On Wednesday, teams from groups A-D will enter the UEFA Champions League battle. After the national team break, the most powerful tournament on the Old Continent did not spare goals yesterday - a total of 27 accurate shots were made into the opponents' goal.
Before the upcoming 5th round matches with the most popular football news portal in the country "EuroFootball.com", "Viasat Sport Baltic" commentator and former Lithuanian national team football player Nerijus Vasiliauskas shared his thoughts.
The most interesting match today awaits at the "Emirates" stadium, where London's "Arsenal" and Paris' "Saint-Germain" are fighting for the first place in the group. According to N. Vasiliauskas, intriguing and unpredictable matches await in North London.
"The two group leaders meet, so we can expect an intense battle for the first position," the commentator said. - "Arsenal" is a very unpredictable team, so predicting the course of these matches is difficult."
"Knowing Arsenal, we can expect two scenarios - either they will play amazing matches, or it will simply not be their day. This was demonstrated in the match against Manchester United, where the 'Gunners' barely saved the game at the end. Interestingly, in this match, Arsenal had difficulty playing as the first number, which we were used to seeing.
It's hard to predict, but I would bet on a draw. Arsenal will play at home, so they will definitely achieve a draw," N. Vasiliauskas insisted.
"Arsenal" has been demonstrating excellent results this season in both the country's championships and the Champions League. However, in November, Arsene Wenger's proteges faced difficulties - they played two draws in a row in the Premier League, but the opponents were not the weakest - Manchester United and Tottenham.
N. Vasiliauskas does not think that Arsenal is in a slump and adds that A. Wenger can actually be pleased with the current game and the not so high number of injuries.
"I don't think their form is bad at the moment. Arsenal has always been a team that demonstrates beautiful football and nothing has changed now. Strangely enough, Londoners have managed to avoid a large number of injured players this season.
"Arsenal" usually loses its form in the spring and falls into a pit, but this is not visible now and they can play against anyone," said the former football player.
Another intriguing match awaits today in Germany, where Borussia Monchengladbach will face Manchester City. In the previous round, the 'Citizens' achieved a very important victory against Barcelona and went to Germany with the goal of continuing their winning streak.
Asked if the Germans are capable of beating Manchester City, N. Vasiliauskas replied: "They may be capable, but I think they can't beat the current Manchester City.
"Manchester City is currently on par with all elite European clubs. Not only in terms of player names or money, but also in terms of the game itself. So I predict Pep Guardiola's students' victory. The Germans have no chance in these matches," N. Vasiliauskas concluded.
Today, two matches in the UEFA Champions League will start earlier, but the remaining ones will take place at the usual time - at 9:45 p.m. Lithuanian time.
Guess how the Champions League match between London's Arsenal and PSG clubs will end! The betting company "Cbet" considers the English team as the favorites of the match, but what do you think?
Aivaras Katutis, eurofootball.lt
