Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte will miss one month after injuring his hamstring against Real Madrid in their Champions League clash.

Laporte will miss the second leg.

“He has a hamstring injury, so that is normally three weeks or one month, more or less,” said Guardiola. “We tried to avoid it but unfortunately it has happened after four or five months out, then going directly into a big game. It sometimes happens.”

Guardiola added that he is managing off-field distractions as City face a two-year ban from the Champions League.

“Johan Cruyff told me once: ‘The problem with managers at big clubs is that 70% is issues off the pitch and 20-30% is on the pitch.’ At the time I thought he was crazy but he was true. You have to handle it.”

Vinicius Junior said that Gabriel Jesus fouled Sergio Ramos as Jesus went up for his header to bring Manchester City level with Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16.

"Jesus commits the foul, and everyone knows it was a foul. They always take decisions against us. I didn't need to see it again in the dressing room. It was a foul. Every game it's the same," said Vinicius after the match.

Zinedine Zidane said that the ref told him that there was no push.

"It's the referee's decision and that's all. What annoys me is what we did, playing well and then 10 minutes at the end changed the game. The mistakes we made, it hurts, we don't deserve it, but that's football. That moment was key."

Pep Guardiola went on to praise the intensity of Jesus.

"There isn't another striker in the world to bring that intensity. He makes incredible runs in behind. When he's on the wing making a diagonal run, he's so fast and so good. We decided to play without a proper striker because of the way they defend. We made the pitch wide," added Guardiola.

Rodri said that Manchester City should have scored more goals following their 2-1 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League round of 16.

"They dropped in the last 10 minutes, we detected that and if the game had lasted a little longer, we could have done more damage still," Rodri said. "But given the way the game was it is a very good result for us."

City went down 1-0 at the Bernabeu before their comeback win.

Rodri said that Cristiano Ronaldo's absence was noticeable. 

"Of course you can tell [when someone like Ronaldo is not there]. Those kind of players, of which there are basically two in the world, who tip the balance, you notice when they're not there. they're a bit flatter."

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised Bruno Fernandes ahead of Manchester United's Europa League clash against Club Brugge, saying that the Portuguese midfield added something different to his side.

"We feel we've added some X-Factor quality with Bruno. His imagination and his overview picture, is a couple of seconds ahead of many players. It is one of his strengths he knows what he wants to do. He can change his mind in a split-second. That composure has been important," said Solskjaer.

United drew 1-1 in the first leg against Brugge.

Solskjaer added that he has not prioritized either the Europa League or the Premier League this season.

"We need to take one game at a time. Both are possibles but in a cup competition you never know -- hopefully we take as many points as we can in the league, but the cup you can't predict, can't rely on winning it."

Valencia are considering banning Atalanta supporters for the second leg match of the Champions League round of 16 due to fears over the coronavirus.

4 Valencia supporters who traveled to Atalanta for the first leg tested positive for the virus.

2,377 Atalanta supporters are expected at the second leg, which takes place on March 10th.

UEFA has made no statements on the topic of fan travel during this time. 

Valencia could face UEFA sanctions by denying entry to Atalanta supporters.  

Robert Lewandowski is expected to miss the next 4 weeks after fracturing his tibia during Bayern Munich's 3-0 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Lewandowski is expected to miss the second leg of the match.

David Alaba said that Lewandowski should be considered on the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after his performance against Chelsea, which included 2 assists and 1 goal.

“He is a world-class player and a world-class striker,” said Alaba. “We all know he can score goals and he showed today another side of himself by putting assists. We know he is very important to us and we are grateful to have him. He shows it every weekend. He is one of the best, and maybe the best, striker in the world. He scores goals in almost every game and, of course, I think he deserves to be at the top and spoken about with those guys [Messi and Ronaldo].”

Sergio Busquets criticized Barcelona's team-building structure following their 1-1 draw to Napoli in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.

Busquets will be suspended for the second leg after receiving a yellow card during the match. Arturo Vidal will also be suspended following his red card.

Gerard Pique left the match with an ankle injury.

"[Nelson] Semedo and I were one booking away from a ban so we were always running that risk [of suspension]. We hope Pique's injury is nothing serious but we will take on the second leg with what we have. We don't have a deep squad because, unfortunately, that's how it was planned," said Busquets.

Ivan Rakitic added to Busquets' sentiments.

"We have a short squad but those that are in charge knew that. The solution is what it is. Those that are available will have work really hard because we have an important match in the second leg."

Inter Milan will play their Europa League match against Ludogorets behind closed doors due to fears of the coronavirus.

Inter currently lead 2-0 from the first leg.

Serie A president Paolo Dal Pinto recently sent a letter asking the Italian government to stop postponing matches and instead play them behind closed doors.

4 Serie A matches from the weekend were postponed.

Juventus shares fell 11% on Milan's stock exchange as the club announced that it would suspend all stadium tours and close their team museum. 

Gerard Pique said that Barcelona players were only focused on football amid controversy surrounding team president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

"We are focused on what we can control, which is football," said Pique before their Champions League clash against Napoli. "In recent years, what has happened on the pitch has been very important for this club. Results have always sustained the club.

"Everything else is a lot of noise and when a club like Barca goes through moments of weakness, it leaves the players less protected. So we know the responsibility we have. If the team works, if the results are good, we know the financial results or whatever else is going on at the club won't matter. What people want is to see Barca win and that's in our hands."

Pique added that he believed Bartomeu's explanation that he had not knowledge of a social media campaign smearing current and past players, as well as presidential candidates.

"I don't really care that my name appeared. I believed the president's explanation -- at least that he didn't know [what was going on]. He was really affected by it in the meeting with us. Now let's turn the page. Anything that's not to do with football damages us."

Zinedine Zidane paid his respects to Manchester City and Pep Guardiola before their Champions League clash on Wednesday.

"It's just Madrid-Manchester City, it's not Zidane-Guardiola," said Zidane on Tuesday.

"People can talk, and have opinions, but it's a game of football, it's an attractive game. These are the games we want to play. We're inspired by what he's done. That motivates us more. We don't worry about it and we don't fear playing Guardiola and his teams. I was with him for a few days when he was at Bayern, talking about training and how he manages a team. He was very honest."

The matchup represents the first time that Zidane and Guardiola will face each other as managers. 

Zidane has never lost a Champions League knockout stage match as a manager.