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The five posters to follow from the sixteenths

2020-02-19T18:59:50.770Z


On the occasion of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League this Thursday, here are five matches to follow that could prove to be interesting.


- Club Brugge / Manchester United

Badly embarked in the Premier League, the Red Devils can bet on the Europa League to find the Champions League, as they did in 2017. But against them, Club Brugge promises to be a tough opponent. The Belgian championship leader finished third in his Champions League group ahead of Galatasaray but behind PSG and Real Madrid, whom he held in check at Bernabeu (2-2). In addition, the Belgians do not count any defeat in their enclosure in championship this season.

- Olympiakos / Arsenal

Beaten in the final last year by Chelsea (1-4), the Gunners are somewhat in the same situation as their Mancunian rivals. 10th in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta's men are undefeated in 2020 and can bet on a first European final victory to make their return to the Champions League, a competition which the London club has not contested since 2017. But with only one victory on his last six trips to Greece, Arsenal could be in trouble with Mathieu Valbuena's Olympiakos.

- Getafe / Ajax

Getafe is the team that is gaining momentum in Spain. Led by its 37-year-old striker Jorge Molina, the Azulones are third in Liga behind Barça and Real. The Madrid squad could surprise Ajax Amsterdam, whose adventure in C1 stopped much faster than last year.

- Leverkusen / Porto

Shaken by the case of racism linked to its attacker Moussa Marega, FC Porto moves to Germany, on the lawn of Bayer Leverkusen. The opportunity to follow the return of the Franco-Malian striker on the field, but also to take news of the Parisian titi, Moussa Diaby, scorer on the last day of Bundesliga at the Union Berlin (3-2).

- Wolverhampton / Espanyol

Wolverhampton is without doubt one of the most interesting teams to follow from this final phase of the Europa League. Winners of Manchester City twice this season, the Wolves face Espanyol Barcelona, ​​the red lantern of Liga, which wants at all costs to make a result in C3 to save its season.

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Source: lefigaro

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