The UEFA Champions League will simmer for the next two months before it comes to a boil in February. The Round of 16 matchups were set Monday when UEFA conducted the draw for the first knockout phase of European soccer’s elite competition. Looming matchups between Liverpool and Bayern Munich, Manchester United and PSG and Atletico Madrid and Juventus stand out from the pack of games, as the soccers world’s brightest stars plot their course toward continental glory. NESN.com’s Marc DiBenedetto and Marcus Kwesi O’Mard review the eight matchups, offering their initial reactions and predictions this week on the “NESN Soccer Podcast.” Liste... NESN.com
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UEFA Europa League draw: potential match-ups
Arsenal (ENG)This season: W7 D1 L2 F23 A7 (entry: group stage)Top scorer*: Sead Kolašinac, Danny Welbeck (2)Head-to-heads in UEFA competitionv Atlético N/Av CSKA W0 D1 L1 F0 A1v Lazio W2 D2 L0 F7 A3v Leipzig N/Av Marseille W3 D1 L0 F5 A1v Salzburg N/Av Sporting W1 D1 L0 F3 A0*Olivier Giroud, Theo Walcott (both 3) left Arsenal in January UEFA.com - News
Red Sox Look To Stay Hot In Road Matchups Against Rays, Yankees
The Boston Red Sox are riding high as they hit the road for a five-game trip against a pair of division foes. The Red Sox posted a 7-2 record on their latest homestand, capped off by a 6-3 win at Fenway Park to complete a four-game series sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Boston is playing its best baseball at the right time, and it will need to keep it that way during the upcoming road trip. The Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays for a quick two-game series starting Tuesday, followed by a three-game set in New York against the Yankees. And with the regular season nearing the home stretch, the