Midweek Mix: Man City recovery, Barcelona miracle and Man United vs AC Milan
- Seb Sternik
- 9 March 2021
Champions League and Europa League football returns this midweek while Man City and Atletico Madrid compete in league fixtures. Here’s what’s coming up…
A 3-2 win in the opening leg means Borussia Dortmund have a slight advantage over Sevilla heading into Tuesday's rematch - a similar scenario to last weekend's Der Klassiker.
BVB raced to a 2-0 lead last Saturday but only briefly enjoyed their advantage as Bayern produced an incredible comeback to win 4-2. Could we see a similar downfall against Sevilla?
Juve seem to have found their scoring boots in recent games having bagged 10 goals in four matches. The majority of those goals came from Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo; two men who will play a pivotal role if Andrea Pirlo's men are to progress in the Champions League.
FC Porto take a 2-1 aggregate lead into Tuesday's rematch however, their record away in Turin won't fill them with much confidence.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking for more goals this midweek
There were two significant results over the weekend. The first was Southampton's victory over Sheffield United; their first league win in 10.
The other was Manchester City's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United; a loss that ended their 21-match winning streak.
Will these two big results have an impact on this Wednesday's encounter? Probably not. City have won their last four games against the Saints and Pep Guardiola's men will be desperate to return to winning ways.
The La Liga title race has now been closed down to just three points. Atletico's 1-1 draw in the Madrid derby has allowed Barcelona to close the gap and an exciting finish to the season is well on the cards.
This midweek, Atletico have an opportunity to use their game in-hand to pull away from the Catalonian giants - however, that is a lot easier said than done.
Jurgen Klopp hopes competition change can give Liverpool break from league form
After a torrid league run, Liverpool will welcome a return to Champions League action this Wednesday night.
Jurgen Klopp's men have a 2-0 aggregate lead over RB Leipzig heading into the second leg and the bookmakers seem confident that the Reds will progress.
Four years ago, PSG held a 4-0 aggregate lead over Barcelona yet they spectacularly capitulated in the second leg and failed to win the tie.
United take Manchester derby spoils to end City’s record run
Who would have thought that two giants like Manchester United and AC Milan would one day be sharing a stage on a Thursday night in the Europa League. It certainly wasn't on our 2021 bingo card.
Nevertheless, United come into this game on the back of a huge victory in the Manchester derby last weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men haven't lost since January and they're odds on to continue that run against AC Milan.
Just over a year ago, Olympiacos came to the Emirates and scored a 120th minute extra-time winner to send Arsenal out of the Europa League.
Could the Greeks pull off another famous win over the Gunners? Why not? Olympiacos are flying in their domestic league and have a host of talent across the park.
Arsenal, on the other hand, have lacked consistency throughout the course of the season. Four wins from 10 games in all competitions doesn't make good reading.
Four straight wins for Jose Mourinho's men
Two in-form teams will go head-to-head in London as Spurs host Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of their Europa League Last 16 tie.
Jose Mourinho's men have won four straight games in all competitions and managed to bag four goals in three of those fixtures.
