Real Madrid vs Atalanta/ 14:00 horas/ Fox Sports y Fox Sports 2
The return – three years later – of Real Madrid to the step that the best eight climb teams from Europe, puts it at stake against an Atalanta that is characterized by its offensive madness, so the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane poses the second leg as if the white advantage of a goal – harvested in Italy – did not exist.
And once the first objective was achieved – to overcome the barrier of the round of 16, in which the Real Madrid two consecutive seasons – anything can happen with the most successful team in the competition. Some of the 13 conquests came with templates of lower quality than the current one. A team lacking a goal, but which has already won the last League from its defensive strength.
He must regain that security in the qualifying rounds against Atalanta, with the notice of what happened in the Santiago Bernabeu two editions ago against Ajax, the last time they faced a round of 16 with an advantage in the first leg. To prevent himself, Zidane does not rule out resorting to defense with three centrals, as he tried in the League – without the slightest success – in his two most recent commitments.
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The return of Ramos It allows to build a line that reduces the punch of Atalanta, with Nacho Fernández and Varane as escorts, and two complete bands to the physical power of Ferlan Mendy and Lucas Vázquez. The coach must decide whether to bet this way or go out to exchange blows with the rival, maintaining an offensive trident in which only Karim Benzema secures the goal. The table seems set, but should not be trusted.
Manchester City vs Borussia Mönchengladbach/ 14:00 horas/ ESPN 2 – ESPN Play
If Borussia Mönchengladbach manager Marco Rose could get away with it, he would spend the rest of this week on a training ground to correct the failures of a team that is tumbling down the final stretch of the Bundesliga.
But Gladbach – on a six-game losing streak – have to travel to Hungary for the knockout stages of the Champions League, with the almost impossible task of turning a 2-0 against the team Rose hails as the best in Europe. : Josep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
The German club has lost every game since it became official on February 15 that Rose will take over as Borussia Dortmund coach at the end of this season as a replacement for Edin Terzic.
Defender Ramy Bensebaini and midfielder Christoph Kramer have recovered from injuries and could reappear with Borussia Mönchengladbach, who received goals from Bernardo Silva and Gabriel Jesus, in an uneven process, on 24 February.
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