The first phase of the UEFA Champions League is coming to an end. It is the penultimate day of the Champions League and several interesting matches will take place on January 21. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, PSG, Manchester City and AC Milan play.
Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg
Real Madrid and Salzburg will meet at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. This is a key duel for Carlo Ancelotti’s team to keep alive their chances of progressing to the round of 16 of the Champions League.
The merengue team has a complex panorama. The Spanish club is in 22nd place in this Champions League with 9 points. A victory would allow Real Madrid to equal the line of 12th place with 12 points.
The rival is Salzburg, a team that only has one victory in this edition of the tournament and five losses. This Austrian team still has a chance of getting into the playoffs, but to do so they will have to win their two remaining games.
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Milan Vs. Girona
At the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza A great match will take place with two clubs in need. Milan will host Girona from Spain. It is the last train of the modest LaLiga team.
Girona accumulates 1 victory and 5 defeats in this edition of the Champions League. This has put the Spanish team in 30th place in the standings. Despite their poor performance, the Spanish are 5 points away from the playoff spots.
But the Spanish rival will be a complex Milan that has its own aspirations. The Italian team is in 15th place in the tablebut a victory could place them in the direct qualification zone for the round of 16 of the tournament.
These two clubs come into this match after losing in their local tournaments. Girona has just lost 1-2 against Sevilla, while Milan fell to Juventus.
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Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb
An interesting duel will take place at the Emirates Stadium in London with two teams fighting for their own objectives in the tournament. Arsenal will host Dinamo Zagreb.
The “Gunners” are in fifth place in the standings. The English team has the opportunity to move up to third place in the table and almost guarantee their presence in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
But their rival will be Dinamo Zagreba club that is fighting for the last playoff positions. The Croatian team is located in 25th place in the table, but only 1 point behind Manchester City, the club that has the last place in the play-offs under its power.
This is a duel with some background. The last of them took place in November 2015 in this same stadium. Arsenal won that match 3-0.
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PSG vs. Manchester City
He Parc des Princes It will be the scene of the most important duel of the day. By payroll it is the most even match and with a reserved forecast. Manchester City will visit Paris Saint-Germain.
For the viewer who is not aware of the current situation in the Champions League, this duel can be conceived as an important match at the top of the table. However, The facts say the opposite. It is a duel for the playoffs.
Manchester City is in last place in the playoffs for the round of 16 of the Champions League. The English team has eight points in this phase. PSG is two places lower just one unit behind its rival.
However, both teams arrive with a very good pace. Manchester City won four of their last five games and the PSG won five of their last five games.
In the last two antecedents between these two teams there is one victory per side. These meetings date back to 2021. PSG won 2-0 on September 28while the Manchester City did the same at home 2-1 on November 24.
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Feyenoord vs. Bayern Munich
Santiago Giménez’s Feyenoord will seek to take an important step in their fight to obtain a place in the playoffs. The Dutch team will host Bayern Munich at the Stadion Feijenoord.
The Netherlands club has 10 points and is just 3 units away from getting into the top 10 of the leaderboard. Although it seemed impossible, the Mexican team has a very good chance of staying alive in this Champions League.
Bayern Munich has a much bigger goal. With 12 points, the Bavarian team can match Atlético de Madrid’s line and follow FC Barcelona very closely. The last time these two teams met at this stadium was in 2001. That year they tied 2-2.
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