Read the latest news and the results that the teams that have reached the "16" of the tournament have had lately.
The program of the "16" phase
Thursday 08 / 03 / 2012
20:00
Atletico Madrid-Besiktas
Diego Simeone… renewed Atletico Madrid is trying to go as far as possible in the tournament and will seek to achieve its sixth consecutive victory. For its part, Besiktas is in fourth place in the Turkish league and in the second match of the previous phase had rested at 0-2 at home to Braga. The "Rochiblancos" do not count Asuncio (punished), Diego (injured) and Godin's participation will be judged at the last minute. Instead, Suarez returns. In the opposite camp, the Turks do not count Hilbert, Caihan and Korkmaz.
Sporting Lisbon-Manchester City
Sporting Lisbon is called upon to overtake against Manchester City. The "lions" managed to exclude Legia Warsaw, but in the previous match of the Portuguese championship they were defeated 1-0 by Setubal. For their part, the "citizens" managed to beat Porto at home and away and got the ticket for the next phase of the tournament. Roberto Mancini's team is at the top of the Premier League and on Saturday defeated (2-0) Bolton. Jeffren and Rodriguez are doubtful for the hosts, while the guests do not face any problems.
Twente-Schalke
A special match is this between Twente and Schalke. The Dutch eliminated Steaua Bucharest and on Sunday beat Eindhoven 6-2 away from home. The Germans left Plzen, but on Saturday lost 2-1 at the home of Freiburg. The hosts will play without Ferhuk and Lazaat and the guests do not count Ferman, Unerstal, Metzelder and Hundelar.
22:05
Alkmaar-Udinese
Alkmaar wants to continue the dream it is living, making another surprise in the tournament against Udinese. Hergian Ferbeik's team eliminated Anderlecht and on Saturday they got the "three points" (3-1) against Heracles. For their part, the Italians continue the great course they have this season. In the previous phase, they left PAOK out, but on Sunday they got stuck in "zero" (0-0) with Udinese. The hosts do not count on Johansson and Bensop, while the guests have several problems: Isla, Badou (out), Abdi (doubtful) and Fabrini (forward).
Manchester United-Athletic Bilbao
They are not compromising with anything less than the final in Manchester United, which is called to overcome the obstacle of Athletic Bilbao to reach the "8" of the Europa League. In the previous phase, the players of Sir Alex Ferguson eliminated Ajax, while lately they seem to be gaining ground in the English championship. For their part, the Spaniards left out Lokomotiv Moscow and on Sunday prevailed with a score of 2-0 over Sociedad. The "red devils" will fight without Vidic, Cleverley, Valencia, Fletcher and Owen, while Smalling is doubtful. For their part, the Spanish team does not count Amorebieta (punished), Othio and Gourpegi (injured).
Standard Liege-Hannover
In 2010 Hamburg had stopped the frantic course of Standard Liege in the Europa League. Two years later, the Belgian team finds a German team again in the same phase of the tournament, but will try to pass to the "8" of the institution. In the previous phase, the "reds" had a hard time eliminating Wisla Krakow, while on Sunday they lost with a score of 1-0 at the headquarters of Club Brugge. For its part, Hannover managed to get two victories against the team of Brussels and on Saturday they drew (2-2) with Augsburg. The hosts will play without Goro (injured), while Van Dame is now counted. The Germans will play without Slaudraft.
Valencia-Eindhoven
A match with peculiarities is the one between Valencia and Eindhoven. The Spaniards got two victories against Stoke City and advanced to the next phase, while on Sunday they left the "double" (1-0) from the headquarters of Granada for the Primera Division. For their part, the Dutch did not have much difficulty in the previous phase and eliminated (with two victories) Trabzonspor. The "bats" will play without Maduro and Banega, while Miguel is doubtful, while PSV does not count Enchelar and Tamata.
Repetitive matches
Thursday 15 / 03 / 2012
20:00
Athletic Bilbao-Manchester United
Hannover-Standard Liege
Eindhoven-Valencia
Udinese-Alkmaar
22:05
Olympiacos-Metalist
Besiktas-Atletico Madrid
Schalke-Twente
Manchester City-Sporting Lisbon
Source: sportfm.gr