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Argentine Champions League preview: Lionel Messi, Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Fernández

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The Champions League continues on Tuesday with still a lot to play for with two games remaining.

Lionel Messi is back in the Champions League for PSG as they play Maccabi Haifa. They are joint top of the group with Benfica.

Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández and Benfica play against Juventus who are without Ángel Di María and Leandro Paredes. Juventus will have Matías Soulé available for them.

Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel, Erik Lamela and Papu Gómez will want to win their first game in the Champions League against last place Copenhagen. Erik Lamela has been in great form for Sevilla, scoring twice in their last two games.

Julián Álvarez and Manchester City are away against Borussia Dormtund. City presently top their group.

Nicolás Capaldo and RB Salzburg can top their group with a win against Chelsea. Capaldo has been out of the team for RB Salzburg for their last three league games due to a knee injury.

Alexandro Bernabei and Celtic are in last place and they play Shakhtar Donetsk. Celtic are all but mathematically eliminated as they are last place in their group with one point. Here are the games involving Argentine players in the Champions League on Tuesday:

RB Salzburg (Nicolás Capaldo) vs. Chelsea
Sevilla (Marcos Acuña, Gonzalo Montiel, Erik Lamela and Papu Gómez) vs. Copenhagen
PSG (Lionel Messi) vs. Maccabi Haifa
Borussia Dortmund vs. Manchester City (Julián Álvarez)
Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Fernández) vs. Juventus (Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes and Matías Soulé)
Celtic (Alexandro Bernabei) vs. Shakhtar Donetsk

Nicolás González with pain in hamstring, will undergo test

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Nicolás González felt pain in his hamstring and will undergo an MRI on Monday.

González was substituted out early for Fiorentina in their 4-3 loss vs. Inter. According to Gastón Edul, an MRI will be done on Monday to derermine the severity of the injury.

If it’s a normal muscle injury, González will have enough time to recover for Argentina and be available for the World Cup.

Erik Lamela scores, Gonzalo Montiel assists for Sevilla in 3-1 loss vs. Real Madrid

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Erik Lamela scored for Sevilla in their 3-1 loss vs. Real Madrid.

Lamela has made it two goals in his last two games for Sevilla as he had scored to draw Sevilla level.

Gonzalo Montiel started the game for Sevilla and he played a through ball into Lamela who’s effort from a difficult angle got the better of Courtois.

Leandro Paredes out injured for 12 days for Juventus

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Leandro Paredes is out injured for 12 days for Juventus.

Paredes has a low-grade hamstring to his left thigh and he will be out for 12 days. According to Romeo Agresti, Paredes would recover in time for Argentina and be in Qatar for the World Cup.

Lautaro Martínez scores twice for Inter in 4-3 win vs. Fiorentina

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Lautaro Martínez scored twice for Inter in their 4-3 win vs. Fiorentina.

Martínez scored two goals in a game for the first time this season. With Inter leading 1-0, it was a great solo run by Lautaro Martínez as he dribbled around the Fiorentina players and scored to give Inter the 2-0 lead.

The Argentina made it 3-2 as Inter were awarded a penalty and he would score. He now has three goals in his last two games.

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