{"id":1016932,"date":"2022-03-10T11:31:53","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/10\/europa-league-round-of-16-preview\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T11:31:53","slug":"europa-league-round-of-16-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/10\/europa-league-round-of-16-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League Round of 16 preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/newFile-1-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Barcelona celebrate\" title=\"Barcelona celebrate\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barcelona celebrate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round of 16 action from the UEFA Europa League, with matches scheduled for Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 March 2022.<\/p>\n<p>DStv and GOtv are the only true home of football in Africa, offering a range and depth of action that no other rival can match \u2013 it\u2019s literally \u2018Unbeatable Football\u2019! If you\u2019re going to spend your money on something, it may as well be on the best football in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The round of 16 opens on Wednesday evening with two matches, as Porto welcome Olympique Lyon to Portugal and Eintracht Frankfurt head to Spain to face hosts Real Betis. Los Verdiblancos are performing a balancing act between La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League, but manager Manuel Pellegrini is enjoying that particular challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way to face three competitions is to think that the game that\u2019s coming next is the most important,\u201d said the Chilean tactician. \u201cIt\u2019s important to retain our place in La Liga and perform in the other competitions too. That\u2019s positive pressure, the pressure of a big team. The most important game is the next one. No competition is more important than the other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Thursday features two early kick-offs as RB Leipzig take on Spartak Moscow and West Ham United travel to face Sevilla \u2013 with the latter clash exciting Hammers star Declan Rice: \u201c<em>Sevilla [\u2026] they\u2019re a massive club, it\u2019s going to be a tough tie but if we want to compete with the best and test ourselves against the best then we\u2019ve got beat the best. We\u2019re all excited, all the lads and the manager and of course, the fans are looking forward to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thursday\u2019s late games are headlined by Barcelona tackling Galatasaray in a meeting of two of Europe\u2019s biggest names. Barca manager Xavi Hernandez oversaw his team\u2019s emphatic defeat of Napoli in the next round and will be hoping for more excellence against Gala.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPerhaps this was the most complete performance of our season,\u201d said Xavi of their 4-2 win in Italy. \u201cWe wanted to dominate and we did. I\u2019m happy about the effort we put in and with the football we played. The result is fair. I am very happy for the players and this is the way forward. We are on the right road.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The fixture also includes Atalanta hosting Bayer Leverkusen, Scotland\u2019s Rangers looking to continue their fairy-tale run when they welcome Red Star Belgrade, and Monaco heading to Portugal to face Sporting Braga.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No rival can compete with SuperSport\u2019s coverage. Our viewers on DStv and GOtv enjoy an unrivalled selection of football from around the world!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss the New Football Season on SuperSport on DStv and GOtv. Visit www.dstv.com and www.gotvafrica.com to subscribe or upgrade, and join in on the excitement. And while you\u2019re on the move, you can stream matches on the DStv App.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UEFA Europa League broadcast details, 9-10 March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 10 March<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>19:45: RB Leipzig v Spartak Moscow \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Football, SuperSport GOtv Football and SuperSport Maximo 360<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>19:45: Sevilla v West Ham United \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Premier League and SuperSport Maximo 1<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22:00: Rangers v Red Star Belgrade \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 1 and SuperSport Maximo 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22:00: Sporting Braga v Monaco \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport OTT2 and SuperSport GOtv Football<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22:00: Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport Variety 4, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport GOtv Select 2<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>22:00: Barcelona v Galatasaray \u2013 <strong><em>LIVE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em> on SuperSport La Liga, SuperSport Maximo 360 and SuperSport GOtv La Liga<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"1jR0foFCwaE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV News (9-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1jR0foFCwaE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona celebrate SuperSport viewers on DStv and GOtv can look forward to Round of 16 action from the UEFA Europa League, with matches scheduled for Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 March 2022. 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