UCL & Europa League Last-8 Draw Complete
The long-awaited fans of the top 8 teams in Europe have come to an end today. The draw of the last-8 of the 2021-22 season in the UEFA Champions League was held on Friday. The 8 teams will face each other from April 5. Let’s take a look at the 8 teams that are facing the challenge of excellence in club football in Europe.
Guest Mikael Silvestre has provided mouthwatering Chelsea vs. Real Madrid and Manchester City vs. Atletico Madrid games as the English and Spanish elite go head-to-head as seek a semifinal berth. You can catch all the matches live on All Game Live. Villarreal vs. Bayern Munich and Benfica vs. Liverpool are also out of the hat with Chelsea, City, Villarreal and Benfica home for the first legs.
So, readers, the quarter-final line-up has been seen. Now let’s break down each match one by one. We hope you enjoy the extension.
Champions League quarter final matchups
- Chelsea vs. Real Madrid
- Manchester City vs. Atletico Madrid
- Villarreal vs. Bayern Munich
- Benfica vs. Liverpool
Chelsea vs. Real Madrid
This is going to be one of the two biggest matches of the last-8 of this year’s event. Maybe the City-Atletico match will be overshadowed by the Chelsea-Real Madrid match. Defending champion vs 13 times champion. It’s not going to be a game but something bigger than that. For Real Madrid, this is a revenge match, while Chelsea boss Tamas Tukhel is fighting for the glory like the last meeting.
This could have been a reunion with Paris Saint-Germain for Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel, instead it is a date with the most decorated club in the competition’s illustrious history with Los Blancos’ 13 titles to the Blues’ two. That these games might go ahead behind closed doors, as Chelsea continue to deal with the fallout from sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich, is a shame, but the fate of supporters for these two sensational matches will now depend upon the proposed sale of Chelsea before next month.
Prediction- Chelsea 1-0 Real M.
Man City vs Atletico M.
Another English vs Spanish majesty showdown features Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champs against a Diego Simeone side that manages to breathe both defending La Liga champs and imperishable killers. An instant comeback to Manchester becks for Atleti after they deposed of United in the round of 16 and that smash ideally illustrates what Cholo’s men are each about. City, although favourites, command arguably landed the trickiest draw. Their possible reward? A titanic battle with either Chelsea or Real, but doesn’t dominate that it could alike be a Madrid derby semifinal.
Prediction- Man City 2-0 Atleti
Villarreal vs Bayern
Unai Emery’s boys and Benfica were arguably the two clubs that the others were hoping for pre-draw, and it’s the Germans who enjoy landed the Spaniards. bestowed that this bone is away first and also home for Julian Nagelsmann’s side, they will want to avoid falling into the same trap as Juventus in the round of 16, given that it easily played into Emery’s tactical masterplan. This one is by no expedient straightforward, but the Bavarians will be providential.
Prediction- Villarreal 1-3 Bayern
Benfica vs Liverpool
This one is an each-red affair with the Portuguese giants awarded for discomforting Ajax with the visit of Jurgen Klopp’s men. By no means an” easy” draw for the Premier League outfit, Benfica will need to be at their defensive stylish once more. Still, despite Ajax’s free-scoring form earlier in this edition, Liverpool’s attack is of highfalutin quality, and they will be awaited to lend over two legs.
Prediction- Benfica 1-1 Liverpool
Champions League Fixture
- Quarterfinal first legs: April 5 and April 6
- Quarterfinal second legs: April 12 and April 13
- Semifinal first legs: April 26 and April 27
- Semifinal second legs: May 3 and May 4
- 2022 Final: Saturday, May 28 at Stade de France,
Europa League quarterfinal Lineups
- Leipzig vs Atalanta
- Frankfurt vs Barcelona
- West Ham vs Lyon
- Braga vs Rangers
So which team did you support in the Champions League? And let us know your predictions in the comment box.
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