The second wave of Champions League last 16 first leg ties get underway on Tuesday night, with some mouthwatering ties to look forward to.
The first quartet of games resulted in just eight goals being scored, but the lack of drama was compensated by Bayern Munich being the first European heavyweight to slip up. The Bavarians lost 1-0 at Lazio, piling more pressure on beleaguered boss Thomas Tuchel, and they will need to come up with something special in the return leg if recent performances are anything to go by.
Things were more plain sailing for Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, all of whom will take leads into the second legs of their respective ties.
Now it's the turn of Arsenal, Inter, Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona among others, and there may be a little more juice to squeeze in terms of goalmouth action.
Here's how predicts things to play out.
No side in Italy has managed to keep up with Serie A leaders Inter, who have suffered just one league defeat all season. Lautaro Martinez is enjoying another fine campaign but the Nerazzurri must navigate one of the trickiest ties possible against Atletico Madrid in their bid to go one better than last season.
Diego Simeone's antagonists aren't in La Liga title contention but are due a good run in Europe, having failed to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League since 2017. Star forward Antoine Griezmann has also been in good form throughout 2023/24.
There's a fair amount of upset potential for the encounter between Eredivisie leaders PSV Eindhoven and German giants Borussia Dortmund.
Peter Bosz's PSV are unbeaten in Dutch league action this year but do remain worryingly reliant on the goals of veteran Luuk de Jong. That said, BVB wilted in the last 16
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