With one round of Serie A matches to play before Napoli and Inter Milan come face-to-face in a top-of-the-table clash, the two sides will each hope to steal a march this weekend after the title contenders have struggled to impress of late.
Atlanta takes on Club Brugge in the second leg of a UEFA Champions League playoff matchup on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord all advanced on Tuesday to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, with the final four spots to be determined on Wednesday.
Inter and Barcelona legend Samuel Eto'o publicly backed Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman after an argument with Gian Piero Gasperini: 'Memory in football
Bayern München left it late to beat Celtic and book their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16, where they will be joined by Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord after they also won their respective knockout phase play-off ties on Tuesday. UEFA.com rounds up all the action.
Inter may have breathed a sigh of relief upon learning they would avoid Milan and Juventus in the Champions League Round of 16, although they are well aware that Feyenoord must be handled with
Fiorentina have a chance of putting themselves back into the Champions League places when they host Como. The Viola are sixth following their 2-1 defeat to Inter on Monday, who they had beaten 3-0 at home, just a few days before. A win could see them leapfrog the likes of Juventus and Lazio, who both have difficult games.
After VAR stuck with the on-field decision, Nilsson stepped up to score from the penalty spot to condemn Atalanta to their first European away defeat of the season, leaving them with a deficit to overturn if they are to make their third last-16 appearance in the Champions League.
Atalanta are facing Club Brugge on Tuesday for the second leg of the UEFA Champions League's playoffs, after losing 1-0 in the away game last week, thanks to a late and much discussed penalty scored by Gustaf Nilsson that led to the protests from the side coached by Gian Piero Gasperini.