UCL PREVIEW: Silva Vs Costa And The 5 Key Battles To Watch Out For Tonight

Finally, the attention switches to the height of European football in form of the Champions League. The first set of fixtures PSG Vs Chelsea...

Finally, the attention switches to the height of European football in form of the Champions League.

The first set of fixtures
PSG Vs Chelsea 
Bayern Munich Vs Shakhtar Donetsk                     

THIAGO SILVA VS DIEGO COSTA

Its bussiness from the start from this two, as Silva will be hoping he can keep Costa quite like other defenders have done in this competition.

The striker having 17  goals but all of them coming in the Premier League.

Thiago on the other hand has been in excellents form and even managed to stay fit for majority of the season, still his team has kept only 2 clean sheets in their last 6 matches and in the process concede 9 goals.

FABREGAS VS MOTTA

It couldn’t be tougher for either player, as Motta will be called upon to make use of his defensive ability and vast experience to stop the ever lively and creative Cese Fabregas.

In the likely absence of his patner in crime Matuidi, he has to deal with Cese alone.

Fabregas is rumoured to be ill for this fixture which means he will probably not be at his best, while motta has a very big issue with hisa discipline.

IBRAHIMOVIC VS TERRY

Whats is a battle between this two teams without this two players, both superstars will almost do anything for either of their sides to make it through to the next round.

With 2 goals in his last two games as well as 2 goals in 3 UCL games, Zlatan is on a high.

Though John Terry also has 2 goals to his name in this Champions League Campaing, his principal aim will be to keep Zlatan in his place.

The other game tonight will see Shaktar tackle Bayern at the Donbass Arena

ADRIANO VS BENATIA

The Brasilian puts his impressive goal tally against the resiliance in the Bayern defence, most especially against the ever aggressive Medhi Benatia.

Adriano is currently the leading goal scorer in this UCL with 9 goals.

Benatia will have to be careful not to get a red card as this could be the deciding factor.

ROBBEN VS SHEVCHUK

The battle of the thirties, as Arjen Robben 31, will be up against Vacheslav, 35.

Robben will be determined to do what he does best which is to make a fool of defenders, but he sure wont find this one easy, as he does battle against the ever athletic Shevchuk.

The winger who has 1 assist so far in the competition will also have defensive duties to do, against a Ukranian international who has 2 assist.