Champions League expert picks, predictions: Real Madrid aim to hold onto one-goal lead vs. Atletico Madrid

Another follow -up week UEFA Champions League promotion Will end on Wednesday if the round of 16 ends and four teams will book a place in the quarterfinals.

Arsenal seems to follow on Tuesday from Bayern Munich and to convert a big advantage of the first leg in the previous eight, but things are still in the air for a handful of teams. This includes Real Madrid, who wants to prevent the fate of Liverpool from being destroyed a label of one goal in the first leg.

Prior to a Wednesday that teases entertainment and hopefully a little drama, there are choices and predictions from the CBS sports team here.

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Here are our expert choices for this matchday:

The Champions League -Lei from Wednesday

Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid

Player to watch: Julian Alvarez – Sunday’s defeat to Crystalen Getafe the budding importance of their young Argentinian to Atletico Madrid. Alvarez could not get started nor his team. The attacker can do it all, hit his husband, poach and create for others. – James Benge

Man of the match: Kylian Mbappe – After the first stage in the Santiago Bernabeu, the side of Carlo Ancelotti will have to defend themselves at their best against the Diego Simeone team, but then the counterattacks may be the key factor for this draw and a player like Mbappe can express at his best. – Francesco Porzio

Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1, Real Madrid 1 – It may be waved in Real Madrid last week, but these two teams are evenly tuned throughout the season. Expect another competitive game that ends in a draw, where the talented attack by Atletico falls, just a shortage of this draw and reaching the last eight. – PARDEEP CATRY

Best bet: Ousmane both teams to score and more than 2.5 goals (-118)- There has not been much to separate these teams and both want to play their football on the front foot, so that could be the stage for goals. It is impossible to say how this competition will go, but there are too many talented attackers on each side to see this going, especially in view of the fine finishes that could be seen in the first stage. If Atleti gets the first goal at home, this can increase. – Chuck Booth

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