Etihad stadium is the venue for this fixture as Manchester City will be full of confidence after a five nil trumping of Newcastle, while the...
Etihad stadium is the venue for this fixture as Manchester City will be full of confidence after a five nil trumping of Newcastle, while their counterpart are at their lowest low as possible.
While the second fixture for Tuesday sees table toping Juve welcome a revived and renewed Klopp side in the name of Borussia Dortmund.
Lets take a look at the top five key battles for this fixture:
SUAREZ VS KOMPANY
This will be the first time that the South American will be in England since his move to the Catalans. As he will be up against familiar foes, and most especially a defensive opponent in the name of City’s own Vincent Kompany.
This two know all about eachother and expect no hold back from the duo once the fixture kicks off.
FERNANDO VS INIESTA
These are two sides that have all the quality that will be neccessary to win such a hot headed fixture, and it could all come down to who is able to nolify the other.
If need be for one man to be made silent it will have to be Andres Iniesta and such a duty should be given to the sharp and rugged Fernando. With his first class aggression and perfect positioning the Brasilian should do the job with ease.
SILVA VS BUSQUETS
The battle of the Spaniands i like to call this. Silva is no doubt the true defination of a creative genius, while Busquets is one of the few men that has been able to strike the balance between defensive duties and sive contributing to attack.
Wouldn't be the normal battle where physicality might settle it, as it will be down to brains and the player with the best composure among the two.
The second fixture of the day see Juventus welcome rejuvenated Borussia Dortmund.
LICHTSTEINER VS REUS
Jurgen Klopp must be buzzing to have Marco Reus fully fit for this round of 16 fixture notorious Old Lady. While Reus will be buzzing to go, he will have to be cool headed as he will be up against the super experienced Lichtsteiner.
This will be a joy to watch, as viewers will want to see what happens when technically gifted Lichtsteiner goes up against super talented Reus.
PIRLO VS SAHIN
When the attention moves to the middle of the park, you know it its fully business, and its the Turkisk vs the Italian, in the form of Pirlo and Sahin. Both are central midfielders and will have to be really aware of their surrounding to counter the threats in which thier opponents will bring at them.
From long passes, to through balls, to free-kicks, any one of this duo could well be the difference