I still have a big question about the mentality of PSG when they are very close to an exploit like that. In the round of 16 in the second leg against FC Barcelona, the Parisian players were nowhere and I am convinced that if Messi put his penalty to make 1-2 at half-time for Barça, PSG would have cracked. This is my little reserve around this match. “
Chelsea – Porto (Tuesday at 9 p.m.): “Chelsea will be the surprise guest of the semi-finals”
“Chelsea are the big favorites in this game following their 0-2 first leg. I think Oliveira and Taremi’s absences hurt Porto, who didn’t show their usual face under Conceiçao. It must also be said that the Portuguese had a little success in the 8th against Juventus. Chelsea will not make this mistake. Thomas Tuchel brought a lot of seriousness and organization back to this team. She looks a lot stronger than Porto. Their football is not necessarily spectacular, but the Kanté-Kovacic duo in the midfield impresses me and when in front of the attackers are in good shape, this team is able to beat everyone.
I expect to see Chelsea qualify and be a bit of a surprise guest in the last four where he will be without pressure, because he has already achieved his Champions League by arriving at this stage. “
Liverpool – Real Madrid (Wednesday at 9 pm – Direct on Club RTL): “Real are once again a very serious contender for the final victory”
“This Real Madrid amazes me. Some time ago, we were talking about a white season without a title in Spain, the Champions League you could not even think about it, and finally, they are in the race for La Liga and have a foot in the semi-finals in C1 with a victory 3 -1 on the way. Real are once again becoming a very serious contender for the final victory, as they have players who know and have experience of this competition. Modric, Kroos and Casimero returned to their best form at the best time. Benzema in attack has never been so strong, which he proved again this weekend by scoring in the Classico. Vinicius also hit hard, scoring a brace against Liverpool. Madrid may not be as favorites as Manchester City to win the trophy, but this club has the experience. Zidane is also a great strategist who has all the weapons to qualify, even without Ramos. Before, it was always a bit of a panic when Ramos was absent because Real lost the important matches in the Champions League. This year, the team manages to win without him and may have passed a milestone at this level. Other leaders in the midfield take over.
Opposite, the downturn of Liverpool does not surprise me. They have been shooting at a very fast pace for two seasons, and there it has cracked everywhere with many injuries. It’s a year without. And in addition, Liverpool, in European evenings, could count on the special atmosphere in its stadium. When they toppled Barcelona two years ago in the semi-finals winning 4-0, it was in an incredible atmosphere at Anfield. Here, there will be none of that given the situation. I find it hard to imagine a reversal of the situation in this quarter because Real are so experienced at this level. “
Dortmund – Manchester City (Wednesday at 9 p.m.): “I don’t see City getting knocked out, once again, in the quarters”
“In the first leg, we didn’t find the same Manchester City as usual. They deserved the win yes, but it wasn’t a very great game on their part. Dortmund aren’t having a bad game, but they are suffering a lot in the Bundesliga and are clearly not at their best in recent weeks.
City will make the play and will score with a De Bruyne still equal to himself. Man of the match in the first leg, he will still be present this Wednesday on the Dortmund lawn. The fault remains the concretization, for example Foden who missed a lot of chances, even if he scored a goal. There are still these kinds of small details to be worked out to be more effective in the Champions League.
Dortmund still scored this important away goal thanks to Reus on a very nice assist from Halaland. Haaland who precisely marks him a little less. It seems like he’s a goal machine, but he’s still a 20-year-old guy. There are so many rumors around him about his future club … I think it scatter a bit.
This 1-2 score obviously allows Dortmund to believe it, but I don’t see City, once again, getting knocked out in the quarters. It really should be a day without for the English. Guardiola has never played a Champions League semi-final with Manchester in five seasons. If it happens again, in this case, we can speak of a curse. “
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