The first week of UEFA Champions League matches in 2021 will allow us to enjoy Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, among others. In addition, Jürgen Klopp faces a German club with his Liverpool and Sevilla host Erling Braut Haaland’s Dortmund.
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Matches (click on each one to access live coverage)
Tuesday February 16
Leipzig – Liverpool
Barcelona – Paris
Wednesday February 17
Porto – Juventus
Sevilla – Dortmund
Will the ‘new Klopp’ be able to teach the old one a thing or two?
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“[Él es un] great, great, great talent talent as a manager, “said Jürgen Klopp three years ago when his Liverpool faced Julian Nagelsmann’s Hoffenheim in the UEFA Champions League play-offs. His opinion has not changed since then. Although the English succeeded. eliminating Hoffenheim in 2017/18, now they expect a very difficult test against Leipzig, last season’s semi-finalists.
Paris seeks revenge against Barcelona
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Neymar scored two goals for Barcelona to bounce back from the 4-0 defeat at Paris and be key in the 6-1 at home in the 2016/17 round of 16. Due to an abductor injury, the Brazilian will not be able to meet his old team for the first time since he left for France at the end of that season. It will be Mauricio Pochettino’s first challenge in the UEFA Champions League as Paris coach. Can Kylian Mbappé, who in 2017 reached the semifinals with Monaco, and company beat Barça?
Ronaldo travels to Portugal with Juventus
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At 36 years old, but always in his prime, Cristiano Ronaldo returns to his native Portugal to face Porto. Historically they have not had great numbers against Portuguese rivals (only four goals in 12 UEFA competition matches), but the former Sporting CP star likes a challenge. Porto haven’t conceded a goal in their last 467 minutes in the UEFA Champions League. Can they hold out against their country’s favorite son of soccer?
Haaland is back. Will Sevilla be stronger?
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Erling Braut Haaland is one of this season’s top scorers in the UEFA Champions League with six goals. Despite missing the last two group stage games, the Norwegian forward will try to maintain his goal record in all his matches in the competition this season. Haaland will seek to extend the streak in Seville against an Andalusian team that fell 0-4 at home to Chelsea in the last round. Can the 20-year-old forward with Julen Lopetegui’s defensive bloc led by Jules Koundé and Diego Carlos?
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