NEWTOWN
Newtown will be hoping that they reel in Dundalk’s four-goal advantage in the Europa Conference League at Park Hall on Tuesday evening (kick-off is at 5.45pm).
Newtown will have to play the game away from their home venue due to their ground not meeting UEFA regulations.
The Welsh outfit were swatted aside by the Lilywhites last time out, but they will be hoping that ‘home’ advantage can help them reduce their four-goal deficit.
They did however have a number of Covid-19 related issues at play before kick-off, and had not played a competitive game in over a month.
Slovan Bratislava celebrating their win over Dundalk in Tallaght Stadium in 2019
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA
Slovan have a rich European football history having won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1969 beating Barcelona in Basil. They have made the groups stages of the Europa League three times in the last decade.
In the 2019 they defeated Dundalk (1-0 at home and 3-1 in Tallaght) in the Europa League third qualifying round and Greek side PAOK in the play-off round to make the group stages where they earned four points (from a win over Besiktas at home and a 2-2 draw away to Braga).
Last year, they had to forfeit their fixture against Faroe Island side KI due to a positive COVID-19 test in their squad and then lost to 4-3 on penalties to Finnish side KuPS after their one-legged tie ended 1-1 after 120 minutes so they will be hoping to fair better this season.
Slovan Bratislava celebrating their win over Dundalk in Tallaght Stadium in 2019
SLOVAN BRATISLAVA
Slovan have a rich European football history having won the European Cup Winners Cup in 1969 beating Barcelona in Basil. They have made the groups stages of the Europa League three times in the last decade.
In the 2019 they defeated Dundalk (1-0 at home and 3-1 in Tallaght) in the Europa League third qualifying round and Greek side PAOK in the play-off round to make the group stages where they earned four points (from a win over Besiktas at home and a 2-2 draw away to Braga).
Last year, they had to forfeit their fixture against Faroe Island side KI due to a positive COVID-19 test in their squad and then lost to 4-3 on penalties to Finnish side KuPS after their one-legged tie ended 1-1 after 120 minutes so they will be hoping to fair better this season.
Champions League Preview: Round of 16 Second Leg Published March 16, 2021 by Sol FH
The remaining four matches of the round of 16, second leg ties begin tonight and tomorrow at 20:00 GMT.
There are only four matches left to decide which four teams will advance to the Champions League Quarterfinals and join the squad s that already made it through. Dortmund, Liverpool, Paris, and Porto are the first four teams through to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, and we are all eager to see who will be in the competition.
Real Madrid vs. Atalanta
In the first leg, Atalanta received a red card in the 17th minute of play but was able to hold off Real until four-minutes from full-time, when Ferland Mendy knocked in a much-needed goal for the win. Now, with Real at home, no one is expecting them to lose and they certainly have the odds in their favor.
The Champions League Round of 16 continues with two matches tonight at 20:00 GMT.
The Champions League returned last night and we saw a major upset by Porto over Juventus (2-1) and an excellent match that went to Dortmund over Sevilla (3-2). Now, we focus on the matches tonight and tomorrow night to see which teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
Chelsea is at National Arena tonight to take on Atletico Madrid in Leg 1 of their Round of 16 match. Although this is supposed to be the home match for Atletico, they won t be playing in Spain.
The Blues were happy with their Champions League draw two months ago, when they learned they would be playing the Spanish squad Not taking anything away from Atletico, but, Chelsea could ve faced a stronger team at this stage.