The European Champions League returns with spectacular duels in search of a ticket to the Quarterfinals
returns the Champions League with the return matches by the Round of 16 and equipment such as the Juventus i Barcelona are forced to go back in their respective series to keep alive the maximum competition of clubs of the UEFA.
ESPN Digital shows you what each of the teams they will face this week needs to do and their chances of advancing according to FiveThirtyEight’s “Football Power Index”.
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What Juventus needs: The team led by Cristiano Ronaldo need to score two goals and not allow an annotation of the Dragons to advance directly to Quarterfinals. In case the return match ends 2-1 in favor of the Juventus, The meeting would be extended to extra time with the possibility of defining the ticket in the penalty shootout. In case I bring score two goals in Turin, the ‘Great lady‘I would need to score four goals.
What Porto needs: The template of the Tecatito Corona is very close to eliminating the reigning Italian champion from the main club competition. The Portuguese could advance to the next stage even losing 1-0 but could secure their ticket if they manage to score a goal, a situation that would force the Juventus to score four goals.
SCI predictions to advance to Quarterfinals
Juventus: 57 percent probability
I bring: 43 percent
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What Borussia Dortmund needs: The Bundesliga squad needs only to maintain the advantage they got at Sánchez Pizjuán and could even afford to lose the return duel 1-0. If Erling Haaland or company manage to score a goal, they would force the Seville to score three goals.
What Sevilla needs: The team led by Julen Lopetegui is busy keeping their fence intact and scoring at least two goals on the Signal Iduna Park court to get the ticket to the next round.
SCI predictions to advance to Quarterfinals
Borussia Dortmund: 90 percent
Seville: 10 percent
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What PSG needs: Thanks to the extraordinary performance of Kylian Mbappé at the Camp Nou, the Parisian team has virtually secured its place in the Quarterfinals from Champions League. the PSG could even allow a 3-0 defeat and still advance to the next stage.
What Barcelona needs: Lionel Messi and company are required to score four goals to stay alive in the Champions. if the Barcelona achieves the feat of scoring four goals in the Parc dels Príncipes, PSG you should score a goal to send the series into overtime.
SCI predictions to advance to Quarterfinals
PSG: 95 percent
Barcelona: 5 percent
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What Liverpool needs: the Red they got an important advantage in the first leg and took an important step to tie the tie with the annotations of Mohamed Salah i Sadio Mané. I Liverpool score first in the return match, Leipzig should score four goals.
What Leipzig needs: To send the series to overtime. Leipzig he is bound to score two goals and not allow scores. If you want to advance in the 90th minute, Leipzig must score three goals and keep their goal at zero.
SCI predictions to advance to Quarterfinals
Liverpool: 91 percent
Leipzig: 9 percent