Now is the time for changes. New Manchester United interim manager Ralph Ranginck has little time (5 months until May) to change the squad and tactics how he likes it, and tonight’s Champions League last round match with Young Boys is one of those opportunities which shouldn’t be missed. And the German plans to use it, since United already secured their place in the knockout stage, and he will rotate the squad and look for players who were neglected under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Round of 16 line-up confirmed tonight! ✔️Which 2 teams have been most impressive? 🤔#UCL— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 8, 2021 Luke Shaw, Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba and Edinson Cavani are sidelined with injuries and they have company, since Anthony Martial joined them and won’t feature in tonight’s game. And that’s one of the reasons Ranginck included six academy player to the squad. Off course, many of them will only sit on the bench, but the German already indicated that Swede with Cameroonian decent Anthony Elanga and Ivorian Amad Diallo are in his thoughts.“Yes, both. The younger players, to give them game time. The same with Mason Greenwood, as he’s not played that much in the last couple of the weeks so he’ll also definitely play. But also a few experienced ones, who didn’t get that much game-time in the past. Aaron Wan-Bissaka can play, hopefully even Luke Shaw will be available for the game. Nemanja Matic will be captain tomorrow. Juan Mata will get game-time, Lingard also. We have quite a few players who will be playing who definitely desperately need game-time” said Rangnick ahead of the match.Lewa-Barca 27:25! Catalans are in need of a miracleApart from the players he already mentioned, goalie Henderson should also get the nod, along with Van de Beek, but the German might surprise Manchester fans with some other names. Unlike Rangnick, Atalanta and Villarreal coaches Gian Piero Gasperini and Unai Emery will need all available players as they face a crucial match between each other in an attempt to secure the second place and at least two more Champions League matches in 2022.Novelist Ibra and a band of inferiors: the tragic AC Milan downfallThe ‘Orobici’ need a win to advance to the knockout stages of the competition for the third consecutive season, as they face second-placed Villarreal, whose coach, former Arsenal manager Unai Emery sees his opponents really similar to his own team.“We see this as an opportunity, because we want to play our game and reach the Round of 16. Villarreal have already been in this situation twice before and we want to write history against a very good team, who we see as something of a mirror to ourselves. We are similar clubs in that we don’t have the same history or infrastructure as other sides, but we want to fight it out with the European football elite. Atalanta have excellent players, a fantastic coach, so this is a real challenge for us. It’s going to be fantastic tomorrow” said Emery in his press conference.Wednesday20.45: (6.50) Zenit (4.20) Chelsea (1.57)20.45: (1.18) Juventus (8.00) Malmo (19.0)23.00: (1.80) Atalanta (3.70) Villareal (5.00)23.00: (1.70) Bayern (4.10) Barcelona (5.10)23.00: (1.40) Man.Utd. (5.30) Young Boys (8.00)23.00: (1.30) Benfica (5.80) Dynamo Kyiv (12.0)23.00: (2.45) Wolfsburg (3.35) Lille (3.10)23.00: (3.05) Salzburg (3.35) Sevilla (2.50)***odds are subject to change
