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Manchester / Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo is ready for his return to a former workplace. With Juventus Turin, the football superstar invites Tuesday in the Champions League at Old Trafford. At Manchester United, the 33-year-old started his world career. A success would open the door to the last sixteen for Juventus. Manchester threatens, however, in case of defeat, to go through a laborious route to the round of 16.
Guest of Bayern Munich with David Alaba at AEK Athens. Germany at the end of the week after a new dry season, the victorious champion is aiming for the second success of the third appearance in the queen category. The same applies in Manchester City, near Shakhtar Donetsk. The defending champion wants to avoid as much as possible another setback in the Champions League: Real Madrid has invited Viktoria Pilsen an opponent against which no other gap should take place.
Missing notes at Juventus
Juve started the group stage with two wins in two matches. Ronaldo was in the 3-0 match against Young Boys Bern following a one – match suspension. The return to Manchester (Sky Sport) at 20:45 is not an obstacle. When the Portuguese played a competitive match at Old Trafford in March 2013, he managed to qualify for the quarter-finals. At that time, José Mourinho was his coach at Madrid. Now, his compatriot stands alongside the opponent.
Juve has been on the island in soft tones. Coach Mbadimiliano Allegri should not talk to the team after a 1-1 draw against Genoa. "With the lead in Manchester," she said after Ronaldo's leadership, Allegri said after the first point loss of the series champion this season. "It was a lesson for us, an awakening that gave nothing." In England, he expects a match between two teams "who both want to win," Allegri said.
Real with big worries
Ronaldo, who joined Manchester United at the age of 18, scored 118 goals for the Red Devils and won three Premier League matches and one UEFA Champions League match. Five years ago, he was encouraged to return. Mourinho was waiting for a motivated Ronaldo. "Cristiano is still a leading player, I think he likes to come back here, but of course he will try to do his job," United's coach said before the game. His team (4 points) is threatened with a relapse in third place behind Valencia. The Spaniards (1) play Young Boys always flawless with Thorsten Schick.
Real's concerns are even greater than those of the English record champions. Four defeats in the last five competitive games with one shot: "Real is a ruin", headlined the Spanish sports newspaper Marca after the match 1: 2 against Levante this weekend. Coach Julen Lopetegui is not counted five months after her engagement. This former boss of the Spanish team does not have to take the cap, according to the media, the tight schedule and the lack of alternatives. On Sunday, Real will play at Clasico FC Barcelona.
Lopetegui has to face several problems. These are on one side after many missions of the World Cup of weak players such as Luka Modric and Raphael Varane or even the departure not yet replaced Ronaldo this summer. The critics of the followers are mainly directed against the boss of the club, Florentino Perez. The pros reinforced Lopetegui's back. "It's never good to change coaches." Julen has the support of the entire cabin, "said Captain Sergio Ramos. Three meters against Pilsen are mandatory, Real is behind CSKA Moscow and AS Roma is currently only third in the table.
Kovac warns Bayern
Bayern wants to convince after the end of his short run without success with another win at AEK. "What's important is that you focus on the game in a targeted and motivated way, and that you do not think it would happen alone.The team knows that Niko Kovac also knows," said the president of the game. Board of Directors, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. The Bavarians have an exceptional record in the matches against the Greek clubs. In nine European Cup matches, there were seven wins and two draws. Alaba is part of the thigh problems during the victory against Wolfsburg (3: 1). Franck Ribéry is missing because of a vertebral blockage.
In the Bayern group, Ajax of Amsterdam could also take a step forward for the playoff round with Maximilian Wöber winning the home win over Benfica. Hoffenheim is already under pressure. For the club Florian Grillitsch and the injured Stefan Posch, it is forbidden to lose at home against Olympique Lyon. Behind the French (4), ManCity (3) and Donetsk (2), Hoffenheim currently holds only one counter. (APA / Reuters / AFP)
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