UEFA Champions League Round of 16.
Who went further
- «BAVARIA» . Despite the summer departure of Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, the Germans continue to keep their level. Julian Nagelsmann's team took the most expensive team in the world out of the way, scoring Paris Saint-Germain three times in two matches (1-0 away; 2-0 at home) and leaving Jan Sommer's gate shut. Thanks to defender Matthijs de Ligt for the save in Munich.
- «REAL»made a nightmare for Liverpool at Anfield: the Reds were leading 2-0, and lost, conceding five… The current Champions League winners with Carlo Ancelotti did not stop there and slammed the English at the Santiago Bernabeu — 1 :0.
- «MANCHESTER CITY«steps into the Champions League quarter-finals for the sixth consecutive season. In Germany, the match with Leipzig turned out to be viscous for the citizens (1: 1), but in Manchester the Germans were driven into a meat grinder … Terrible 7: 0 on the scoreboard with Erling Haaland's penta-trick was disgraced Timo Werner and his teammates.
- «CHELSEA«. Everything started sadly for the Blues: in Dortmund, the club, distraught in the winter transfer window, lost to Borussia » with a minimum score of 0:1. But at home, the guys of Graham Potter successfully brushed off the «bumblebees» (2:0) and reached the quarterfinals.
- «INTER«. The Milanese made it to the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2011. The Nerazzurri barely passed Porto (1: 0, 0: 0), and the Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku scored the only goal in the two-legged confrontation (86 -th minute of the home meeting).
- «MILAN«, unlike the black and blue neighbors, has not played in the 1/4 finals since 2012 The Rosonerri eliminated London's Tottenham not without problems: in two matches, the teams scored only one goal, the fate of the confrontation was decided by Braim Diaz.
- «NAPOLI«. Luciano Spalletti's gang is having an amazing season. Serie A gold remains a matter of time, so we can focus on the Champions League, where the Neapolitans have impressively cleared the barrier in the face of Europa League winners Eintracht (1-0 and 3-0).
- «BENFICA«. The Portuguese finished the Belgian fairy tale «Bruges»: in the first match the score was even more or less (2: 0), while in the second leg, the «eagles» tore the main sensation of the Champions League — 7: 1.
C — stability Before the quarter-finals, we had three clear favorites who showed themselves in all their glory and showed how focused they are on Istanbul.These are Madrid, who have taken the big-eared trophy five times over the past eight years.This is the main team Germany, which did not seem to notice the starship of Paris and once again clicked «PSG» on the nose.
It is worth noting that Munich remained the only representatives of the Bundesliga in the Champions League. But all four German clubs left the groups.
About «City» and say nothing. Just look at the result of the second leg against Leipzig and understand how ruthless the winners of the English Premier League (EPL) in top condition.
Money for the Parisian windIn the summer of 2020, PSG lost to Bayern in the Champions League final. After the failure in Lisbon, the Parisians have passed three draws, but they still can’t manage to reach at least the decisive match. Since then, the French have played in the semi-finals, and now, for two years in a row, Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar are sent home already at the 1/8 final stage. Despite millions of injections into the club and the title of the new “galacticos”, the guys of Christophe Galtier were absolutely helpless in front of the German champions. coaching positions bring victory only in Ligue 1 — this is not enough for a triumph in the Champions League.
Jurgen Klopp's Madrid CurseThe German specialist has not beaten Real Madrid in six games. In April 2014, Klopp beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 with Borussia Dortmund, and then it cut off. Five failures (1:3, 1:3, 0:1, 2:5, 0:1), one draw (0:0) — after arriving in Liverpool, the eminent coach could not beat the «royal club».< br>
Moreover, two of the four defeats Klopp suffered in the Kiev and Paris Champions League finals. Just a trigger for the eccentric German and all the Liverpool fans.
Is Italy great again? While Juventus is in a catastrophic crisis, other giants are fighting for the honor of Italy. Beautiful numbers: since the coronavirus 2020, when Atalanta was enchanting, Serie A has not had clubs in the 1/4 finals of the Champions League. And then three at once!
There was no such success for 17 years. Let's delve into history and recall the 2005/06 season, when Juve, Inter and Milan were among the eight strongest clubs in the Old World.
Norwegian killer Without options, the main character of the last 16 matches in the Champions League is Erling Haaland. The Manchester City young striker went crazy with a penta-trick against RB Leipzig, passed Liverpool's Mohamed Salah in the Champions League scoring race (10 to 8) and became the third player in the tournament's history to reach the mark in five goals per match. Before the Norwegian, only Lionel Messi in a Barça shirt and Luis Adriano for Shakhtar Donetsk had put on such a show.
It is strange that Pep Guardiola replaced Erling and did not allow the striker to set a record (no one has yet scored six). However, five goals by the 62nd minute is still the coolest indicator.
About the drawThe draw for the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final of the UEFA Champions League will take place on Friday 17 March. The ceremony will start at 14:00 Moscow time.
There will be no more seedings/bans: representatives of the same association or clubs that have already played each other in the group stage will now be able to meet.
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PollThe denouement is getting closer . Who will win the Champions League?
Bayern 17%Real Madrid 24.5%Manchester City 32%Chelsea 2%Inter 1.5%Milan 4%Napoli 18%Benfica 1% VoteVoted:200March 16, 01:20