The Champions League already has its first eight qualified for the quarterfinals. They were first Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid y Manchester City. This Tuesday they joined Atletico Madrid and Benfica and 24 hours later Villarreal and Chelsea were added.
The celebration of Villarreal in Italy (AP Photo / Antonio Calanni)
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In this way, they will be three English, three Spanish, one German and one Portuguese those who will go for the Orejona. and andsOn Friday morning, the quarterfinal matches will be known on the way to the rescheduled final for May 28 in Paris, at the Stade de France stadium.
WEDNESDAY
Villarreal hit the big hit of the week by eliminating Juventus in Italy: after 1-1 in Spain, the Yellow Submarine celebrated in Italy with a lethal 3-0 (goals by Gerard Moreno, Pau Torres and Danjuma). The champion Chelsea, in the midst of the noise due to issues related to the departure of Roman Abramovich due to the war, is still in the race after overcoming the Lille barrier. After the 2-0 in his country, the British won 2-1 in France (goals by Pulisic and Azpilicueta).
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TUESDAY
On Old Trafford, Cholo Simeone’s Atlético de Madrid took the victory against Manchester United by 1-0. A goal by Brazilian Renan Lodi made the Red Devils more than nervous, who were never able to get back into the match. Not even Cristiano Ronaldo, who had few chances. The aggregate was 2-1 in favor of the Colchoneros.
Because of how the first leg went, which ended 2-2, the return match between Benfica and Ajax in the Amsterdam Arena He painted for a great game more than disputed. However, the clear chances were only for the locals. Despite this, Nicolás Otamendi’s Portuguese team was the one who was able to get into the quarterfinals with a lethal header from the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez.
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THE REST OF CLASSIFIED
In Madrid, Real threw their badge at the ST. He gave an account of all his mystique, with soccer players who never lower their arms and know how to play this competition. Thus, he turned the series around PSG, which was 2-0 up. Three goals from Benzema to unleash delirium at the Bernabéu and eliminate Messi and company’s team in a crossover not suitable for the faint of heart. Once again, the Parisians were left empty-handed in an elusive Champions League. The Merengue is going for the fourteenth Orejona in its history.
In England, City and Sporting Lisbon did not make a difference, but Pep Guardiola’s men were hit 5-0 in the first leg. The Citizens want to get even for the lost final in the last edition and are already among the top eight.
Inter, with Lautaro Martínez and Joaquín Correa, was close to the feat at Anfield, but could not reverse the defeat (2-0) in the first leg against Liverpool, who qualified for the quarterfinals of the European Champions League despite having lost 1-0 at home with a great goal from Toro.
Bayern Munich, one of the great candidates, had no problems advancing to the quarterfinals: they were beaten 7-1 against Salzburg (Nicholas Capaldo was the owner).
WHEN IS THE ROOM DRAW
The date of the quarterfinal draw will be Friday, March 18 at 7 in the morning (Argentine time) at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. The eight teams will enter the same pool and those from the same country and those who have shared the group stage can cross. There, the table will be defined until the grand final.
