🥐 Messi hits 900, a Finnish genius and 5️⃣ stories to start your Thursday
🥐 Messi hits 900, a Finnish genius and 5️⃣ stories to start your Thursday While we’re still digesting the two wonderful days of Champions League action we’ve just enjoyed and getting ready for another afternoon of multi-European football with the Europa League and Conference, here are the five stories that could shape football conversations on Thursday, March 19. 4️⃣ Things (and a Fact) We Learned in the Champions League Round of 16 📸 OLI SCARFF - AFP or licensors Never underestimate a Spanish team Never overestimate a Premier League team Never get attached to an outsider like Bodø/Glimt or they’ll break your heart Can anyone stop Arsenal? Or Bayern?
A fact: eleven of the 16 round of 16 matches (69%) were won by the home team. Only three (19%) ended with an away victory. 🚬 Simply Cinematic We must be doing something wrong in life to have not heard of Diogo Tomas before… The Finn achieved ADO Den Haag’s return to the Dutch top flight after more than five years and celebrated in style.
👑 Messi Reaches 900 Goals Lionel Messi scored his 900th goal yesterday in his legendary career, adding 81 with Inter Miami, 572 with Barcelona, 32 with PSG, and 115 with the Argentine national team. We look back at this historic milestone with a video full of stats that continue to leave us speechless. 🫣 Noa Lang Almost Loses a Finger 📸 PAUL ELLIS - AFP or licensors Noa Lang will never forget Anfield, and not because of its electric atmosphere.
The Galatasaray player suffered a cut on his right thumb after getting caught on a fence, resulting in a partial amputation of his finger. 📺 Which Matches Can You Watch Today? 📸 Florencia Tan Jun - 2026 Getty Images Conference League, Round of 16 Second Leg.
18:45 - AEL-Celje 18:45 - AEK Larnaca-Crystal Palace 18:45 - Mainz-Sigma Olomuc 18:45 - Rakow-Fiorentina 21:00 - Strasbourg-Rijeka 21:00 - Rayo Vallecano-Samsunspor 21:00 - Shakhtar-Lech Poznan 21:00 - Sparta Prague-AZ Alkmaar Europa League, Round of 16 Second Leg. 📸 Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey - 2026 Getty Images 18:45 - Freiburg-Genk 18:45 - Lyon-Celta de Vigo 18:45 - Midtjylland-Nottingham Forest 21:00 - Aston Villa-Lille 21:00 - Porto-Stuttgart 21:00 - Real Betis-Panathinaikos 21:00 - Roma-Bologna This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.