{"id":5469,"date":"2018-03-06T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T11:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=5469"},"modified":"2018-03-06T11:27:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T11:27:51","slug":"champions-league-last-16-second-leg-previews-6th-7th-march-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/champions-league-last-16-second-leg-previews-6th-7th-march-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Champions League last-16 second leg previews 6th and 7th March 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/uefa-champions-league.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" \/>The first of the Champions League last-16 ties will be decided this week, as crucial second legs take place across Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Here are the games taking place this week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Matches\/1250817\/Preview\/Europe-UEFA-Champions-League-2017-2018-Liverpool-FC-Porto\"><strong>Liverpool v Porto <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are in complete control of this tie heading into this second leg tie at Anfield, As Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side recorded an emphatic 5-0 victory in the first leg, the highlight of which was a Sadio Mane hat-trick.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds head into this game on the back of five wins in their last six games in all competitions. The Merseysiders are also 11 games unbeaten in the Champions League, while also scoring three or more goals in their last five European outings.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp\u2019s side are also unbeaten in five home games in Europe\u2019s elite competition, also scoring two or more goals in their last four European games at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>Porto have won their last four games since the first leg, scoring two or more goals in all four wins. However, the visitor\u2019s recent record in the Champions League is not great, as they have won just three of their previous nine outings in Europe\u2019s elite competition. To make matters worse they have also won just one of their last five away games in this competition.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool boss Klopp may decide to rest some of his stars for this clash. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/sports-betting\/soccer\/champions-league\"><strong>the Reds are still hot favourites to win this game as well as the tie. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/psg-vs-r-madrid\/386494\"><strong>PSG v Real Madrid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These two teams were seen as potential winners of the Champions League before the draw. However, Real pulled off a 3-1 win in the first leg at the Bernabeu.<\/p>\n<p>PSG have plenty of work to do to get back into this tie. The French side have now suffered consecutive defeats in the Champions League after five straight wins in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Unai Emery\u2019s side are however formidable opposition at the Parc des Princes. <strong>The club from the French capital are 12 games unbeaten on home soil in the Champions League<\/strong>, having scored two or more goals in their last six home games in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid may be experiencing mixed fortunes in La Liga, but their Champions League form has remained strong. <strong>Los Blancos have won six of their last eight European games<\/strong>, including their last three outings, while also scoring at least three goals in those three recent victories. The Spanish giants have also won seven of their last nine away games in Europe\u2019s elite competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday night<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/03\/05\/tottenham-vs-juventus-tv-channel-kick-off-time-date-odds-team-news-7363707\/\"><strong>Tottenham v Juventus <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These two teams head into this clash at Wembley with the tie evenly balanced at 2-2 from the first leg in Turin.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham have the advantage of two away goals and also have a good recent record in this competition. In fact, <strong>Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s side have won seven of their last nine games in the Champions League<\/strong>. The North London side have also scored two or more goals in eight of their last nine outings in this competition.<\/p>\n<p>Spurs have now won their last four home games in the Champions League on home soil, scoring three goals in all three victories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juventus head to the English capital of three straight wins in Serie A<\/strong>. The Bianconeri\u2019s recent record in the Champions League is mixed, as they have won three and drawn three of their last six European games. Max Allegri\u2019s side have won six of their last nine away games in the Champions League, suffering just one defeat in the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday\u2019s other game<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/686476\/Manchester-City-expected-XI-Basel-Champions-League-fixtures-last-16-sportgalleries\">Manchester City v Basel<\/a> (City 4-0 up from the first leg)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Who will progress from this week\u2019s Champions League clashes?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first of the Champions League last-16 ties will be decided this week, as crucial second legs take place across Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Here are the games taking place this week: Tuesday Liverpool v Porto Liverpool are in complete control of this tie heading into this second leg tie at Anfield, As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","category-uk"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Champions League last-16 second leg previews 6th and 7th March 2018 -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/champions-league-last-16-second-leg-previews-6th-7th-march-2018\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Champions League last-16 second leg previews 6th and 7th March 2018 -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The first of the Champions League last-16 ties will be decided this week, as crucial second legs take place across Europe on Tuesday and Wednesday night. 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My name is David Nugent and I am editor-in-chief of LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com. I have always enjoyed various sports, primarily soccer, as I am a die-hard Everton fan. Over time, I learned more about sports betting and discovered the fascinating online gambling industry. Eventually, I decided to turn this passion of mine into a project, and that\u2019s how this platform came to be. I am excited to share my story with you and talk about this platform that\u2019s a result of over 20 years of experience I have in the industry. My Beginnings My love for sports has always been a big part of my life. It all started with my dad and me playing in the backyard, but I continued to play sports throughout both elementary and high school. At that time, I knew very little about sports betting since it wasn\u2019t legal in Pennsylvania, but I quickly learned that other states have different laws and that sports betting was legalized in some of them. When the time to pick a college came, everyone thought I was going to do something sports-related. However, that wasn\u2019t my plan. Since there are many lawyers in my family, I decided to follow in their footsteps. I studied law at the University of Pennsylvania, and during that time, my passion for sports only grew bigger. I would watch various sporting events with my friends and attend all matches and games that were happening in the area. On one occasion, I decided to go on a road trip to Vegas with my friends, and, needless to say, I fell in love with the bright lights, humongous buildings, and fantastic casinos. That\u2019s when I discovered the whole gambling scene I knew nothing about. Of course, I knew how to play some games, such as poker and blackjack, but I never realized how well-developed this industry actually was. That trip changed my perspective on what I wanted to do with my life. After I graduated, I took some time off and I traveled through the US, exploring various casinos and land-based sportsbooks. I also spent one year in the UK, where my dream of watching Everton play finally came true. There, I realized how advanced the whole gambling industry is and that the legal aspect of it was quite different than in the US. I spent that time writing for various online platforms where I had the opportunity to share my extensive knowledge about sports. When I came back to the US, I was given a chance to write for an international soccer magazine where I covered the Premier League \u2014 which I was crazy about \u2014 Bundesliga, and other international tournaments. After having written hundreds of sports-related articles, I knew what I wanted to do \u2014 create my own platform and share my knowledge with others. How LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com Came to Life Once I set the goal, I started doing extensive research on the online gambling industry and the laws surrounding it. I wanted to combine my background in law and the passion I have for sports and create a high-quality online platform. While the online gambling industry was flourishing in Europe, the exact opposite was happening in the US. That is, until 2018 when PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) was overturned. After that, every US state was allowed to introduce new laws and provide operators that wanted to offer various online gambling opportunities with licenses. That was the start of the online gambling industry in the US. Since I knew how online gambling worked thanks to the experience I gained when I was in the UK, I was extremely excited to have the opportunity to introduce US players to the best online gambling platforms and show them that online sportsbooks and casinos can offer an immersive gambling experience, just like their land-based counterparts. Why I Do This What attracted me to online gambling was the possibility of placing bets on my favorite teams from the comfort of my home. I wanted to be able to do that using safe platforms and secure payment options to fund my betting account. And that is exactly what I want for my fellow bettors, too. Naturally, I was a bit of a skeptic myself at first when it came to online gambling simply because I knew how unsafe some sites can be. But once I did some research and talked to fellow European experts, I realized that there is a way to find perfectly safe online gambling platforms. Every gambling site you find on this platform has gone through extensive and rigorous testing to ensure its safety and reliability. Additionally, I have studied the laws of each state in the US, as well as of other countries worldwide, to gain a deeper understanding of how online gambling works in different parts of the world. I\u2019d like to note that the online gambling industry has just begun its journey and we are yet to see its significant growth and improvement in the future. It will be my pleasure to witness all of that with you. I Couldn\u2019t Have Done This on My Own Of course, none of this would have been possible if it weren\u2019t for the amazing team of people I gathered for this project. Since I have only basic knowledge of web development, I started working with some experienced developers who have helped me build this platform. Today, they are here to make sure everything runs smoothly. Also, I knew from the beginning that I wouldn\u2019t be able to take care of all the content on my own, which is why LegalGamblingAndTheLaw.com has an incredible team of experienced gamblers, writers, and people with a background in law. They help me conduct in-depth research and find all the necessary information. Naturally, since this industry is still new in the US, we are all learning a lot, and we will continue to do so in order to improve our platform and make your experience better. Finally, I would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and comments, so feel free to contact me at any time.","sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/Nuge1983"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/author\/david-nugent\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}