UEFA Champions League - Week 1: Round of 16 (Leg 1) Picks

The last time we saw activity was back in December during Matchday 6. On the off chance that you want an update, here were the outcomes from the last period of the gathering stage — followed by the clubs who exceptional into the Round of 16 preceding we get to my week one expectations.

POWELL'S BIGGEST TAKEAWAYS ENTERING THE ROUND OF 16

JUVENTUS' YEAR?: When Juventus marked Cristiano Ronaldo last July, 'The Old Lady' would promptly turn into the top choices to win the UEFA Champions League — I even picked them in a previous piece that I did toward the beginning of January with respect to the Premier League. In any case, since the Round of 16 has shown up, they as of now sit third in the chances at +600 — however it's not a long ways behind from Manchester City's +300 at No. 1. The misfortune count has the effect: City has one, Juventus has two. Still Group H Champions and drove by Ronaldo, I'll in any case ride with Juventus.

WILL UNITED FINALLY LOSE?: Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has taken over as chief of Manchester United, the Red Devils still can't seem to lose in both English Premier League and English FA Cup play. It's been only wins except for a 2-2 draw with Burnley in EPL activity. Presently going head to head against a worldwide force to be reckoned with in Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday, it'll be fascinating to check whether Solskjaer and Man United can proceed with their triumphant ways. Shooting up the manner in which they need to fourth place in the EPL, the chances don't look so terrible for them.안전 토토사이트 추천

ENGLAND'S FINEST: When I cover soccer, the English Premier League is what I cover the most, so I can't resist the urge to be attracted to watch what will occur with the excess EPL groups: Liverpool, Manchester City, and Tottenham Hotspur. Both Liverpool (Group C) and Tottenham Hotspur (Group B) completed second in their particular gatherings, while Manchester United would be delegated Group F Champions going a useful 4-1-1. With City specifically, it'll be fascinating to perceive how they do against another misfortune group in Schalke 04.

HOW FAR CAN BARCELONA GO?: Barcelona went an impeccable 4-2-0 in Group B play procuring a sum of 14 places. The two draws on their resume would be against Tottenham Hotspur (1-1) and Inter Milan (1-1). After a strong gathering stage, Barcelona plays Lyon — a club that would just get one win in Group F play with a sum of five draws during the beginning stages of the Champions League. In the event that you're a Barcelona fan, you must be really content with your rival in the Round of 16. On paper, it's looking like the young men from Spain could progress into the Quarter-Finals.

BRAND NAMES: Two hot brands go at it between Ajax (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain). What's fascinating about this match is Real Madrid won Group G, yet it shows up with two misfortunes in their 4-0-2 record. Ajax, then again, completed second in Group E without any misfortunes. Both have 12 focuses absolute in the gathering stage. Obviously, we have an extremely adjusted (and engaging) match on our hands between these two. Furthermore, the greatest inquiry for Real Madrid: How far might they at any point progress in the post-Ronaldo time?

WEEK 1: ROUND OF 16 (LEG 1) PREDICTIONS

Porto (5-1-0) (Form: 53%) has been heavenly to start things off in the UEFA Champions League. As you see, they would incorporate a perfect undefeated record with five successes and only one attract to be delegated Group D Champions. Roma (3-0-3) (Form: 53%), they haven't been ideal, yet they would progress to the Round of 16 in a powerless Group G — fortunate for Porto.

The measurable benefit goes for sitereport, as you're going to see, these young men don't mess about — particularly in all out attack mode side of the ball. In normal objectives scored-per-match, Porto is greatly strong at 2.5 — however Roma isn't really awful themselves at 1.8. In normal transformation rate, Porto holds a crazy +15 advantage hitting a unimaginable 28% of their shots. Roma hits 13%. The fire-power with the group's driving scorers is at an indistinguishable number: Roma's Edin Dzeko (Bosnia) and Porto's Moussa Marega (Mali) both have five objectives in Champions League play. At the point when we take a gander at the typical change rate, the numbers are comparative, yet tragically for Roma, Porto likewise holds this benefit at a thin +0.3 — Porto permits 1.0 objective into their net-per-match, while Roma sits with a 1.3 normal.

With Porto bulldozing through bunch play and Roma doing the specific inverse by limping into the Round of 16, how could you not take Porto? Not just has the nature of play been something more, yet Porto likewise has an over the top measurable benefit. Porto overwhelms ownership time, yet just wins by an objective with the match in Italy.

Expectation: Porto: 2, Roma: 1

This is certainly one of the most charming matches in the Round of 16, if not the most fascinating. Manchester United (3-1-2) (Form: 87%) completed second in Group H with two misfortunes on their resume, yet that was likewise before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had taken over as supervisor — it's something else entirely Devils group than what we last saw in December. Since Solskjaer has been in charge, United hasn't lost a game. Might they at any point proceed with their triumphant ways against a Paris Saint Germain (3-2-1) (Form: 80%) club who didn't precisely move through the gathering stage?

On offense, it's Paris Saint Germain who holds the benefit in every one of the classifications on this side of the ball. In objective creation, PSG has almost raised a ruckus around town 3.0 limit with a normal of 2.8 normal objectives scored-per-match. That is an uncommon +1.6 advantage over the Red Devils. In normal transformation rate, it's one more far off edge for Paris Saint Germain: This time +9 obscuring the 20-mark hitting 22% of their shots. With the club's top-scorers, PSG likewise holds the edge in this class with a +3 edge — Paris Saint Germain's Neymar (Brazil) has five objectives, while Manchester United's Paul Pogba (France) has two. Yet, here's where it gets fascinating: Even however PSG comes in with a hugely powerful offense, the Red Devils come in with an enormous lock-down guard — United has a +0.8 advantage permitting simply 0.7 objectives into their net-per-match, while Paris Saint Germain's hasn't been the best at 1.5.

Man, you discuss a heavyweight match in this one. What's more, I can't lie, I'm totally torn on who to get in this evident throw game. With the manner in which Manchester United has been rolling and the game being at Old Trafford, I'm enticed to pick the Red Devils for the success. Yet, amazing, those young men from Paris are great — and exceptionally powerful. In any case, we as a whole know the familiar axiom: "Safeguard brings home titles." With the ongoing streak that United is on, the structure that Solskjaer has them in, the home ground advantage and the shut-down guard, give me Man United to take the principal leg in the Round of 16 in an exceptionally serious and high-scoring undertaking.

Expectation: Manchester United: 3, Paris Saint Germain: 2

This season's mission in the UEFA Champions League will be a fascinating one for attractive brand Real Madrid (4-0-2) (Form: 87%) as we approach the knockout stage — this basically because of Real Madrid moving toward this piece of the competition interestingly since the exchange of Cristiano Ronaldo. Furthermore, their most memorable adversary: Another provocative brand in Ajax (3-3-0) (Form: 47%) from Amsterdam, Netherlands. What's more, goodness no doubt, in the event that you didn't see, they're undefeated. 안전 토토사이트 추천

Besides the fact that we have a match between two provocative brands, yet the numbers between the two are almost indistinguishable too. In normal objectives scored-per-match, Real Madrid holds the thin +0.2 advantage scoring 2.0-per-game — Ajax is sitting at a 1.8 normal. With the typical change rate, Ajax holds the +2 advantage hitting 15% of their shots, while Real Madrid is counting 13% changed over. The young men from Amsterdam hold another +2 edge when you think about both club's top-scorers: Ajax's Dusan Tadic (Serbia) has ordered five objectives, while Real Madrid's Karim Benzema (France) is sitting with three. On edge side of the ball, we're dead even: Both groups have permitted a normal of 0.8 objectives per-match into their net. GET MORE INFO