Atletico Madrid have been in excellent form in recent weeks and will back themselves to win at home to Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions – likely pushing themselves into the top eight of the standings, which earns an automatic spot in the Round of 16.
“Every game has been different and the team is responding to the situations we find ourselves in in these games. This reflects well on the team and let’s hope we can carry on showing this,” said Los Rojiblancos manager Diego Simeone.
As for Barca, they will chase a sixth win from seven in Europe: “It’s clear that the team stands together and is ready to give everything in every game. We’re a bit like a family. The club is doing a lot of things right. We obviously have big goals, but we still have a long way to go,” said manager Hansi Flick.
Tuesday also features Aston Villa visiting Monaco, Liverpool looking to keep up their perfect record when they host Lille at Anfield, and Juventus faces a tricky clash away to Club Brugge in Belgium.
Wednesday’s focus will fall on reigning European kings Real Madrid having a must-win clash at home to Salzburg, as well as a crunch match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City in the French capital.
“It’s still difficult to finish in the top eight, but we have two games left to earn points,” said Real manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Meanwhile, Citizens defender Ruben Dias spat some harsh truths after their loss to Juventus last month: “Essentially, when you don’t win it’s because you were not good enough. We did many good things, but that was not enough. Essentially, we have to be better both individually and collectively.”
Wednesday will also feature Celtic hosting Young Boys, as well as heavyweights Arsenal, Bayern Munich, AC Milan and Inter Milan battling Dinamo Zagreb, Feyenoord, Girona and Sparta Prague respectively.
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Broadcast details
Tuesday 21 January
- 19:45: Atalanta v Sturm Graz – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 1
- 19:45: Monaco v Aston Villa – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
- 22:00: Atletico Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen – LIVE on SuperSport PSL and SuperSport Maximo 3
- 22:00: Benfica v Barcelona – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 2
- 22:00: Bologna v Borussia Dortmund – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 1
- 22:00: Club Brugge v Juventus – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
- 22:00: Red Star Belgrade v PSV Eindhoven – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 2
- 22:00: Liverpool v Lille LOSC – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 1
- 22:00: Slovan Bratislava v VfB Stuttgart – LIVE on SuperSport La Liga
Wednesday 22 January
- 19:45: RB Leipzig v Sporting CP – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
- 19:45: Shakhtar Donetsk v Brest – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 1
- 22:00: Celtic v Young Boys – LIVE on SuperSport La Liga and SuperSport Maximo 360
- 22:00: Feyenoord v Bayern Munich – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 1
- 22:00: AC Milan v Girona – LIVE on SuperSport Football
- 22:00: Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 1
- 22:00: Sparta Prague v Inter Milan – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 2
- 22:00: Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb – LIVE on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 2
- 22:00: Real Madrid v Salzburg – LIVE on SuperSport PSL and SuperSport Maximo 3