The Champions League will have action on Tuesday and Wednesday, however the teams that play the quarterfinals are concentrating from now on. All the clubs played this weekend for their respective leagues and finalized details in their action plan to access the desired semifinals of the tournament. Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, PSG, Chlesea and Porto won. Bayern could barely draw against Unión Berlin and Manchester City fell at home, the Champions League moves at the weekend.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid took the classic (2-1) against a Barcelona that, despite the bad initial image, got into the match in the second half thanks to Óscar Mingueza’s goal at m.60, but the locals they resisted and leaders of LaLiga Santander are placed waiting for what Atlético de Madrid does this Sunday against Betis.
Karim Benzema, and Toni Kroos put a wide advantage in the first half for a team of French Zinedine Zidane who showed great superiority repeating Liverpool’s plan, looking for balls into space and the back of the rival defense.
Liverpool
A shoe in the 90th minute by Trent Alexander Arnold rescued Liverpool at Anfield, against Aston Villa (2-1), which disguised the lack of success during the entire clash of Jurgen Klopp’s team, four days before receiving, in this stage, to Real Madrid in the return of the Champions League.
Liverpool, eight games later, won again at their stadium. With a European position at stake, Liverpool recovered from Madrid’s blow with a late but well-deserved victory against an opponent who took the lead and could further complicate the accelerated and aimless champion.
PSG
Paris Saint Germain, who had Neymar dismissed, suspended and had to do without Keylor Navas at half-time, enjoyed a win in Strasbourg (1-4), after their success in Munich and three days before receiving to Bayern, in the return of the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side, who had to replace their starting goalkeeper Keylor Navas at half-time, were not distracted from the victory in Germany. He parked the euphoria and prolonged the harassment of the Ligue 1 leadership held by Lille, from which they are separated by three points.
Bayern Munich
Bayern did not go beyond a 1-1 home draw against Unión Berlin today while their closest pursuer, RB Leipzig, beat Werder Bremen 1-4 and reduced the difference to 5 points. Bayern came out with an atypical lineup, partly due to penalties and injuries and partly because coach Hansi Flick already had an eye on the second leg in the Champions League quarter-finals against PSG.
Chelsea
The American Christian Pulisic enlarged the progression of Chelsea, who thrashed Crystal Palace (1-4) at Selhurst Park to settle among the top four of the Premier, from which Liverpool comes. Thomas Tuchel’s team, who proposed an eleven with numerous novelties, prolonged the euphoria with which they started a week in which they left the pass for the semifinals of the Champions League on track after beating Porto with a win in this London derby .
Porto
Toni Martínez and Mehdi Taremi gave the victory to Sergio Conceisao’s team, a 2-0 that allows the dragons to continue in the pursuit of the leader in Portugal, Sporting Lisbon. The DT saved some players for the midweek match against Chelsea, Colombian Luis Díaz did not play and Mateus Uribe was substituted at minute 67. Mexican Tecatito Corona and Otavio were also substituted.
Porto’s game against the English will be played next Tuesday, April 13 at 2 in the afternoon at the Seville Ramón Sanchez Pisjuan stadium, the match will be played in Spain for health reasons.
Manchester City
Marcelo Bielsa imposed his teaching at the Etihad, where Leeds surprised the almighty Manchester City of Pep Guardiola (1-2), despite playing with ten during the entire second half of this match on matchday 31 of the Premier League.
After suffering to defeat Dortmund in the Champions League (2-1) and pending what awaits him next week in Germany, the outstanding leader of the Premier did not find a way to overcome Leeds de Bielsa, who knew how to suffer and found the big prize in the stretch time.
Borussia Dortmund
A goal by Ansgar Knauff with ten minutes remaining gave victory in Stuttgart to Borussia Dortmund (2-3), which returned them to the bid for the first places despite the drought of Erling Haaland who has not scored in six games. The nineteen-year-old Knauff goal, which came out in the second half, placed Edin Terzic’s side fifth, which this Wednesday host Manchester City in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
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