200th Champions League game, and a victory would see them become the first Italian team to scoop 100 wins, a landmark they’d savour if it happens against a team like Barcelona.
Juve have won their last four Champions League home games and the Italian Giants may feel this is the best possible time to face a Barcelona side still getting over a torrid 2019/2020 season on and off the pitch.
For Barcelona, and their new manager, Ronald Koeman, the new era hasn’t come so well. They lost their last two games in the La Liga, against Getafe and Real Madrid last weekend in the Classico.
Losing at home to your biggest rival is always a significant blow going into games like this one against a team like Juventus.
Barcelona have never won away from home against Juventus, but one thing they can relish on is them not losing against Juventus in their last six fixtures.
Even though both teams aren’t in their top form at the moment, excitement won’t be short for viewers of this game.
MANCHESTER UNITED VS RB LEIPZIG
The red devils will be looking to make it two out of two in the UEFA Champions League when they welcome Bundesliga’s RB Leipzig to Old Trafford on Wednesday night having beat Paris Saint Germain last week 1-2 in Paris.
The visitors also will head into the game, to maintain a 100% record following a 2 nil win over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. in Last week’s opener.
Solskjaer and his boys who in recent times have had a leaky defence know that they’d have to step it up against a good attacking side like Leipzig.
A victory against Leipzig would certainly put the red devils in a strong position to finish in the top two, as their next two fixtures after this will be against İstanbul Başakşehir F.K., a team that they normally should edge on both legs.
But as United would want that win, it’s also going to be Leipzig’s aspiration, as their next two fixtures is against French Giants, Paris Saint Germain and a win against United will set them well in the group.
Julian Nagelsmann and his boys have not lost a game in any competition since their loss to Paris Saint Germain in Last season’s Champions League Semi Final and they’ all be motivated to go one better against United this time around.
This clash has all it takes to provide much entertainment as both sides have got plethora of talents at both ends on the pitch, hence goals should be expected from both sides.
