In the early morning of February 24, Beijing time, the last two matches of the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals began: Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United. Felix scored with a header in the 6th minute of the first half and Elanga equalised in the 79th minute of the second half. In the end, Atletico drew 1-1 with Manchester United.
Benfica, home to Ajax. In the 17th minute of the first half, Tadić scored; in the 25th minute, Alai Oolong; in the 28th minute, Allai made up for it. In the 71st minute of the second half, Yaremchuk scored. 2-2, Benfica shook hands with Ajax.
The games that have ended are: Sporting Portugal 0-5 Manchester City, Paris 1-0 Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg 1-1 Bayern, Inter 0-2 Liverpool, Villarreal 1-1 Juve, Chelsea 2-0 Lille.
Can we predict who will end up in the Champions League quarter-finals? Let's start with the Premier League Final Four. Manchester City, the score is 5-0, what is the suspense? Liverpool and Inter this game, but also not much suspense. Although Inter are Serie A champions, they are still one notch away from Liverpool. As for Chelsea, it was easy to win Against Lille. The only suspense is Manchester United and Atletico. In this game, the Red Devils were able to take away a draw, which was also due to luck. Atletico, play better.
Looking at other games, you will find a phenomenon: it is very likely that Ligue 1, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, only one team of these four major leagues can reach the top 8. Speaking of Ligue 1 first, Lille has no hope, only Greater Paris. They, for the time being, have an advantage. However, After all, Real Madrid is Real Madrid, and there is still a lot of suspense. Even if Real Madrid can eliminate Paris, can Atletico eliminate Manchester United? Or, if Paris eliminated Real Madrid, Atletico would have lost to Manchester United? It is difficult for Ligue 1 and La Liga to have a breakthrough.
Of course, there is another team in La Liga: Villarreal, whose second leg is away to Juve. Overall, Juve have a better chance of winning. As for Bayern, although it is sluggish, it is not a big problem to return home and win against Red Bull Salzburg. The Bundesliga is still this only seedling. Therefore, the Champions League top 8 teams are most likely: Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Atletico, Greater Paris, Juve, Bayern, Ajax (in the second leg, Ajax played at home, with a greater winning percentage). The Premier League, still in the Champions League, occupies a strong position.