Champions League 2024-25: Round of 16 Matches on March 12

After the thrilling first leg of fixtures in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25, the remaining four clashes of this phase of the tournament will take place to finalize the qualifiers for the quarter-finals. So far, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Paris Saint-Germain have already secured their spots.

For Wednesday, March 12, the following matches are scheduled for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25:

1. LOSC Lille vs. Borussia Dortmund
2. Aston Villa vs. Club Brugge
3. Arsenal vs. PSV Eindhoven
4. Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid

1️⃣ LOSC Lille - Borussia Dortmund

The match that will kick off the final day of the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 is the one between LOSC Lille and Borussia Dortmund. This tie is completely open, as in the previous match at the Signal Iduna Park, the French and German teams could not separate themselves and ended in a 1-1 draw, with Karim Adeyemi (Dortmund) and Hákon Arnar Haraldsson (Lille) scoring the goals respectively. Everything is to be decided at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium.

• How is the series going? ⚽: 1-1
• Where will it be played?  🏟️: Pierre Mauroy Stadium (France 🇫🇷)
• Match time ⌚: 18:45 h (CET)
• Where can you watch it? 📺: M+ Champions League 2 (M61 O116), from the Movistar Plus platform (🇪🇸)

The winner of this tie already knows their next opponent, as they will face FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals, a team that secured their place in the next round decisively with a score of 3-1 leaving SL Benfica behind.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS:

LOSC LILLE

• Probable lineup 🥅: Chevalier; Meunier, Diakité, Alexsandro, Gudmundsson; André, Bouaddi; Haraldsson, Mukau, Mbappé; David
• Injuries 🏥: Zhegrova (adductor)
• Doubts 🩹: Sahraoui (out of shape), Bakker (muscular)
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: David, Meunier

BORUSSIA DORTMUND

• Probable lineup 🥅: Kobel; Ryerson; Can, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Gross, Sabitzer; Adeyemi, Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy
• Injuries 🏥: Svensson (knee), Nmecha (knee)
• Doubts 🩹: Chukwuemeka (knee)
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Beier, Couto, Gross, Ryerson, Sabitzer

2️⃣ Aston Villa - Club Brugge

Another match taking place this Wednesday in the Champions League is the clash between Club Brugge and Aston Villa. In this tie, the English team arrives with a significant advantage in several aspects. Besides having obtained a favorable result in Belgian territory, where they won 1-3 with goals from Leon Bailey, Brandon Mechele, and Marco Asensio,  answered by Maxim de Cuyper,  the team led by Unai Emery will also benefit from closing the match at home, simply having to manage the result.

• How is the series going? ⚽: 3-1 in favor of Aston Villa
• Where will it be played? 🏟️: Villa Park (England 🇬🇧)
• Match time ⌚: 21:00 h (CET)
• Where can you watch it? 📺: M+ Champions League 2 (M61 O116), M+ Champions League 4 (M180 O276) and M+ Champions League 5 (M182 O277) (🇪🇸)

The team that emerges victorious in this series already knows they will face Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals. This after the French managed to prevail against Liverpool in a thrilling match, where emotions ran high.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS:

ASTON VILLA

• Probable lineup 🥅: Emiliano Martínez; Disasi, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Kamara, Tielemans; Bailey, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
• Injuries 🏥: Barkley (knee)
• Doubts 🩹: Asensio (unspecified), Emiliano Martínez (unspecified), Onana (quadriceps)
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Digne, Disasi, Kamara, Rashford

CLUB BRUGGE

• Probable lineup 🥅: Mignolet; Sabbe, Ordoñez, Mechele, De Cuyper; Onyedika, Jashari; Talbi, Vanaken, Tzolis; Jutglà
• Injuries 🏥: Meijer (knee), Seys (muscular)
• Doubts 🩹: none
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Onyedika, Seys, Skóraś, Tzolis, Vetlesen

3️⃣ Arsenal - PSV Eindhoven

Of all the series, probably the one that is already defined from the first leg, unless an unprecedented miracle occurs, is the one between Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven,  as the 'gunners' come into this match after defeating the Dutch team in the first leg with an overwhelming score of 1-7. It was a match on Dutch soil that saw six different scorers from the English side, in a party that started with Jurriën Timber, continued with Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Martin Ødegaard (two goals), Leandro Trossard, and ended with Riccardo Calafiori. The only goal from the 'farmers' was courtesy of Noa Lang. It seems to be just a matter of managing the result for the Londoners.

• How is the series going? ⚽: 7-1 in favor of Arsenal
• Where will it be played? 🏟️: Emirates Stadium (England 🇬🇧)
• Match time ⌚: 21:00 h (CET)
• Where can you watch it? 📺: M+ Champions League 3 (M62 O118) and M+ Champions League 4 (M180 O276) (🇪🇸)

The club that emerges as the winner in this series will know their opponent practically at the same time. Their opponent in the quarter-finals will be decided between the winner of the match between Real Madrid and Atletico,  which will also be played on this same day.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS:

ARSENAL

• Probable lineup 🥅: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Ødegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Sterling, Mikel Merino, Trossard
• Injuries 🏥: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Saka (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee), Havertz (hamstring)
• Doubts 🩹: none
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Martinelli, Sterling, Timber

PSV EINDHOVEN

• Probable lineup 🥅: Benítez; Ledezma, Flamingo, Boscagli, Mauro Júnior; Schouten, Til, Saibari; Perišić, De Jong, Lang
• Injuries 🏥: Pepi (knee), Tillman (ankle), Bajraktarević (illness)
• Doubts 🩹: none
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: De Jong, Mauro Júnior, Karsdorp, Malacia, Veerman

4️⃣ Atletico Madrid - Real Madrid

Finally, the match that initially presents itself as the highlight of the day, being another 'Madrid derby' between Real and Atletico,  a match that promises to deliver as much or more excitement than in the first leg, where a total of three genuine goals were scored. It started with Rodrygo opening the scoring in the early moments of the match, a goal that would later be answered by the 'spider' Julián Álvarez.

However, the merengues would take the lead in the 55th minute with a controversial goal courtesy of Brahim Díaz,  which was surrounded by great controversy due to a clear offside position of Vinicius Jr. that could have meant the annulment of the goal from the Spanish-Moroccan. However, the goal stood despite the evidence of the blatant error, thus tipping the first leg in favor of the whites.

• How is the series going? ⚽: 2-1 in favor of Real Madrid
• Where will it be played? 🏟️: Riyadh Air Metropolitano (Spain 🇪🇸)
• Match time ⌚: 21:00 h (CET)
• Where can you watch it? 📺: Movistar Plus+ (M7), Orange Football 1 (108), M+ Champions League (M60 O115), M+ Champions League 4 (M180 O276) and LaLiga TV Bar (🇪🇸)

Given the development of the match, where Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid showed great parity, although perhaps not too brilliantly, it is expected that the next encounter could be quite even. At the same time, the winner of this series will have to face, as previously stated, the winner of the match between PSV and Arsenal,  with the 'gunners' being the favorites unless a major surprise occurs.

POSSIBLE LINEUPS:

ATLETICO DE MADRID

• Probable lineup 🥅: Oblak; Llorente, Giménez, Lenglet, Javi Galán; Simeone, De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Samu Lino; Griezmann, Julián Álvarez
• Injuries 🏥: Koke (muscular)
• Doubts 🩹: Lenglet (unspecified), De Paul (muscular)
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Correa, Giménez

REAL MADRID

• Probable lineup 🥅: Courtois; Valverde, Rüdiger, Raúl Asencio, Mendy; Modrić, Tchouaméni, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior
• Injuries 🏥: Carvajal (knee), Ceballos (tendon), Éder Militão (knee), Vallejo (hamstring)
• Doubts 🩹: none
• Players at risk of suspension ⚠️: Camavinga, Endrick, Éder Militão, Modrić, Rüdiger, Tchouaméni