Key occasions
HALF TIME: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Club Brugge (agg 4-4)
The tie on the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid has reached its three-quarter mark. Or has it? We’ll must reassess if this goes to additional time, which it might nicely do, as a result of Atleti merely can’t shake off Brugge in any respect. Alexander Sorloth gave the hosts the lead on 23 minutes, Simon Mignolet failing to cope with a shot from the sting of the field that squeaked into the underside left. But Joel Ordoñez headed dwelling from a nook after 36 minutes, after which Hugo Vetlesen missed two large possibilities to place Brugge forward within the tie for the very first time. Second half guarantees enjoyable!
Preamble
This was going to be a standalone MBM of the second leg between Newcastle United and Qarabag. But, nicely, y’know.
Good night and welcome, then, to the fantastic world of Clockwatch. We’ll nonetheless soak up occasions at St James’ Park tonight, however there shall be three different Champions League matches on the go, one having already began, so we might as nicely preserve checking in on these as nicely. Especially as final yr’s runners-up are in grave hazard of being dumped out by Bodø/Glimt, a membership Inter dispatched from the 1978-79 Cup Winners’ Cup second spherical 7-1 on combination. Times change. Anyway, right here’s tonight’s card, and right here we go. It’s on!
Atletico Madrid v Club Brugge (agg 3-3; ko 5.45pm)
Bayer Leverkusen v Olympiakos (agg 2-0; ko 8pm)
Internazionale v Bodo/Glimt (agg 1-3; ko 8pm)
Newcastle v Qarabag (agg 6-1; ko 8pm)