Jakarta –
Champions League quarter-finals will be held this week. A total of eight teams will compete to get closer to the Big Ear trophy.
The 2020/2021 Champions League has entered the quarter-finals. A total of eight teams qualify for the round.
There is Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Porto, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, and Liverpool who became a contestant in the top eight.
The quarter-finals will be held on April 6-7 and April 13-14, 2021. Some matches have to be held in neutral venues, due to the corona virus pandemic.
The results of the Champions League quarter-final draw itself presents four interesting parties. There is Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund, FC Porto vs Chelsea, Bayern Munich vs Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid vs Liverpool.
In the City vs Dortmund match, The Citizens are currently favorites to win. Apart from being political in the Premier League, Pep Guardiola’s men have not been tarnished by defeat since the group phase.
However, Dortmund is not difficult. The sharpness of the striker, Erling Haaland, who is the temporary topscorer of the Champions League with 10 goals, will be a figure that troubles City.
Then in the match Porto vs Chelsea, The Blues will face a dark horse full of surprises. After Porto were able to perform nicely in the group phase, being runner-up in Group C under City, the Portuguese representative could beat Juventus in the last 16.
Chelsea itself has good capital ahead of facing Porto. The Blue was unbeaten in 14 matches with the manager Thomas Tuchel, including two wins in the last 16 against Atletico Madrid. The record was only tarnished last weekend, when they lost 2-5 to West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.
The champion’s favorite duel is then presented when Bayern vs PSG. The duel was a repeat of last season’s final, where Bayern won 1-0 to win the Big Ear trophy.
However, it is PSG who are now being trained Mauricio Pochettino, of course it cannot be underestimated. This was proven when Les Parisiens could brilliantly get rid of a strong team Barcelona in the last 16, 5-2 on aggregate.
And finally the duel of the two favorite championship teams can also be witnessed in the match Real Madrid vs Liverpool. Both are teams that have a good history in Europe.
Real Madrid is the owner of the most Champions League trophies with a total of 13 titles won, with the last three titles won in a row from 2016-2018. As for Liverpool, the owner of 6 trophies, the last one he won two seasons ago.
Last season, Madrid and Liverpool also won their respective leagues. This means that the duel for the winning team will be presented in the middle of this week.
If you make it past the quarterfinal hurdles, four teams will qualify for the semifinals of the Champions League, held April 27-28 and May 4-5. As for Champions League final itself will be held on May 29, with the Ataturk Olimpyc Stadium, Istanbul, the venue for the match.
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