Fixtures This Champions League Week:
Tuesday March 5th
Borussia Dortmund (0) vs. Tottenham Hotspur (3)
Real Madrid (2) vs. Ajax Amsterdam (1)
Wednesday March 6th
FC Porto (1) vs. AS Roma (2)
Paris Saint-Germain (2) vs. Manchester United (0)
My Predictions
Yellow Wall vs. North London Hens: 2-2
During the first leg, both teams we're missing key players: Tottenham was without their leading scorer Harry Kane and Dortmund had to play without their captain Marco Reus. However, the Spurs proved that they can still dominate at Wembley without their star and managed to notch three goals along with a shutout. Tomorrow, both Kane and Reus are expected to return to Champions League play in Germany. Dortmund are coming off a 2-1 loss to Augsburg this past Saturday, a defeat that gave rivals Bayern Munich the opportunity to tie them with points in the title race. The Men in Yellow are going to have lots of adrenaline and eager for revenge, but Tottenham have been looking strong and are going to continue their scoring habits. I predict that these two teams will draw in a moderately-high scoring game. A three-goal deficit is difficult to bounce back from, but the Champions League is always full of surprises (Remember when Roma came back and kicked Barcelona out of Champions last year?).
Madrid Without Ronaldo vs. Ajax U-23s: 1-0
Real Madrid have not been having their best year. Gareth Bale and Marcelo are both in poor form, and without Sergio Ramos this weekend due to too many yellow cards, Solari has been forced to rely on his younger inexperienced players. Meanwhile, Ajax has been one of those teams that soccer fans have been excited to watch play in the Champions League. Known for creating stars like Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Suarez, Ajax has continued to impress with their youngsters. Currently, Frenkie De Jong and 19-year-old captain Matthijs De Ligt are having a sensational season. And with his commitment to Barcelona next season, De Jong will already become a Barcelona legend if he can eliminate Real Madrid from Champions League. But with the match happening in Madrid, I believe the hosts will just get by and win 1-0. Also going to bet that Karim Benzema will score the lone goal.
FC Porto Gal vs. Hound Nipples: 1-1
If there's one team currently in the Champions League that I don't know much about, it's probably Porto. I know that they have consistently been a dominant team in Liga NOS and have a few exciting prospects such as Right Back Eder Militao. Roma has been struggling a little in the competitive Serie A, but they have made a lot of interesting signings in the past year that have been working out for them. They were able to defeat Porto 2-1 at home, but typically I feel like the home team has that mental advantage. No doubt that I believe that Roma is the stronger team and although it will be a close match, a draw will be the result and Roma will advance to the quarterfinals.
Arab Money vs. Aftermath of Mourinho: 3-1
What an embarrassment it was for Man United after they lost the first leg at home 2-0. Especially that Paris was missing Neymar, Edinson Cavani, and Thomas Meunier. Now they have to travel away to the capital of France and I don't believe that they will be able to make a comeback. Mbappe and company are once again going to light it up around the Red Devils and Angel Di Maria are going to make them wish that they had kept the Argentine. I'll give United a consolation goal which probably will be an 85th minute tap-in from "Super Sub" Romelu Lukaku. I'm not bias, this is just a prediction based on observations.
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