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Liverpool return to the scene of their Champions League triumph when they visit Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday very much the team to beat for those hoping to succeed Jurgen Klopp’s men as European champions. Here is a look at the eight fixtures (all games kick off at midnight):
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Atletico Madrid v Liverpool - First leg: Feruary 18 in Madrid; Second leg: March 11 in Liverpool. Atletico will be hoping Liverpool have an off night when they travel to Madrid. Problem is, Jurgen Klopp's men having off nights are almost extinct these days. Even if Atletico were to get a result to take to Liverpool, the Reds should prove too strong at home and easily advance
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Borussia Dortmund v Paris St-Germain - First leg: February 18 in Dortmund; Second leg: March 11 in Paris. This is a tricky one as Dortmund and PSG are flying high in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 respectively and have domestic title aspirations in their own hands. If PSG's frontline click, their firepower of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Edinson Cavani, Mauro Icardi and Angel Di Maria will see them through
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Atalanta v Valencia - First leg: February 19 in Bergamo; Second leg: March 10 in Valencia. It will be anyone's game in the tie of the underdogs as Atalanta and Valencia will go into the match with nothing to lose. Much will ride on who comes out on top between the in-form strikers: Valencia's Maxi Gomez and Atalanta's Josip Ilicic
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Tottenham v RB Leipzig - First leg: February 19 in London; Second leg: March 10 in Leipzig. In theory Spurs would be expected to overcome their opponents, but with Harry Kane still out injured for the struggling Londoners and Leipzig pushing Bayern and Dortmund all the way in the Bundesliga, the Germans could come away with the scalp of last year's finalists
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Chelsea v Bayern Munich - First leg: February 25 in London; Second leg: March 18 in Munich. Men against boys as Frank Lampard's young side will need to be at their free-flowing best to keep up with Germany's most dominant and experienced team in recent times. Possibly flair and youth can work in Chelsea's favour against the older legs of the likes of Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski and Jerome Boateng
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Napoli v Barcelona - First leg: February 25 in Naples; Second leg: March 18 in Barcelona. On paper, this should be a cakewalk for Barcelona as Napoli are struggling in Serie A and Barca are pushing for yet another title in Spain. Neapolitans will be looking to skipper and striker Lorenzo Insigne for some magic to cause an upset against Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Co
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Real Madrid v Manchester City - First leg: February 26 in Madrid; Second leg: March 17 in Manchester. The tie of the round pits a rejuvenated Real Madrid up against English champions City. The sides have suffered a role reversal in recent times as City have slipped to a couple of defeats and Zinedine Zidane has righted the Real ship in Madrid. Recent form should see the Spanish side through
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Lyon v Juventus - First leg: February 26 in Lyon; Second leg: March 17 in Turin. The French side will need to come up with a plan to halt Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in fine form for Juve, having just scored his 35th goal in 35 games - at the age of 35 - for the Turin-based giants
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