Champions League round of 16: how to pronounce the players' names correctly
Monday 15 February 2021
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UEFA.com gives a phonetic guide to the UEFA Champions League round of 16 contenders.
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UEFA.com's ongoing mission to ensure that the world's football fans get the players' names right is rebooted for the round of 16; read and learn!
ATALANTA
Marten de Roon – der-Own
Berat Djimsiti – Jim-city
Remo Freuler – Froiler
Hans Hateboer – Hatta-boo-er
Josip Iličić – Yo-zip Illy-chitch
Mario Pašalić – Pa-shah-litch
Boško Šutalo – Boshko Shoot-a-low
ATLÉTICO MADRID (At-LAY-tee-co)
Ivo Grbić – Ee-vo Gur-bich
João Félix – Joo-wow Fay-lish
Saúl Ñíguez – Sow-ool Nee-gess
Stefan Savić – Savitch
Šime Vrsaljko – She-may Ver-sal-ko
BARCELONA (Bar-sell-owe-nah)
Ronald Araújo – Ara-woo-joo
Frenkie de Jong – duh-Yong
Antoine Griezmann – An-twan Gree-ez-man
Clément Lenglet – Long-lay
Miralem Pjanić – Pyaa-nitch
Ricard Puig – Putch
Francisco Trincão – Trin-cow
BAYERN MÜNCHEN (Buy-ern Moon-shun)
Manuel Neuer – Noy-uh
Niklas Süle – Soo-ler
Jérôme Boateng – Jeh-rom Bwa-teng
Robert Lewandowski – Levan-dovski
CHELSEA
César Azpilicueta – Az-pilly-kwetta
N’Golo Kanté – Con-tay
Christian Pulišić – Police-sick
Antonio Rüdiger – Roo-digger
Thiago Silva – Chee-ah-go
Hakim Ziyech – Zee-eck
DORTMUND
Roman Bürki – Berk-ee
Emre Can – Em-ray Jan
Raphaël Guerreiro – Guh-ray-ro
Erling Braut Haaland – Browt Hor-land
Łukasz Piszczek – Woo-cash Pish-check
Marco Reus – Royce
JUVENTUS (Yoo-ven-tus)
Federico Bernardeschi – Ber-nar-desk-ee
Federico Chiesa – Key-ay-sa
Juan Cuadrado – Wan Kwad-rard-o
Matthijs de Ligt – duh-Licht
Paulo Dybala – Dee-bala
Dejan Kulusevski – Day-an Koo-loo-shef-ski
Wojciech Szczęsny – Voy-check Sh-chens-nay
LAZIO
Felipe Caicedo – Kye-say-dough
Joaquín Correa – Wa-keen Corray-a
Szymon Czyż – See-mon Chaysh
Wesley Hoedt – Hoot
Ciro Immobile – Chee-ro Emo-be-lay
Senad Lulić – Loo-litch
Adem Marušić – Ma-roo-shitch
Sergej Milinković-Savić – Ser-gay Milinkovitch-Savitch
Vedat Muriqi – Moo-ree-chee
LEIPZIG
Angeliño – An-jel-een-yo
Emil Forsberg – Fors-berry
Péter Gulácsi – Goo-latch-ee
Justin Kluivert – Kly-vert
Konrad Laimer – Lime-er
Lazar Samardžić – Samard-jitch
Dominik Szoboszlai – Sob-oss-lie
LIVERPOOL
Caoimhin Kelleher – Kwee-veen
Xherdan Shaqiri – Jer-dan Shat-cheery
Georginio Wijnaldum – Why-naldum
MANCHESTER CITY
Nathan Aké – A-kay
Kevin De Bruyne – De Brurner
Gabriel Jesus – Jay-zooss
Ilkay Gundoğan – Eel-kye Gun-doe-wan
João Cancelo – Joo-wow Can-say-lo
Aymeric Laporte – Emerick
MÖNCHENGLADBACH (Mern-chun-glad-back)
Breel Embolo – Brell Om-bo-lo
Tony Jantschke – Yantsh-ku
Stefan Lainer – Line-ah
Alassan Pléa – Player
Marcus Thuram – Too-ram
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (Pah-ree San-Jer-man)
Idrissa Gueye – Gway
Thilo Kehrer – Tee-lo Carer
Presnel Kimpembe – Kim-pem-bay
Layvin Kurzawa – Lay-van Kur-java
PORTO
Diogo Leite – Late
Jesús Corona – Hay-zooss
João Mário – Joo-wow
Agustín Marchesín – Agoo-steen March-ess-een
Pepe – Pep
Matheus Uribe – Oo-ree-bay
REAL MADRID (Ray-al Ma-dreed)
Dani Carvajal – Carva-hal
Thibaut Courtois – Tee-bo Cor-twa
Éder Militão – Milly-tau
Eden Hazard – Ay-den
Toni Kroos – Crowss
Luka Modrić – Mod-rich
SEVILLA
Marcos Acuña – Ak-oon-ya
Luuk de Jong – duh-Yong
Youssef En-Nesyri – En-Ness-eerie
Nemanja Gudelj – Nay-man-ya Goo-delly
Juanlu – Wan-loo
Ivan Rakitić – Rackit-itch
Tomáš Vaclík – Tom-arsh Vats-leek