Day: February 19, 2019

Schalke 04 would have their hands full when Pep Guardiola takes his Manchester City team to play the Germans in this game.

The Germans were very impressive last season as they finished second on the German league table behind Bayern Munchen, however, this season has been a terrible one for them and they would be looking to get out of the Champions League and concentrate on their league form.

They are currently just 2 points away from the relegation zone and come into this game with no win and one draw from their last 3 games.

Manchester City are looking to win four trophies this season and Pep Guardiola’s men have the chance to do that as they remain in all the competitions.

The Cityzens are currently top of the Premier League table by goal difference and have reached the Carabao Cup final as well as the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Pep Guardiola has the squad to win this competition, but Manchester City lack experience at this stage. While that inexperience could work against them in the latter stages, we expect them to win this game.

Atletico Madrid need a performance in front of their fans to boost the atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitana after back to back losses in the league.

The two losses from their last two league games has seen them drop down to 3^rd in the Spanish league table, but they have to turn their attention to the Champions League here.

Atleti have reached the final of this competition twice in the last 5 years, on both occasions, they took Real Madrid to extra time. Even though they ended those games with eventual losses, Diego Simeone has made them a force in European games.

They won the Europa League last season after falling out of the Champions League in the group stages, they would be looking to get a first leg advantage when they host Juve here.

Juventus have been the dominant force in Italian football for the past few seasons, their fans would probably be bored of winning the league and cup double as European trophy continues to elude them.

They come into this game having lost two of their last three Champions league games. Although they topped their group and have opened an 11 points gap in the Serie A, the Old Ladies come here in patchy for as they have won just one of their last 3 games in all competitions.