Protecting three-goal leads, Champions League heavyweights Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain will look to clinch their places in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
So, amazingly, will tiny Bodø/Glimt.
There’s a one-sided look to the first batch of second-leg matches to be completed in the round of 16, as Madrid and PSG arrive in England with a 3-0 lead over Manchester City and a 5-2 lead over Chelsea, respectively.
This could be a tough week for the much-hyped Premier League, as all six of its round-of-16 representatives failed to win across the first legs.
Arsenal looks best placed of the English teams to advance and will take on Bayer Leverkusen in London on Tuesday with the score at 1-1.
Then there’s Bodø/Glimt, in its debut season in the Champions League and easily the least-heralded team to make it through to the knockout stage.
The Norwegian club leads Sporting Lisbon 3-0 from
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