The five most anticipated matches of the 2020/21 Champions League

PSG vs Man Utd

Man Utd once brought down PSG in the 2018/19 season, the Paris team won 2-0 in the first leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League and seemed to have a ticket to play in the quarterfinals. end when he played. at home, the opponent seriously broke formation.

However, it is impossible to expect Man Utd with a mosaic of many positions to be able to play well and bravely in Paris. The visitors continued to take the lead and were awarded a penalty in the last official minute after the referee observed the VAR finding an error in the PSG player’s hand. Man Utd won 3-1 in the end and continued. This is one of the most emotional endorsements in the Champions League.

Without a doubt, PSG wants to meet Man Utd again to “repent”. With great strength and above all confidence after reaching the final of the Champions League last season, PSG is more appreciated than Manchester United.

Liverpool vs Atalanta

Liverpool are a great team in the Champions League, they have been very scary in recent seasons under coach Jurgen Klopp. After failing in the final of the 2017/18 season, Liverpool were crowned in the 2018/19 season. Last season, he was eliminated by Atlético de Madrid in the round of 16, but not to be taken lightly by the Anfield team.

In Group H with Liverpool, Atalanta also has Ajax and Midtjylland. Ajax’s sale of a number of pillars in recent seasons is causing the Dutch team to no longer be as strong as the 2017/18 season, Midtjylland has just attended the Champions League for the first time and is considered a point for the remaining teams. . So Atalanta deserves to be a challenging opponent with Liverpool for the top spot.

Atalanta is playing very sublimated from last season until the start of this year’s season. In the 2019/20 season, Atalanta was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after being pushed upstream by PSG in the final minutes of the match. A setback showed an immature experience on the European playing field, but this year they have certainly matured after falling last season.

Bayern Munich vs Atlético de Madrid

Bayern Munich defeated all rivals last season to reach the championship crown and complete the second treble in history “Gray Lobster”. Bayern Munich only had a slight disturbance in the team when they parted ways with Thiago Alcantara, but also added Leroy Sane. The presence of the German player will make Bayern Munich’s attack more terrifying.

Atlético de Madrid, before being eliminated by Atalanta in the quarter-finals, caused the defending champions Liverpool to be eliminated in the round of 16. Atlético is under evaluation with the incorporation of Luis Suárez to the squad to replace Álvaro Morata. Most importantly, under Diego Simeone’s leadership, Atlético de Madrid have never been afraid of any opponents, so this match is worth waiting for.

Real Madrid vs Inter Milan

Coach Zinedine Zidane’s team experienced an unsuccessful season in Europe after being eliminated from the round of 16, but the level of Real Madrid, no team can deny it. With a long history and class, Real Madrid is always the top candidate before each season in the Champions League.

Inter Milan reached the final of the Europa League last season but failed to beat Sevilla. Antonio Conte’s team has grown much stronger in the last two seasons and it is possible that Milan’s black and blue striped team will become stronger, more formidable after a decade of tranquility.

When B. Monchengladbach and Shakhtar Donetsk are not appreciated, Inter is considered the biggest challenge for Real Madrid, which is also a match between Conte and his former teammate Zidane.

Juventus vs Barcelona

In the last 5 years, Barcelona and Juventus met in dense density, up to five times. And in more than 20 years of Champions League history, they have only been to the group stage once. The battles between Juventus and Barcelona always contain a lot of emotion when the competition between them is very high, Barcelona dominates with three wins and two draws in the last games.

Barcelona are experiencing a volatile summer from the squad to the coach’s bench, a revolution after the Catalan side lost in an embarrassing 2-8 loss to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season. There will be no Suarez, Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal, Nelson Semedo … but Lionel Messi will continue. When Messi was there, Barça would not have to fear rivals in Europe.

Juventus has strengthened the squad a lot in recent seasons. Last season Max Allegri did not complete his goals in the Champions League and was fired, replaced by Andrea Pirlo. Something that is quite interesting in this match is that the fans will once again see the competition between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two best soccer stars in the world today.

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