Champions League, Round of 16: 10 potential impact players

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A look at ten potential impact players as the Champions League Round of 16 kicks off.


The Champions League Round of 16 kicks off this week and your favorite players will take center stage in Europe’s biggest competition.

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The group stage had some memorable moments, with players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Eden Hazard, Luiz Adriano, Lionel Messi and more all producing some of the best football we’ve seen so far this year.

And with the next stage in the competition, we take a look at ten potential impact players who will be key in their team advancing to the quarterfinals.

(We’ll be ignoring the obvious players such as Ronaldo, Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic etc.)

Here are some of the best moments and performances of the group stage:

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