Champions League Quarterfinal Draw

in #football7 years ago


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Football enthusiasts have been waiting for this season's Champions League draw after the latest round of 16. The quarterfinals are represented by 3 teams from Spain, 2 teams from both England and Italy, and a German representative.

Here is the breakdown of the quarterfinals match.

Barcelona vs AS Roma

The La Liga leaders are the strong favorite to progress after eliminating the reigning Premier League champions 4-1 over two legs.

Lionel Messi broke the record to be the fastest player to score 100 goals in UCL. Barcelona is considered as favorite to win the competition this season.

Roma does not have a good record against the Catalan club as they were beaten 3-0 in Camp Nou during the group stage.

VERDICT: Barcelona

Sevilla vs Bayern

The Spanish club has been performing well in Europe during recent seasons and they have been above the expectation to beat Manchester United in the previous round.

The runaway Bundesliga leaders are the strong favorite to advance to the semis against Sevilla. Heynckes is aiming to emulate the success of his last season in charge of the Bavarian club before he was replaced by Pep Guardiola by achieving the treble.

VERDICT: Bayern

Juventus vs Real Madrid

Last season's finalists face each other again in the quarterfinals. Both teams have drawn up against each other in the past couple of seasons with both Real Madrid came away as winners.

Both teams have gone through multiple personnel changes during the summer. Juventus are still running strong in Serie A and has re-established themselves as favorite to retain the Serie A title this season.

Real Madrid, on the other hand, is experiencing a difficult season in La Liga. They have been inconsistent throughout the season. The good news is Ronaldo is on form in Europe.

VERDICT: Juventus

Liverpool vs Manchester City

At least one English team will be in UCL semi finals this season. The draw between the two teams are considered as one of the exciting tie to watch as both teams love to play attacking football.

Pep Guardiola is determine to make Manchester City into European juggernaut. City will be hoping the recent records woe against Jurgen Klopp's team can be addressed in this tie.

This tie is going to be determined to the very detailed as the team that makes the most mistakes will be eliminated from the competition.

VERDICT: Manchester City

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Yes great for Bayern

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