The results of the Champions League quarter-final draw are favorable to Bayern and Liverpool, because the two teams are against Villarreal and Benfica respectively, so the chances of these two teams advancing are indeed very large, many people think that this is basically guaranteed to advance, but the Champions League will always have weak teams to break the promotion situation, so Bayern and Liverpool still need to avoid the emergence of cold. If Liverpool then advances directly against Bayern, there will also be a feeling that the final will be staged ahead of schedule, so this draw is indeed meaningful.
Unlike the second half, the showdown in the first half is more intense, with all four teams doing well this season, Manchester City and Real Madrid in the Premier League and La Liga, Chelsea third in the League, Atletico Fourth, and the recent records of these teams are good, so the intensity of the duels between these two groups is indeed very high. Before the draw, it was also predicted that Premier League teams would meet directly, because this would reduce the number of Premier League teams to reach the semi-finals more. But now the showdown is a collision between La Liga and the Premier League, because there are three teams in both major leagues, so this arrangement will also reduce the number of promotion places in one league.
It is worth mentioning that Manchester City is the first time in the Champions League and Atletico Met, the team's paper strength is stronger than the opponent, but Simeone and Guardiola have won and lost in the previous clashes in La Liga, although Atletico lost more, but after all, they are opponents who know each other, which is also an uncertain factor in this set of duels, Manchester City also needs to work harder to qualify, and the deployment and strain of the two managers are also very interesting. The two managers have played each other 12 times before, guardiola has a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, but the only meeting in the Champions League is Bayern against Atletico, the result is 0-1, 2-1 out, because Bayern has scored fewer away goals and has eliminated the away goal advantage this season, so this time the match between Guardiola is also determined to take revenge.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid are also interesting, as the Galactics' Courtois and Hazard are both former Chelsea players, and this time the match does have more to watch. Because Chelsea won the Champions League trophy of Real Madrid and Manchester City last season, if they can eliminate Real Madrid again this season, it is likely to play against Manchester City again, even against Atletico Madrid, which is an old opponent, and the two teams have met many times in the Champions League knockout stage. From the above analysis, Chelsea's opponents are absolutely strong teams, but also familiar opponents, Tuchel is still capable of leading the team further.
Chelsea's first leg of Last Season's elimination of Real Madrid was a 1-1 win, with The first half goal being a long pass from Rudiger to Pulisic's feet, who swung past Courtois to score the ball. Real Madrid's goal was Marcelo's pass into the penalty area, Casemiro and Militang's consecutive headers crossed to assist Benzema to equalize, and the veteran was also an absolute contributor to the elimination of Paris this season, so the Chelsea and Real Madrid match Benzema is also a key figure.
In the second leg of last season, Chelsea's goal was Kante and Werner hitting the wall, and Kanter gave Havertz a one-handed opportunity, the latter's shot hit the upright, and Werner made up for it. The second goal was a straight kick from N'Golo Kante's forward snatch to Pulisic's feet, who assisted Mount in the penalty area with an inverted triangle pass in front of the bottom line to seal the win. The Blues squad hasn't changed much, so the next two-legged Champions League games of Kante, Havertz and Pulisic are also key figures.
The matchup in the first half of the Champions League quarter-finals is also considered by fans to be the most exciting grouping, because the direct meeting between the Premier League and La Liga will definitely spark. Looking back at the Champions League records of the four teams this season, Manchester City's group stage is 4 wins and 2 losses to advance to the first place in the group, and the knockout round is 5-0 away and 0-0 at home to Portugal Sports. Atletico madrid achieved a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the group stage and advanced as the second in the group, and the knockout round was 1-1 at home and 1-0 away, and the team's two promotions were thrilling, and the performance was indeed unsatisfactory. Real Madrid won 5 and lost 1 in the group stage to advance to the first place in the group, and eliminated Paris 0-1 away and 3-1 at home in the knockout round. Chelsea won 4 wins, drew 1 and lost 1 loss in the group stage to advance to the second place in the group, and eliminated Lille 2-0 at home and 2-1 away in the knockout stage.
Atletico have eliminated Manchester United before, so if Manchester City defeats Atletico, it is equivalent to avenging Manchester United, which is also very interesting. Real Madrid has been looked down on in the previous Champions League matches, because Paris is indeed too strong, but Real Madrid's second leg of the game is indeed eye-catching, and An Shuai is the former Chelsea manager, so it will be emotional to return to the Blue Bridge again this time. UEFA let Real Madrid touch Chelsea is also meaningful, Zidane led the team to be eliminated, and the manager may be different. Chelsea are currently sanctioned by the British government, but the restrictions do not stop the team from winning continuously, so this time against Real Madrid also need to work harder to laugh to the end.
An Shuai led Chelsea to the Premier League and FA Cup titles, and is also a meritorious manager. According to the current number of champions in the Champions League, Real Madrid has won 13 titles, the most recent one was in the 2017-18 season, which is indeed a long time away. Bayern have won the title six times, the most recent being in the 2019-20 season. Liverpool have won six titles in their history, the most recent being in the 2018-19 season. Chelsea have won the title twice, in 2011-12 and 2020-21. Benfica also won the title twice, but only in the 1960-61 and 1961-62 seasons. City's best result was runner-up last season, Villarreal's best result was the top 4, and in the 2005-06 season, the latter wanted to make history, and Manchester City was more eager for the title.
The quarter-finals will take place in the weeks of early and mid-April, the second leg will take place in the weeks of late April and early May, and the Champions League final will take place on 28 May at the Stade de France in Paris.