Thread:FranceSwitzerland/@comment-26841353-20181227211106/@comment-26182781-20181228002308

Bayern vs Liverpool is for sure going to be a close match, but if I would really pick a winner, I think Bayern will win. I know they have played really bad matches and aren't very good yet this season, but they have an advantage. Liverpool misses van Dijk (Dutch defender) in the first match on Anfield and Bayern will play the second match at home. Of course I know Liverpool is great in form, but I have the feeling they focus more on winning the Premier League. And don't forget that they lost against Napoli, PSG and even Red Star Belgrade in the CL. It will be really close, but if I would pick a winner, then Bayern.

Roma - Porto is also more interesting than you might think. Porto did it really good in the CL and AS Roma are quite disappointing in the Serie A. Normally you would say that Roma wins this, but for some reason I think Porto is going to surprise us once again. So, I think Porto will win.

Tottenham vs Dortmund is also going to be very excited. Both teams are doing it very good in their own competition. It is going to be very close, but I would say that Dortmund wins this, because they have Sancho, Hakimi, Paco Alcacer and Marco Reus. Of course Tottenham has also great players, but I think that Dortmund is slightly better.

Man City will for sure beat Schalke. Schalke aren't doing it great in the Bundesliga. At the moment, City is also less good, but I am almost completely sure that they will easily beat Schalke.

PSG should be able to beat Man United. United became better after Mourinho got sacked, but PSG has Neymar-Cavani-Mbappe and those are played United just doesn't has. They have Pogba, but he won't make the difference here.

Juventus - Atletico Madrid is very hard to predict for me. If I would really pick a winner, I think Juventus, but I certainly wouldn't be surprised if Atletico wins this. Spanish teams always have those luck in the CL, while Juventus is always unlucky. However, Juventus has Ronaldo now and he has to come far in the CL, so Juventus will probably still win. Atletico is also less good than they have been before.

Olympique Lyon did a great job by reaching the knockouts, but Barcelona is from another level than Shakhtar and Hoffenheim. Messi will make the difference again and Barca will win easily.

Ajax - Real is the match I am certainly going to watch. I hate Ajax, but I suddenly become fan of them when they play against a team I hate even more! Normally, Real should be able to easily beat Ajax, but this season it is different. Real are doing it terrible in the La Liga and already lost a lot of matches badly. Ajax are having the best team since they won the CL for the last time. So, I understand that you think this will cause a suprise Gabrinitro, but there is one big reason why Real will win. And it is very simply: because Real always has to win the CL! I also heard a story that the draw was somehow bribed and Real made sure they got Ajax as their opponent. In the end, Ajax is exactly the opponent they wanted. And as a Dutchman, I am not going to make any illussions. Real will win this.