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Probably Genk - Gent, though I think with 5 away goals in the last game this tie is already decided.

While Olympiakos and Besiktas drew their first game in Greece I believe Besiktas home form will make them beat Olympiakos tonight and advance to the next round.

Krasnodar - Celta I don't really know much about, aside from Celta's form this season being very inconsistent beating Real madrid in copa del rey, beating Barcelona at home before losing 6-0 at Camp nou etc...

16-Mar-2017 18:12:17

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Aside from Lyon having the edge after a 4-2 win against Roma I think the other late matches will be close. I reckon Anderlecht will advance; Apoel has only managed one away win in europe this season (0-1 at Olympiacos) including 0-0 against New saints and 2-1 loss to Rosenborg in qualifiers.

16-Mar-2017 18:21:59

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That was quite a boring game.

Celta are through! What a relief, it's horrible to have to go to Russia in the 1/8 finals. Hopefully Man Utd. will eliminate Rostov too.

Going to watch the Anderlecht game now.

16-Mar-2017 19:51:42

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Wasn't able to find any decent streams for that game :/

Man utd - Rostov has been pretty boring with Rostov having 11 players parked in their own half and united not switching play around fast enough. A lot of crosses from Valencia and Blind, Zlatan's hit the post twice, 75%+ possession for man utd.

Rostov have only brought along 4 substitute players, one being a keeper, but I assume they'll have to sub on Bukharov sometime in the 2nd half and try to score a goal on the counter.

Dahoud with a great shot against Schalke!

16-Mar-2017 21:07:08 - Last edited on 16-Mar-2017 21:09:07 by Seeker

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Hopefully some more interesting match ups next round!

Pogba off injured after 48 min
Blind off injured after 64 min with Phil Jones playing as a left wing back for the remaining game, meaning there were no attacks down the left side ...

I'm sure this game would've ended 0-0 if mata didn't score on that one counter attack.
Romero made some great saves to keep the clean sheet.

16-Mar-2017 22:09:27 - Last edited on 16-Mar-2017 22:09:41 by Seeker

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Preferred draws? Mine:

Ajax - Anderlecht
Besiktas - Schalke 04
Genk - Man Utd
Lyon - Celta

Imagine the headlines if a Belgian team eliminates Man Utd. after Gent - Tottenham.

16-Mar-2017 22:30:09 - Last edited on 16-Mar-2017 22:33:26 by July

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Can Besiktas draw Ajax or will UEFA not draw them together with the current political situation between Turkey and Netherlands?

Your picks look good to me; the worst teams to draw atm I think is Lyon (based on their form) and Besiktas (longest travel). I don't feel there are any "easy" teams left and everyone should fancy their chances.

17-Mar-2017 00:32:26

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