This evening is one of the most interesting clashes in the 1/8-final phase of the Champions League. Barcelona meets Chelsea in a rematch match on its Camp Nou. The first event in London ended with a score of 1: 1, giving the Catalans a slight advantage, but the English do not come as doomed and believe they can confuse the bets of one of the tournament favorites.

Chelsea has shown that he can play as a draw with Barca in the first match of Stamford Bridge. Antonio Conte’s players even beat their rivals, but one mistake helped the guests to go with a positive result. Now, the Rondonians must repeat their performance, and maybe they will have to show even more if they want to deal with Messi and a company.

The two teams know each other well, as they have often stood up against each other in recent years. This will be the 14th match between them in this tournament, with only two more matches with more matches between the two teams – Bayern – Real Madrid (18 games) and Barcelona – Milan (15 games).

Statistics show, however, that the English champion has a real chance today to move away from the Catalan capital. Chelsea has not lost from Barcelona in the last 6 games between the two teams in the Champions League (2 wins and 4 draws). All four draws were achieved at Camp Nou.

On the other hand, however, there is another point of view that is unlikely to please the English. So far, 68% of the time when the first match ended with a 1: 1 score, the rebound host continued.

There is only one question in Barcelona, ​​and it is related to veteran Andres Iniesta. The latest announcements are that he has a chance to play tonight, but coach Ernesto Valverde has announced he will only be allowed to play if he is sure the player is 100% ready.

Guests arrive in Spain without injured Ross Barkley and David Lewis. All other players of Antonio Conte are healthy and he will be able to choose the optimal team.

Champions League, 1/8-final, rematch:

BARCELONA – CHELSES (in the first match 1: 1)

Possible configurations:

BARSA: Ter Stiegen, Roberto, Pique, Umutiti, Alba, Paulinho, Rakitic, Busquet, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi

CHELSES: Courtois, Rüdiger, Christensen, Aspilquita, Fabregas, Cante, Alonso, Moses, Villian, Pedro, Azar

Stadium: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Judge: Damir Skomina, Slovenia

Legend of Milan and Italy Paolo Maldini received another great recognition. The Brilliant Defender already has his “Street of Glory” at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) in Rome. “It is a great honor for me to be part of CONI’s” Street of Glory. “Thanks for this important recognition, Maldini wrote on her own Facebook page.

“Only to look at his successes, they are shivering: He won – 7 times the Scudetto, 5 times the Champions League, the record eight of the finals in the Champions League, and he is honor and pride for the entire Italian sport,” commented CONVI President Giovanni Malgao.

As is well known, Maldini has over 1000 official matches with the teams of Milan and Italy. In addition to the great footballer, CONI awards four of his great athletes – the volleyball legend Samuel Papi, as well as the Olympic champions – the swimmer Massimiliano Rossolino (200 meters of swimming combined, 2000 in Sydney), the ladies – Luigi Becali (1500 meters, 1932 in Los Angeles ) and cyclist Ercolle Balthazani (1956 in Melbourne).

From now on, the total number of Italian sports with a place on “Street of Glory” to “Olimpico” has become 117.

The Italian Roma accept Shakhter Donetsk in the rematch of the 1/8-finals of the Champions League tonight at 21.45 in Rome. The first match in Ukraine ended with Shakhtar 2: 1 success, and the “wolves” can be glad they did not lose more thanks to their phenomenal goalkeeper Alyson.

Roman Eusebio di Francesco coach is expected to bet on the team with which he started in the first game, but to change the 4-2-3-1 pattern to 4-3-3.

Shakhter are also positively upset before the game, saying they are coming to Rome not to keep the outcome of the first match, but to score a score for them. The bet for both teams is enormous – the winner will receive 11 million euros from the prize pool outside what has been done so far.

Both teams will play for the sixth time in each other in the Champions League, with the balance so far being strictly in favor of the Ukrainians – 4 to 1 wins. The only victory of the “wolves” is from the group stage in the 2006/2007 season when they beat home with 4: 0, and with the loss they lost by 0: 1.

In 2010/2011 the two teams are again in the elimination phase, with Shakhter winning two victories. Whether it’s the time of the rematch to come to understand tonight.

Possible configurations:

Roma: Alison, Florence, Manollas, Fazio, Kolarov, Nangolan, De Rossi, Strootman, Junger, Jacob, Perotti.

Shakhtar Donetsk: Piatov, Ismail, Rakitski, Ordec, Butko, Stepanenko, Fred, Bernard, Tyeson, Marlos, Ferreira.

Former Juventus and Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerico compare the 40-year-old goalkeeper of “Old Lady” Gianluigi Buffon with Argentinean legend Diego Maradona. Juventus, 32, Juventus, 32, hopes Buffon will not put an end to his professional career after the end of the season but will keep Torrin’s door for another season.

“For me, Buffon is Maradona’s goalkeepers,” said Butcherino in an interview with Omnisport. “He is the number one goalkeeper in the world in the last 20-25 years. He is the best, “added the former Italian national.

“I’m not happy that he will retire soon. I do not know what the Buffon situation is in the club, but I hope he will play for another year, “said Butcherino, who has changed many teams in his career, and the last game for the American club Orlando City.

The midfielder also expressed hope that the battle for the title in Italy this season will be led to the last. I hope things will not end like in Premier League, where Manchester City has 16 points ahead of the second. I hope the Series A will be decided in the last round, “said Nicocero.

Hellas Verona welcomes Chievo in a game from the 28th round of the Italian Serie A. Let’s have a look at this match and we will bring you our vip soccer bets for it.

Hellas Verona continue their fight for survival in the Serie A. They are currently 19th in the league standings with 19 points, trailing on 4 points behind the 17th SPAL and the safe zone. So far Verona’s record in the Serie A shows 5 wins, 4 draws and 17 defeats. In the last round of the league Hellas Verona enjoyed a 2-1 win over Torino, which brought back their hopes for survival.

In their last five matches Hellas Verona have a record of two wins and three losses. These two wins are keeping the team in the game, but they still need more points. And now the game against Chievo at home is a good opportunity to win some more.

Chievo are 14th in the Serie A with 25 points won so far. The Flying Donkeys have a record of 6 wins, 7 draws and 13 defeats since the beginning of the campaign. In their last five games Chievo are not in the best shape possible – one win against Cagliari and four defeats, including against Fiorentina in the previous round.

Right now Chievo are on just 4 points above the 18th Crotone and the relegation zone, so they can’t feel completely safe for their future in the league. Yes – they are not in the worst possible situation, but they are still in a dangerous place to be.

These are our vip soccer bets for the Serie A clash between Hellas Verona and Chievo. This is the derby of the city of Verona, so it shall bring some good emotions for the fans. Good luck with this one!

Brazilian football icon Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima returns to Milan, Italian media reported. The phenomenon will take part in Nike’s advertising event and then join the celebrations of the 110th anniversary of his former Inter club. The Milan Grand Prix was founded on March 9, 1908. The legendary striker received a T-shirt of “Nerazzur”.

Milan’s Sporting Director Massimiliano Mirabelli announced that coach Gennaro Gatuzo remains at the top of the club if he remains at San Siro. As it is known, the 2006 world champion with Italy took the rosons in a very difficult situation, and under his leadership his team did not defeat 13 games before retreating 0: 2 from Arsenal in the first half of the League of Europe.

“We always think about the future, and if I stayed in the club, Gatuso would certainly be a Milan coach,” Mirabelle told Sky Italy.

Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovich, a former coach of Levski, is on the list of potential heirs of Antonio Conte. Chelsea’s Board of Directors discusses several names, like the one on Serbian. The favorite for the post continues to be Barcelona’s former mentor Luis Enriquez, but Joanovic’s chances are not too small, the Daily Mail says.

Slavişa is a former Chelsea player and, in addition, Stamford Bridge leadership likes offensive football, which is trying to impose a Serb in his teams. Yokanovich also manages the locker room, which turns out to be one of Chelsea’s top managers.

The bottom line is that the Fulham manager has not yet run a Premier League team.

Roma welcomes Torino in a match from the 28th round of the Italian Serie A. We will examine this clash and we will offer you our winning soccer predictions for it.

Roma are currently 3rd in the Serie A standings with 53 points won so far. The Wolves have a record of 16 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats so far in the league. In their last five games Roma are almost perfect – four wins and one loss, conceded against Milan. In their last game Roma enjoyed a dramatic, but very impressive 4-2 win during the visit to the leader Napoli. It was a great match for the Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko, who scored twice for the win.

Torino on the other hand are currently 9th in the Serie A with 36 points won. They have a record of 8 wins, 12 draws and 6 defeat. The Bulls started the new campaign with ambition to qualify for the European competitions, but now it looks impossible.

In their last five games Torino are inconsistent – two wins, two losses and one draw. In their last game Toro suffered a 1-2 defeat during the visit to the struggling Hellas Verona. Mbaye Niang scored the only goal for Torino, but it was not enough for the Bulls for something more in the game.

As it looks now, the best Torino could do until the end of the season is to beat Atalanta for the 8th place in the league standings. Of course, it won’t be much of a difference for them, but at least it’s something to aim for.

As for Roma, the Wolves continue their fight for a Champions League qualification. Right now Roma have a point advantage in front of the 4th Lazio.

These are our winning soccer predictions for the Serie A game between Roma and Torino.

Olympique Marseille hosts Athletic Bilbao in a match from the 1/8-finals of the Europa League. Stay with us, because we are about to provide you with our vip soccer predictions today for it.

Olympique Marseille reached the 1/8-finals of the competition after eliminating Sporting Braga in the previous round. Rudi Garcia’s team won the first match with 3-0 and despite of losing the second one with 0-1, Marseille did not have any problems to reach this phase of the competition.

This season is good for the former European champions. Olympique Marseille are moving well in the French Ligue 1 and they are currently third in the standings, continuing their fight for a Top 3 finish and return to the Champions League.

In the Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille have 5 points advantage in front of Olympique Lyonnais at the third place.

Athletic Bilbao on the other hand reached the 1/8-finals after eliminating the Russian champions Spartak Moscow.

Athletic won the first game in Moscow with 3-1 and despite of losing the rematch at San Mames Barria with 1-2, the Basques continued to the next phase of the competition.

This season is tough for Athletic. The club had to deal with Ernesto Valverde leaving Bilbao to manage Barcelona. For the Basques it’s a tough transition, because Valverde is a very capable and experienced coach. Their position in the Spanish La Liga is not good and it’s a proof that they find it difficult to replace Ernesto Valverde. But contrary on doing bad in La Liga, they are moving pretty well in Europa League at the moment.

These are our vip soccer predictions today for the Europa League clash between Olympique Marseille and Athletic Bilbao at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. Good luck!