Despite these tumultuous times, highlighted by pandemics and rising war fears, soccer never stops as we gear up for another exciting month. The Premier League aside, let’s take a look at the five most intriguing soccer matches to live stream or watch on available TV channels this month.
Liverpool vs Inter Milan – Champions League
Liverpool is on the cusp of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals following a hard-fought 2-0 win away to Inter Milan in the first leg of their blockbuster last-16 tie.
However, the reigning Serie A champions are no quitters, and there is no doubt they will look to give Jurgen Klopp’s side a run for their money in the return leg at Anfield.
The Reds are back in contention for the Premier League crown on the back of six consecutive league victories, but the lucrative winter signing of Luis Diaz shows they mean business in Europe.
Meanwhile, Inter’s hopes of defending the Serie A title are not going according to plan, as the Scudetto race is still wide open, with AC Milan and Napoli sniffing around.
Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain – Champions League
Real Madrid will have a point to prove when they encounter Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their mouth-watering Champions League round-of-16 tie at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Restricted to zero shots on target in the first leg at the Parc des Princes, Carlo Ancelotti’s side suffered late heartbreak, as Kylian Mbappe’s 93rd-minute winner fired PSG to a slender lead in this tie.
The French dynamo gave Florentino Perez a taste of what could be with a dazzling solo run past the entire Madrid backline to undo the Spaniards’ hard labor throughout 90 minutes.
Los Merengues will have to do a lot better if they are to turn things around in the return leg and avoid their third Champions League last-16 elimination in four years.
Manchester United vs Atletico Madrid – Champions League
Anthony Elanga’s late equaliser cancelled out Joao Felix’s early deadlock-breaker and gave Manchester United and Atletico Madrid everything to play for at Old Trafford.
With their first UEFA two-legged tie in over 30 years evenly poised after a pulsating 1-1 draw in Madrid, both sides will have high hopes heading into the return leg.
Neither team is having a great time in domestic proceedings, with Atletico’s hopes of winning back-to-back La Liga titles for the first time in 70 years already looking like a far-fetched dream.
On the other hand, recent Man Utd news has them struggling in the Premier League to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, let alone the title, with the Champions League appearing to be their best shot at silverware this term.
Napoli vs AC Milan – Serie A
An enthralling Scudetto race is picking up steam, as Napoli and AC Milan are set to trade tackles in a top-table six-pointer at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.
With only two points separating the sides ahead of the kick-off, the Rossoneri are hopeful of solidifying their place at the summit with a win in southern Italy.
Stefano Pioli’s men felt hard done by in the reverse fixture after a controversial VAR call disallowed Franck Kessie’s last-gasp equalizer, handing Napoli a mammoth 1-0 win at the San Siro.
Therefore, Milan will have revenge on their minds when the two sides meet in Naples on March 6th.
Real Madrid vs Barcelona – La Liga
The 184th installment of the famed El Clasico in La Liga pits table-topping Real Madrid against a resurgent Barcelona side at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos cruised to a 2-1 win at Camp Nou in the reverse fixture earlier in the season, but they cannot afford to rest on their laurels against Xavi’s high-flyers.
Inspired by a raft of high-profile winter signings, the Catalans have got their stuttering league campaign back on track and are now the genuine candidates to secure Champions League football for next season.
It will be up to the ex-Premier League stars, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Adama Traore, to lead Barcelona’s pursuit of their first La Liga to win in the nation’s capital since March 2019.