The league stage of the strongest European competition is slowly entering the very end, and today the first nine games of the seventh round will be played.
The duels between Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen, and Benfica and Barcelona attract the most attention.
Bayer and Atletico are in excellent form and are fighting for one of the eight positions that lead directly to the round of 16 of the Champions League. Leverkusen is fourth with 13, and Atletico is 11th with 12 points, and with a possible victory they would leapfrog their rivals in the standings.
Barcelona is very close to securing a direct place in the round of 16 because after six rounds it is in second place with 15 points. In case of victory tonight, it will also mathematically ensure it.
Liverpool is the favorite against Lille, just like Atalanta against Sturm, and Stuttgart against Slovan Bratislava. It could also be interesting in the duel between Monaco and Aston Villa, Bologna and Borussia Dortmund and Club Brugge and Juventus.
Crvena zvezda welcomes PSV, who arrived in Belgrade without Esmir Bajraktarević, who is not eligible to play in this phase of the Champions League.
Champions League, Round 7:
18:45
Atalanta – Sturm
Monaco – Aston Villa
21:00
Atletico M – Bayer Leverkusen
Benfica – Barcelona
Bologna – Borussia D
Club Brugge – Juventus
Red Star – PSV
Liverpool – Lille
Slovan Bratislava – Stuttgart
(Vijesti.ba)
