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What to Expect in the Remaining Champions League Last-16 2nd Legs, 5 Months Later

More than five months after the first legs come the second. Before the focus shifts to Lisbon and the denouement of this season's unique, pandemic-altered Champions League, there are four last-16 ties, started in late February, that need to be completed. Four superclubs find themselves in danger, and at least one is assured of going out.

The most intriguing tie is the one between Manchester City and Real Madrid, with Man City 2-1 up from the first leg in Madrid. City was excellent in the first leg, playing with unusual pragmatism to win 2-1, arguably its first great European performance of the Sheikh Mansour era.