The round of 16 of the Champions League doesn’t just drag on like chewing gum. The first knockout round, spread over eight match days until mid-March, offers a lot of flavor like chewing gum at the beginning: Paris Saint-Germain against Bayern Munich, French against German record champions. But the Howler on Tuesday in the Parc des Princes (9 p.m., Sky) – the simultaneous duel between Milan and Tottenham is nominally dropped – comes at the wrong time, at least for the hosts.
