AFP Sports Forecasts of the 12H00 GMT

- FOOTBALL

European competitions

Champions League:

Turin, Italy:

Comment from Juventus-Villarreal in the round of 16 of the Champions League

(Fbl Champions League Eighth ESP ITA Note, 550 words - Around 23:00 GMT)

PHOTOS

Lille, France:

Comment from Lille-Chelsea in the round of 16 of the Champions League

(Fbl Champions League Eighth ENG FRA Note, 500 words - Around 23:00 GMT)

PHOTOS

Europe League:

Madrid:

Barcelona look for the Europa League quarterfinals in the Istanbul caldera

Barcelona visits the field of Turkish Galtasaray on Thursday (17h15 GMT) in search of the Europa League quarterfinals, before their crucial classic against Real Madrid in the league on Sunday.

(FBL Europa League ESP Presentation, 650 words - Already aired)

Barcelona:

Memphis Depay must roar again for Barcelona

Back from injury, Memphis Depay must return to his place as Barcelona's best scorer this season against Galatasaray on Thursday in Istanbul: Barça, silent in the first leg (0-0), must score and win if he wants to be in the Europa League quarterfinals.

(FBL Europa League ESP NED TUR Focus, 500 words - Already aired)

London:

Commentary on the overdue matches of the Premier League

(Fbl ENG Note, 500 words - Around 23H00 GMT)

PHOTOS

Libertadores Cup

La Paz:

Presentation of the second leg of the third phase of the Copa Libertadores between The Strongest and the Catholic University of Ecuador

(Fbl Libertadores 2022 Third Phase BOL ECU Strongest CatholicaECU Presentation, 500 words - Around 17H00 GMT)

Montevideo:

Comment from Wednesday's match day for the third phase of the Copa Libertadores de América

(fbl Libertadores 2022 Third Phase Summary, 500 words - Around 03:00 GMT on Thursday)

La Plata, Argentina:

Comment on the second leg of the third phase of the Copa Libertadores between Estudiantes de La Plata and Chilean Everton

(Fbl Libertadores 2022 Third Phase CHI ARG Everton Students Note, 500 words - Towards 00H15 GMT Thursday)

PHOTOS

Assumption:

Comment on the second leg of the Copa Libertadores third phase between Olimpia and Fluminense

(fbl Libertadores 2022 Third Phase PAR BRA Olimpia Fluminense Note, 500 words - Around 02H30 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

South American Cup

Caracas:

Hermanos Colmenárez seeks to complete task against La Guaira in Copa Sudamericana

Hermanos Colmenárez, a humble club that competes for the first time in international tournaments, is aiming this Thursday for the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana-2022, in a clash between Venezuelan clubs against Deportivo La Guaira.

(FBL South American 2022 First Phase VEN LaGuaira Colmenárez Presentation, 450 words - Already aired)

Montevideo:

Emboldened, Wanderers is going to seal against Cerro Largo his move to the group stage of South America

With a strong wind thanks to its performance in the tournament and its triumph behind in the first leg, Montevideo Wanderers is positioned as a favorite to seal its pass to the group stage of the Copa Sudamericana-2022 this Thursday against a Cerro Largo that has not yet lost hope.

(FBL South American 2022 First Phase URU WandererSuru Cerro Largo Presentation, 470 words - Already aired)

PHOTOS

Santiago:

Antofagasta defends victory in the first leg against the Spanish Union for the South American groups

Deportes Antofagasta seeks this Thursday in the return of the first phase of the Copa Sudamericana to revalidate the 2-1 away win against Unión Española in the first leg and enter the group stage from the Chilean key.

(FBL South American 2022 first phase CHI Antofagasta Spanish Union Presentation, 480 words - Already transmitted)

Montevideo:

Comment on Wednesday's first phase of the Copa Sudamericana

(South American FBL 2022 FirstPhase Summary, 450 words - Around 03:00 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

Quito:

Comment on the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana first phase between Ecuadorians Liga de Quito and Mushuc Runa

(South American FBL 2022 FirstPhase ECU League Rune Note, 450 words - Around 02H30 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

Montevideo:

Comment on the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana first phase between Uruguayans River Plate and Liverpool

(FBL South American 2022 FirstPhase URU Liverpool RiverUru Note, 450 words - Around 00H15 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

Lima:

Comment on the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana first phase between Peruvian Sport Boys and Ayacucho

(FBL South American 2022 FirstPhase PER Ayacucho SportBoys Note, 450 words - Around 02H30 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

Cali, Colombia:

Comment on the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana first phase between Colombians America and Independiente Medellín

(FBL South American 2022 FirstPhase COL America Medellin Note, 450 words - Around 02H30 GMT on Thursday)

PHOTOS

Concacaf Champions League

Mexico:

Commentary on Wednesday's concacaf Champions League quarter-finals

(FBL Concacaf League 2022 Fourth Summary, 500 words - Around 04h30 GMT on Thursday)

Montreal, Canada:

Comment on the second leg of the concacaf champions league quarterfinals between Montreal and Cruz Azul

(Fbl 2022 Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals MEX CAN, Note, 500 words - Towards 2H00 GMT on Thursday)

Mexico:

Comment on the second leg of the concacaf champions league quarterfinals between the Pumas and the New England Revolution

(FBL CONCACAF Champions League 2022 Quarters MEX USA Note, 500 words - Towards 04H15 GMT Thursday)

- TENNIS

Indian Wells

Indian Wells, USA:

Commentary on the Indian Wells tournament, Masters 1000 in the ATP and WTA 1000.

(Tennis IndianWells ATP WTA USA Summary, 500 words - Around 23h00 GMT)

PHOTOS

- MOTORSPORT

Formula 1

Paris:

The time for 'Big Bang' has come for the 2022 F1 season

More equality and greater spectacle: one year behind the planned calendar as a result of the pandemic, the great regulatory change called to change the hierarchy reaches Formula 1, which has also made other changes following the controversy created at the end of last season.

(Auto F1 World Questions-Answers, 850 words - Around 15H00 GMT)

INFOGRAPHICS, PHOTOS

For Alpine, 2022 season is “start of the comeback”, insists its patron Laurent Rossi

In the 2022 Formula 1 season, “the idea is to start a comeback to reach the top at the end of the current regulation” in 2026, the patron of the French team Alpine Laurent Rossi insists to AFP.

By Raphaëlle PELTIER

(Auto F1 World FRA Interview, 600 words - Around 15H00 GMT)

The 'porpoise effect', the unwanted guest of the start of the F1 season

This is the perverse and unexpected result of the change in Formula 1 aerodynamics in 2022: the teams are working to eliminate the 'porpoise effect' that causes cars to bounce off straight lines, with the risk of broken parts and discomfort for riders.

(Auto F1 World Box, 350 words - Around 15H00 GMT)

PHOTOS

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