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Football is arguably the sport with the most activity throughout the year, no matter how broad we imagine. With matches every day of the year, the most versatile of sports ensures that its fans will always have a varied and well-seasoned menu of high-level tournaments and matches.
Football fans will have a lot to talk about in the coming days, as in addition to the popular leagues on the Old Continent, the first title of the year in the Greater Antilles and the main club tournaments on both sides of the Atlantic will be determined.
The first to break the ice these days is the Copa Libertadores South America, which from this Tuesday until next Thursday will give us the first match day of the group stage, corresponding to its 2023 edition.
This year’s final will take place on 11 November at the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, and henceforth the Brazilian teams Flamengo and Atlético Paranaense, the current champions and runners-up, as well as their compatriots from Palmeiras, Corinthians , Fluminense, Inter de Porto. Alegre and Atlético Mineiro.
In addition, it will be necessary to count on Argentines from Racing, Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and River Plate, as well as other weight class candidates such as Nacional (Uruguay), Barcelona de Guayaquil (Ecuador), “Millonarios”, “Independiente del Valle” and “Atletico Nacional”, three from Colombia, the Paraguayan “Olympia” and the Chilean “Colo-Colo” and others.
Following the debut of this hot continental competition next Saturday at the Antonio Maceo Stadium in Santiago de Cuba, the Red Devils will face the Cienfuegos Mariners for the 107th place Apertura Tournament crown. National Football League.
It will be a duel of different philosophies, where a tough indomitable defense will face an explosive southern attack. However, those from a hot country start with the mental advantage of playing at home, as well as the experience of several matches of this type.
Three days after the first trophy of the season is decided on the island, we will return to Europe to see the Champions League quarter-finals, where on Tuesday we will see the first matches between Benfica-Inter, Manchester City-Bayern and the following matches. day Real Madrid-Chelsea and Milan-Napoli will take place.
Undoubtedly, the couple between the citizens and the Bavarians is the most anticipated, but the one that the last two monarchs will have between Madrid and London – a re-release of the same phase from last year – is not far behind in terms of high expectations.
In addition, the team between the Italians, sparked by the recent 4-0 victory of the Milan fans over the Neapolitans, can please football fans, while the Interista and Lisbon players can surprise and attract headlines.
In addition to the Champions League, next Thursday we will also have top eight rounds in Europe and the Conference League.
In the first case, matches Feyenoord-Roma, Juventus-Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United-Sevilla and Bayer Leverkusen-Union St. Gilloise will take place.
On the same day, in the third European tournament, Gent-West Ham, Basel-Nice, Lech Poznan-Fiorentina and Anderlecht-AZ Alkmaar will face each other in a round that may not be as glamorous, but has a lot of good football in it.
Source: Juventud Rebelde