Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Bayern Munich and Shakhtar Donetsk. The Round of 16 clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Arena Munchen in Munich and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola (via UEFA): "I am very optimistic. I have always said we would win this tie and that feeling has not altered. Donetsk have a lot of quality. They have players who could play here in Germany and if Shakhtar played in the Bundesliga, they would be among the title favorites. Their style of play, with fast counterattacks and a lot of individual quality, is really impressive."
Shakhtar Donetsk manager Mircea Lucescu: "Bayern are top quality. What Guardiola is doing here is impressive. They really play very nice football. I have not met many coaches with such quality. We have known each other a long time and there won't be many surprises between us, but you never know. Anything can happen."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben remains the club's primary attacking threat on the ball. In six Champions League appearances, the 31-year-old has two goals and an average of 1.8 take-ons.
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Bernat, Badstuber, Boateng, Rafinha; Alaba, Schweinsteiger; Ribery, Muller, Robben; Lewandowski
Shakhtar Donetsk's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Pyatov; Shevchuk, Rakitskiy, Kucher, Srna; Taison, Fernando, Stepanenko, Costa; Teixeira; Adriano
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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