When Mika Biereth joined Monaco during the winter transfer window he boldly described himself as resembling Erling Haaland in his style of play.
A Paris smash and grab, a Munich howler and a goal in Lisbon from the Champions League’s most in-form forward — it was another night of high drama in Europe’s blue-ribbon cup competition. It took a while to catch fire,
Raphinha is once again Barcelona's hero as they claim a narrow win over Benfica in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, despite going down to 10 men.
Harvey Elliott’s late goal 47 seconds after coming on helped Liverpool to a stunning smash-and-grab win as they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.
Barcelona vs. Benfica, 12:45 p.m. Internazionale vs. Feyenoord, 3 p.m. Bayer Leverkusen vs. Bayern Munich, 3 p.m. Liverpool vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3 p.m. Lille vs. Borussia Dortmund, 12:45 p.m. Arsenal vs. PSV Eindhoven, 3 p.m. Aston Villa vs. Club Brugge , 3 p.m. Atlético Madrid vs. Real Madrid, 3 p.m.
Arne Slot has said Liverpool must present the best possible version of themselves to advance beyond Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, although Luis Enrique fears “the three fighter jets” in the Premier League leaders’ attack.