On Tuesday, the next two rounds of 16 matches from the Champions League will be played. Inter welcomes Atletico Madrid and PSV Eindhoven hosts Borussia Dortmund. Both matches begin at 22:00 Bulgarian time.
In the "Giuseppe Meazza" match, the forces seem equal. Last year's finalists Inter got through their Group D easily but could not keep up with Real Sociedad as the points were shared and the Spaniards eventually finished first. The Nerazzurri ended with three wins and three losses, the same as the team from San Sebastian.
Atlético Madrid showed that it is the most experienced team among Lazio, Feyenoord, and Celtic and won a relatively easy group. The team from Madrid did not allow a single defeat and recorded four victories. The last of them was in Madrid with 2:0 over Lazio and secured the first place for Simeone's boys. Atlético were impressive at home but only won away in Rotterdam.
Today's clash finds Inter in a great mood. The team currently has the longest consecutive winning streak in Europe's top leagues, winning all eight games since the beginning of the year. The Nerazzurri thrashed Salernitana 4-0 at home on Friday and, after defeats to Juventus and AC Milan, sit at the top with nine points and a game in hand. A day later, Atlético was even more successful - 5:0 over Las Palmas at home. This was also the first success for the team in three games.
PSV and Borussia Dortmund are the two eighth-finalists with the smallest chances of reaching the final. This is what bookmakers' odds predict.
PSV qualified for the round of 16 already after the first five matches, in which they won nine points. The team dealt with the competition of Sevilla and Lance in the dispute for second place and won over Arsenal at home after losing 0:4 in London. Borussia Dortmund was the sensation of the autumn. The "yellow and black" not only skipped the group of death but came out of it victorious. Two wins over Newcastle, one over AC Milan, and the only defeat came from PSG.
PSV's big advantage in today's match is the championship in which it competes and can put in the background for a moment. In the Eredivisie, the team is 10 points ahead of second-placed Feyenoord and has failed to win in just 2 of 22 rounds so far. Borussia Dortmund is involved in the dispute for the Top 4 in the Bundesliga, and at first glance, it has a chance to fight for the last two places in the competition even with RB Leipzig and Stuttgart. Be Fau Be drew 1-1 away to Wolfsburg on Saturday and remain unbeaten in all tournaments since December 9. /BGNES
