Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg Preview (Powered by @muggletron)
The Champions League returns on Tuesday with the first leg of the round of 16. All four teams featuring won their respective domestic league last season, with Benfica hosting Zenit Saint Petersburg and Chelsea travelling to Paris Saint Germain in a repeat of last year’s fixture. Benfica v Zenit Saint Petersburg (Tuesday, 19:45) The Estadio da Luz will host two sides who are both the top scoring teams in their country when Benfica take on Zenit Saint Petersburg. Benfica’s 11 match winning run was ended on Friday in a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of rivals Porto in what was a game contested between the closest challengers to league leaders Sporting Lisbon. In the Russian Premier League Zenit are off the pace, seven points adrift leaders CSKA Moscow as they near the end of their extensive winter break. Andre Villas-Boas will be hoping for his side to return to […]