Football games in the Champions League are getting interesting with the quarter-finals in sight.
Betting odds suggest Portugal won’t have a representative in the last eight, but either the English Champions or Europa League holders will be there.
It could well be that whoever is the most adventurous, not to mention a bit canny, will prevail.
Juventus vs (2-0 on agg.) FC Porto
Both these clubs have excellent domestic records, but that’s where the similarities end.
For there is a definitive gap between Porto’s finest and the talent Juventus can muster.
That was evident during the first leg when Porto spent long spells chasing shadows, particularly after two bookings in a 74-second spell left them down to 10 men.
That they held out for so long is to their credit, but there was no doubt the Turin giants would ultimately come out on top once they broke the deadlock.
Juventus enjoyed 77 per cent of possession in that match, and while a repeat is unlikely, a repeat result isn’t.
After all, defeated 2015 finalists Juve have not lost a match in open play on home soil since August 2015.
Leicester City vs (1-2 on agg.) Sevilla
Much has changed since the first leg.
Not least, the shock which greeted the sacking of Claudio Ranieri just 24 hours after that game.
Struggling Leicester have not lost since and will have a feeling there is nothing to lose as they aim to mark their debut season in the Champions League with a place in the quarter-finals.
Sevilla don’t travel to England in the best of form either.
Two consecutive draws have all but ended their La Liga title bid – the latest a 1-1 home draw with lowly Leganes, leading to boss Jorge Sampaoli warning his players about the perils of this second leg.
This one is all to play for and could be an attacking end-to-end encounter.
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