During this 2014-15 UEFA Champions League season, the football exhibited by all teams involved has been nothing short of incredible. There has been an average of 2.91 goals per match in the 96 group stage games.
On Tuesday, February 17th, watch Bayern Munich face Luiz Adriano’s Shakhtar Donetsk in a very tricky encounter. Meanwhile, the big clash of the night will happen in France as PSG vs Chelsea will get underway – without Serge Aurier, Yohan Cabaye and Lucas Moura who are all injured.
But who needs a fully fit squad when the man of steel – Zlatan Ibrahimovic – is there? After joking that his recently unveiled wax statue could replace the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Swedish striker will want to make a statement against Jose Mourinho's Blues. Meanwhile, PSG coach Laurent Blanc has revealed his biggest concern, which is to avoid falling into the trap of Mourinho’s mind games.
“I know Mourinho's tactics,” Blanc claimed during the pre-match press conference.
“He will try to heat up the game but my players will need to keep their cool. We cannot allow ourselves to collect bookings.”
The intensity of the UEFA Champions League will be rekindled on Wednesday night as the BBC trio will hope to torment Schalke 04’s defence once again. Reigning UEFA Champions League Golden Boot winner Cristiano Ronaldo has five goals only, this season. He is behind Luiz Adriano (9) and Lionel Messi (8) in the topscorers chart. Expect him to attempt a lot of shots on goal against Roberto di Matteo’s side.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Preview - PSG vs Chelsea and Shahktar Donetsk vs Bayern Munich (via Football Daily)
Also on Wednesday, FC Basel will host FC Porto. The Dragons have not lost in Europe, this season. They qualified from their group with 14 points, scoring 16 times and allowing only four goals in the process. Incredibly, Swiss outfit Basel reached the Last 16 by grabbing only half the amount of Porto’s points.
UEFA Champions League Round of 16 preview - Schalke vs Real Madrid and FC Basel vs FC Porto (via Football Daily)
After luckily ousting Liverpool from the UEFA Champions League to join Group B winners Real Madrid in the knockout stages, can they go past Portuguese giants Porto?
In the UEFA Europa League, there will be tons of exciting matches with AS Roma, Everton, Napoli and Wolfsburg engaging in 10am PST / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT fixtures. There will be eight more Europa League Round of 32 encounters at 12pm PST / 3pm ET / 8pm GMT. Among those that stand out are Tottenham Hotspur vs Fiorentina, Celtic vs Inter Milan and Liverpool vs Besiktas.
Who will be the biggest winners and losers on the first European nights of the year 2015?
Visit our February 13-20, 2015 Weekly Newsletter or see the information below for live online streaming and TV listings as well as geo-localized kick-off times for our highlighted fixtures. Alternatively, visit the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League competition pages for full fixtures, live scores, results and statistics.
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