12:42We do not want to leave without first leaving you a phrase of
Bruno Senna (Villarreal) and another from
Emilio Butragueno (Real Madrid): “We’ll work to get through, why not? There are four games until the final”, said the Brazilian. “Problems at Chelsea? We should focus on what’s ours,” the ‘Buitre’ indicated for his part.
Enrique Cerezo (At. Madrid), he has said for his part about City, his rival, that “I have good feelings”
12:31We say goodbye to the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League! Thank you all for following him with MD and see you soon!
12:20Let’s remember the quarterfinal qualifiers
Chelsea-Real Madrid
Manchester City-Atlético Madrid
Villarreal-Bayern Munich
Benfica-Liverpool
12:18Everything is already resolved in the Nyon draw!!! Very tough rivals for the Spanish teams!!!
12:17And the visitor, the winner of semi-final 1!!!
12:17The home team in the Paris final will be the winner of semi-final 2!!!
12:17Let’s go for the order of the final!!!
12:16Quarter-final winner 4 (Benfica or Liverpool)-Quarter-final winner 3 (Villarreal or Bayern)
12:16Quarterfinal Winner 2 (City or Atlético)-Quarterfinal Winner 1 (Chelsea or R. Madrid)
12:14We move on to the draw for the semi-finals!!!
12:14This has been the draw for the quarterfinals, with tough rivals for the three Spanish teams
12:14Quarter finals: ¡¡¡Benfica-Liverpool!!!
12:13A tough rival for the Submarine, who will play the first leg at home!!!
12:13Quarter finals: ¡¡¡VILLARREAL-Bayern Munich!!!
12:12We already have rivals for two of the three Spanish teams!!! There will be no derby!!!
12:12Quarter finals: Manchester City-ATLÉTICO DE MADRID!!!
12:11The London team will play the first game at home, as a local
12:10Quarter finals: ¡¡¡Chelsea-REAL MADRID!!!
12:09Everything ready for the draw!!! This begins!!!
12:09Giorgio Marchetti recalls the draw procedure, which we have already quoted in this direct
12:08They welcome
Mickael Silvestrewho will take the balls out of the drums: “What do I remember from the Champions League? You play against great teams and the emotion continues to grow. None of my former teams is present but I wish the best luck to Benfica and Villarreal”
12:05Enter the UEFA secretary,
Giorgio Marchetti, to direct the draw: “”No to war, what we want now is peace”, he begins by saying
12:02Presents a video with the best moments of the teams that have reached this stage of the competition and also the unexpected scenario of the final
12:01Pedro Pinto introduces the act and welcomes the attendees remembering that the final is in Paris on May 28
11:59The giveaway is about to start! The fate of the three Spanish representatives at stake in Nyon! Will there be a Real Madrid-Atlético de Madrid duel?
11:56The
Chelseathird in the Premier League 11 points behind City, is presented as a ‘bogeyman’ despite his circumstances after Abramovich’s departure and all that this has entailed and on a lower step is Benfica, 12 behind Porto in the Portuguese League, surely the most affordable team of all those left in the running
11:52The
Bayern Munichwith its umpteenth Bundesliga on the horizon, presents the best figures
of the participants: eight games, seven wins and one draw,
30 goals for and just 5 against. His last performance, a 7-1 against Salzburg on Bavarian soil to dispel any doubts that the 1-1 first leg of the round of 16 could have left
11:49Let’s go to the mess with the ‘bones’: The
Liverpool He has accumulated seven wins in eight games in the current Champions League, where only Inter was capable of defeating him (0-1 in the round of 16, at Anfield), with 19 goals scored and seven conceded. City’s balance is five wins, one draw and two losses, with 23 goals for and 10 against
11:46In addition to drawing the quarterfinals and semifinals, it will be determined which team will play at home in the final, which will be played on May 28,
Stade de France (Paris). After the invasion of Ukraine, UEFA decided to penalize Russia and change the venue for the last match, which was initially going to be held in Saint Petersburg
11:40Txiki Begiristain talks to Mickaël Slvestre, a 44-year-old former French footballer for Manchester United who is going to take the balls out of the hype
11:35THIS WILL BE THE DRAW: Now we will analyze them but first remember that the draw will be pure, without any conditions, playing the first leg of the quarters on April 5 and 6 and the return, on the 12 and 13 of the same month. The semifinals, which will also be drawn this Friday, are scheduled for April 26 and 27 for the first leg and for May 3 and 4 for the second leg. The grand final will be played on May 28 at the Stade de France in Paris.
11:27The big bones for the representatives of LaLiga Santander are Pep Guardiola’s City, Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Julian Nagelsmann’s Bayern Munich, without forgetting Chelsea, current champion
11:23Enrique Cerezopresident of
Atletico Madridhas pointed out that they have “no problem” with any of the teams that are in the pot for the quarterfinals of the Champions League, among which are Real Madrid and Villarreal, so he does not cheer and accepts the result that ” touch”, and predicts some “fun and exciting” rooms
11:20Some of the representatives of the different clubs, such as Manchester City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain, have already been seen on the stage of the draw (the House of European Football).
11:18In addition to these three Spanish representatives, there will be three teams representing England:
Manchester City,
Chelsea and
Liverpool. Also a German, the
Bayern Munichand a Portuguese: the
Benfica
11:16In this draw that will start in 45 minutes, Spain will have three representatives:
Real Madrid,
Atletico Madrid and
Villarreal. The three are the only LaLiga teams that are going to participate in the highest European competition, since FC Barcelona, a regular, is playing in the Europa League
11:13Welcome everyone to the live event of the
lottery of the quarterfinals and semifinals of the
Champions League! The draw will start in Nyon (Switzerland) at 12 noon!
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