Barcelona vs Frankfurt: Camp Nou Inauguration & CL Chase

Looks of disbelief from the players and fans of Barcelona. It must have presented the European inauguration of the renovated Camp Nou differently: Knauff is too quick for Baldé and kicks Barcelona into a new trauma? It certainly is a blow to confidence!

There, Théate lets Lewandowski escape in the back for the first time, fortunately for the Red Devil without consequences, because the Polish striker’s goal is disallowed. Nevertheless, a nice slide from Lewa, but he doesn’t count.

PSV has only been playing against Atlético for 10 minutes and the Eindhoven team is already taking a step towards a new stunt. After a beautiful combination, Til makes all of Eindhoven dream. Is PSV on its way to the top 8?

Charles De Ketelaere could easily score the opening goal for Atalanta, but he is too surprised when Lookman’s pass goes his way. He cannot tap the ball in for an open goal. Shame!

Belgian feather in the cap! Union is the first team to score in the 9pm matches. They take the lead against Marseille, thanks to a beautiful goal from Khalaili. Cheers! You can follow that match via the link above.

The kick-off took place on 6 different fields. In Barcelona this happened a little later, perhaps this has to do with the European inauguration of the “almost-renewed” Camp Nou.

Will we see many goals again tonight?

PSV is not afraid of the big teams. It proved that against Liverpool with that impressive 4-1 win. Tonight it will receive Atlético Madrid with confidence. Despite the false start against Union, the people from Brabant are fully participating in the battle for the knockout phase. It has been unbeaten for 14 games and feels strong at home, where it rarely loses in the Champions League. Atlético is struggling with poor away form in Europe after three consecutive CL defeats away from home. Although historically they do have the advantage…

Two places above the elimination zone, there hangs Pocognoli’s troubled Monaco. The Belgian coach does not call on Idumbo, the only Belgian on the score sheet. He sits on the bench with Paul Pogba.

Monaco is experiencing a volatile period: a nice win over PSG contrasts with a series of five games without a win in the UCL, while their home reputation in Europe offers little confidence.

But Galatasaray itself is anything but stable and has lost two of its last five matches, with the symbol match being the CL clash lost at home against Union, Pocognoli’s previous club. That’s how it should be done, Sébastien!

A tough evening, but at the same time a good test. This way you can watch Arthur Theate’s difficult assignment at Frankfurt tonight. The defender has the full confidence of his German coach. Wondering what he can bring to Lewandowski, Raphina and Yamal tonight…

Atalanta is once again counting on Charles De Ketelaere. The Red Devil occupies the vanguard together with Scamacca and Lookman. Will that pose a danger against Chelsea later?