Sports Desk: The UEFA Champions League is set to restart again on Friday. The prestigious competition was put on hold in March for the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Before the lockdown in March, Atlanta, Paris Saint-Germain, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid had already qualified for the quarter-finals. While, eight other teams, in its bid for a place in the quarter-finals, had to wait for the second leg of the round of 16 matches.which are set to start from Friday.
The Champions League will restart with Juventus looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit to Lyon. While Real Madrid will hope to come back from a deficit of 2-1 against Manchester City. Both the matches will start at 12.30 am IST.
Juventus will have the home advantage in their 2nd leg against Lyon as the match will be played in Juventus’s home ground the Allianz Arena in Turin. While Real Madrid will to travel to Manchester for their match against the English giants Man. City.
The remaining round of 16 matches- Bayern Munich vs. Chelsea, Barcelona vs. Napoli will take place on Saturday.
