Champions League bold predictions: Manchester United waste their chances despite Atletico Madrid mistakes
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Christian Pulisic also gets a chance to shine for Chelsea in Lille
The Champions League round of 16 wraps up this week on Paramount+ with four more games on the calendar. Amid the off-field turbulence that is engulfing them, Chelsea travel to Lille on Wednesday but before that there is perhaps the most exciting tie left to be completed as Manchester United host Atletico Madrid. Here's what to look out for in those games:
Quite unsurprisingly the focus has been on other matters at Stamford Bridge of late, but recent weeks have seen Christian Pulisic emerge from the peripheries of the squad to play an increasingly important role in Thomas Tuchel's tactical plans. After a season pockmarked by injuries, COVID-19 and stints at wing back, the US international is finally getting a chance to show what he can do in his best positions. It's not that the 23 year old has entered first name on the team sheet territory, if anything he figures to start against Lille because he is a good fit next to those Tuchel will be building his team around, but he's still getting consistent playing time where he want it for the first time all season.
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