Today’s rematches are open to any outcome Champions Leaguein phase “16” (where Benfica, Chelsea, Bayern, Milan), With Manchester to greet Leipzig (1-1 first match in Germany) and Porto try to change the score 1:0, which Inter from the match against Milan.

At Manchester’s Etihad Stadium, City are favorites against Leipzig, but their inability to score consistently lately – both at Leipzig, where they scored just once, and in the league on Saturday by a narrow margin 1-0 against Crystal Palace – makes her friends freak out. about Pep Guardiola’s side.

Leipzig have players who deal damage away from home on the counter, even when Nkunku and Slager are out, and a draw is enough for them to go into extra time or even penalties. It is recalled that in the last six months he was defeated only twice. All this keeps Guardiola on his toes ahead of today’s match: “They are very aggressive, press high and have an incredible formation with eight players inside and two amazing full-backs,” the Catalan coach said yesterday.

In the other match of the evening, Inter will have to defend Meazza 1-0 in Porto, so as not to be left out of the eight, where there are already “eternal” rivals of Milan – but the same applies to ” Porto, which sees Benfica, is already preparing for Friday’s quarter-final draw.

Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição knows that Inter Milan’s loss to La Spezia in the league means absolutely nothing, as the Nerazzurri have lost all hope of catching up with Napoli in Serie A.

“We know our opponent, but above all we know what we are capable of. We need intensity, good pressing, aggression and, above all, intelligence,” the Porto coach said yesterday.