Champions League: Ranking the teams who should be most worried as PSG, Atletico Madrid face uphill battles

The Champions League round of 16 is halfway through, and although a few tires are completely over after one leg like PSV that loses 7-1 from Arsenal, there will be a lot in balance at the second legs on Tuesday and Wednesday. But which teams should worry about entering those second legs? Some like Bayer Leverkusen did not show up to play in the first stage, so it’s hard to feel too bad, even though they are out of the draw, while others such as Paris Saint-Germain and Benfica have suffered scary losses in competitions that they had demonstrably had to win. That is why there are various views on how concerned teams can be with their results on first legs, but let’s look at those parties.

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5. Feyenoord

First leg result: 0-2 Loss to Inter
Scenario: Feyenoord needs a victory of two goals to send the match to extra time and a victory of three goals to continue.

The Dutch disappointment continues with Feyenoord, which means that goals on either side of the rest lead to a loss of two goals for Inter. Against most teams this would give you the chance to come back, but Inter are not most teams, they are the class of Series A and have shown the opportunity to easily push the later stages of the tournament. Raging back through one goal to have Inter, feels like lagging behind by multiple goals, and a shortage with two goals feels like something that cannot be destroyed.

4. Club Brugge

First leg result: 1-3 loss for Aston Villa
Scenario: Club Brugge needs a victory of two goals to send the match to extra time, and a victory of three goals to continue.

For the most part of the game, Bruges kept itself its own, but then his mistakes made his mistakes and they now have a shortage on their way to the Midlands. By allowing his own goal in the 82nd minute before he admits a penalty to deepen their spiral, Bruges is to blame for no one, but himself/ this is a phase in which Underdogs meet their end, but for Bruges it is their own do.

3. Benfica

First leg result: 0-1 loss for Barcelona
Scenario: Benfica needs a victory of one goal to send the match to extra time and a victory of two goals to continue.

Since 2019, only a team has made 25 or more shots three times without scoring a goal in the knockout phases and one of them was Benfica. Playing a man at home for most of the game against a team that could win the entire Champions League, this is one of the biggest missed opportunities that a team could endure in the round of 16. Barcelona giving the chance to go home and play for a draw does not mean that it is over, but it feels for it.

2. Atletico Madrid

First leg result: 1-2 loss for Real Madrid
Scenario: Atletico Madrid needs a victory of one goal to send the match to extra time and a victory of two goals to continue.

Built to win silverware this season, when Julian Alvarez tied the match for Atleti in the first half, it felt as if they would at least get an important draw at the Santiago Bernabeu until Brahim Diaz delivered a moment of individual sparkle to sink his rivals in the second half of the game. Unlike others on this list, Atleti still has the home leg in their future, but if you have opportunities against Real Madrid, it cannot be a recipe for a disaster.

1. Paris Saint-Germain

First leg result: 0-1 loss for Liverpool
Scenario: Paris Saint-Germain needs a victory of one goal to send the match to extra time and a victory of two goals to go downright.

Together with Benfica, PSG took more than 25 shots without scoring a goal thanks to Alisson who set up one of the best goalkeeper versions of his entire career. To have the chance to beat Liverpool, PSG had to win at home and that was not the case and they go to Anfield without even having a draw on their side. Although PSG can shoot, they must be more clinical in the second stage or this will be a big disappointment in UCL.