Quote from: Marvelockg on Today at 05:25:03 PM

this fixture is just insane and will be worth the talk it is already generating. I'm sure it's going take the form of an El clasico or like the form of the Dortmund vs Madrid that happened in the last season of the champions League. Tough playoff it will be for the both of pep gadiola and carlo Ancelotti who represent champions of the premier league and champions of Laliga. News are already having it that rodri might get featured in this important fixture and if that happens, it will be really interesting to see a blend of the current winner of the balon d'or and his runner up vini jnr. This kind of fixture ought to be in the knockout to make it more interesting but both teams already knows the importance of getting the best of result from this fixture as it is the only guarantee that they continue there run for the champions League crown. Whoever wins in the fixture will likely get to the finals after the playoff.

It will be interesting to see the competition that occurs in the play-off round because many big teams have to drain their energy to perform well because the opponents they face are strong teams. What is of concern to many people is of course the Manchester City vs Real Madrid match because this team has always managed to penetrate the top 16 rankings if through the distribution of pots as we saw in previous seasons. But this season because there are changes that have been implemented, many teams are predicted to qualify early but in fact they have to compete in the play-off round.

In another match, Juventus vs PSV is also a very interesting match to watch. Because in my opinion Juventus and PSV have the same strength and it might be quite exciting in 90 minutes of normal time. I hope Juventus can win the first leg because they will play in front of their supporters, of course that will benefit them to beat PSV.