In the early morning of Thursday Beijing time, on the second matchday of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain staged a giant showdown, and Manchester City played Portugal Sport again.
March 10 (Thu)
4 points: Real Madrid vs Paris Saint-Germain
Watch point 1: 0-1 in the first leg, can Real Madrid reverse?
The first leg away to 1-0, Real Madrid is at a disadvantage, back at home can it be reversed? The last time they did it was against Wolfsburg in 2015-16, losing 2-0 away in the first leg, returning to the home court to turn over 3-0 and reverse the overall score of 3-2 to advance.
Highlight 2: Benzema copied the miracle of Ronaldo?
It was C Ronaldo who reversed for Real Madrid 6 years ago, who scored a hat-trick in the second leg. Now that the president has long since left the team, who will save Real Madrid? It may also depend on Benzema. The French striker has scored 5 goals in 6 Champions League games and 20 goals in 24 La Liga games, scoring in the last 3 consecutive rounds, contributing 3 goals and 3 assists.
Highlight 3: Mbappe is no obstacle, Bernabeu inspection
In the first leg, Mbappe beat Real Madrid in the last minute. Although he was mistakenly injured by his teammates during training, he was not a big problem, and he has resumed training and can compete. The visit to the Bernabeu is also a "inspection" battle, because Real Madrid intends to sign him this summer.
Highlight 4: Messi fights the Bernabeu again
Messi is the all-time top scorer in the Spanish national derby, having scored 26 times through the Real Madrid city gate, but scored no goals or assists in the first leg. This time, it is his first return to the Bernabeu since leaving Barca, can he break the five-game goal drought against the fans of the old rivals?
4 points: Manchester City vs Sport Portugal
Highlight 1: 5-0 in the first leg, Manchester City advanced with one foot
With a double in the B-seat and goals from Foden, Sterling and Mahrez, City beat Portugal 5-0 away from home in the first leg, the advantage was too great, and they actually reached the quarterfinals with one foot. And since he has just played in the Manchester City derby, Guardiola may make some degree of rotation of the main squad.
Watch point 2:12-1? Blue Moon strikes the double kill record
The two-legged win record in the Champions League knockout round was a 12-1 record set by Bayern in the 2008-09 season, and the double kill was Portuguese Sports! At that time, Bayern also won 5-0 away and then 7-1 at home, showing no mercy. I wonder if the blue moon can hit this record?
Highlight 3: The main centre-back has no chance to play against the sworn enemy
City's main centre-back Ruben Díaz came from Benfica, which is Portugal's sporting derby rival. But he has been absent from the derby due to injury for 4-6 weeks and will not be able to play this game. However, Both Cancelo and B-seat have a chance to play.