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Europa League Round of 16 preview: 15 Argentine players remain

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The Europa League continues on Thursday with 15 Argentine players remaining.

In the Round of 16 matches, there are four early matches and four matches which will be played later in the day. In the early matches, Nicolás Capaldo and RB Salzburg host Paulo Dybala and AS Roma.

Arguably the biggest match of the day, FC Barcelona host Alejandro Garnacho and Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez will miss the first match due to suspension, as Garnacho has been included in the matchday squad.

Gerónimo Rulli and Ajax host Uninon Berlin while Shakhtar Donetsk host Rennes. The four late matches all involve Argentine players.

Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Erik Lamela and Lucas Ocampos at Sevilla host Walter Benítez and PSV. In Portugal, Mateo Tanlongo and Sporting host Midtjylland.

Leandro Paredes, Ángel Di María and Matías Soulé at Juventus host FC Nantes while Exequiel Palacios and Bayer Leverkusen host Monaco. Here are the matches involving Argentine players:

RB Salzburg (Nicolás Capaldo) vs. AS Roma (Paulo Dybala)
FC Barcelona vs. Manchester United (Alejandro Garnacho, Lisandro Martínez)
Ajax (Gerónimo Rulli) vs. Union Berlin
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Rennes
Sevilla (Gonzalo Montiel, Marcos Acuña, Erik Lamela, Lucas Ocampos) vs. PSV (Walter Benítez)
Sporting (Mateo Tanlongo) vs. Midtjyland
Juventus (Leandro Paredes, Ángel Di María, Matías Soulé) vs. Nantes
Bayer Leverkusen (Exequiel Palacios) vs. Monaco

Champions League Round of 16 preview: Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Fernández

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The Champions League Round of 16 continues with Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández both playing for their clubs.

Nicolas Otamendi and Benfica are away against Club Brugge in Belgium. The World Cup winner had one assist in the group stage matches.

A former team mate of Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Fernández, will play his first match for his new club in the Champions League. Chelsea are away against German side Borussia Dortmund and the Best Young Player of the World Cup had two assists in the group stages while with Benfica. Here are the matches for the Champions League on Wednesday:

Club Brugge vs. Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi)
Borussia Dortmund vs. Chelsea (Enzo Fernández)

Éver Banega scores for Al-Shabab in 2-0 win vs. Abha

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Éver Banega scored for Al-Shabab in their 2-0 win vs. Abha.

Banega continues to play and score in Saudi Arabia. The 34 year old scored the first goal of the match, an effort from inside the penalty area to give Al-Shabab the 1-0 lead.

The Argentine joined them in 2020 from Sevilla and has two goals and two assists this season in the league.

Alejandro Garnacho responds to Brazil U20 captain’s statement

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Alejandro Garnacho responded to Brazil U20 captain’s statement about opponents.

Garnacho was not part of Javier Mascherano’s Argentina U20 team at the Sudamericano as Manchester United did not allow him to travel with the team. Brazil would win the Sudamericano and their captain, Andrey Santos, stated the following after the win:

“Looking for an opponent in South America”.

This is a play on after Argentina won the Copa America and Brazil won gold at the Olympics, players of the two teams exchanged comments about looking for an opponent.

A post on Instagram by TNT Sports, displayed the quote. Alejandro Garnacho replied to it with a laughing emoji.

There has been an increasing demand by Argentina fans asking for Garnacho to be included in the Argentina team for the March friendly matches.

Champions League Round of 16 preview: Lionel Messi, Cristian Romero

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Lionel Messi and Cristian Romero are the two Argentine players who will take part in Tuesday’s Champions League matches.

The Champions League returns as the Round of 16 begins on Tuesday with two matches and there are only two Argentine’s who will play on Tuesday. Lionel Messi and PSG host Bayern Munich while Cristian Romero and Tottenham Hotspur travel to play AC Milan.

Lionel Messi was back training with PSG on Monday and the Argentine World Cup winner has four goals and four assists this season in the Champions League. Cristian Romero has helped Tottenham Hotspur keep two clean sheets in the group matches. Here are the matches in the Champions League on Tuesday:

PSG (Lionel Messi) vs. Bayern Munich
AC Milan vs. TOttenham Hotspur (Cristian Romero)