Their defeat on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain in last Friday's League Cup final -- their first competitive game since March -- means they must win the Champions League to qualify for Europe next season. Juve won just twice and lost four of their final eight league games, and in Europe they may be reliant on Cristiano Ronaldo's appetite for more Champions League success. Their campaign was underwhelming domestically and the high point of City's experience in the Champions League so far remains a defeat to Real in the semi-finals in 2016. Frank Lampard's team lost to Arsenal in the FA Cup final last weekend and lost Cesar Azpilicueta and Christian Pulisic to injury in the same game. (Saturday 10pm Kenyan time); First leg 1-1)After missing out to Real Madrid in La Liga, Barcelona cannot contemplate being knocked out of the Champions League already, but they are far from safe against Napoli.
Source: Daily Nation August 05, 2020 07:52 UTC