At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 6, the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals officially started! Previously, the top 8 teams were all in place. There are three Premier League teams: Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea; three La Liga teams: Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Huang Qian; the other two are The Southern Champions Bayern and the Portuguese Super League Benfica.
The two games in the early morning are Manchester City at home to Atletico Madrid and the other is Liverpool's away game against Benfica.
Among them, the direct confrontation between the two Crowned Champions of The Premier League in La Liga can be said to have attracted the attention of fans around the world. Although Manchester City and Atletico were both champions of their respective leagues last season, the status of the two teams this season can be said to be quite different. City's start-up lead was narrowed but still at the top of the table, while Atletico madrid are far from last season's form, currently only in Third Place in La Liga, and the gap with Real Madrid at the top of the table is as much as 12 points.
Atletico Madrid, who eliminated Manchester United, still have a set of Premier League teams, and their defense makes Manchester City play a little uncomfortable. Although Manchester City suppressed the whole field, it is difficult to find the opportunity to break the goal.
The deadlock of the game was not broken until the 70th minute, and Foden sent a straight plug at the limit of the four-man bag! Captain De Bruy understands in his heart that he will insert himself at high speed and push and shoot from a small angle! City finally broke the deadlock, leading 1-0 and the score was finally locked in at 1-0.
De Bruyne, who scored the winning goal, was voted the best of the game, scoring eight goals in the Champions League knockout round for Manchester City, ranking second in team history and only one goal behind Aguero, who was no. 1 in the history of the team.
Throughout the game, Manchester City can be said to be a suppressive advantage, with a wild bombardment of 15 shots on goal, while Atletico Madrid has 0 shots on goal. In the second leg to Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, as long as Manchester City stabilizes the defense to play attack, it seems that the problem of advancing to the Champions League final four is not big. However, you can never underestimate Atletico's explosive power in the face of adversity, and the suspense of the second leg is still there.
In the other game, Liverpool won 3-1 away to Benfica, Conat and Mane scored first in the first half, Nunez helped Benfica recover a goal in the second half, and Díaz helped Liverpool seal the victory in the last minute.
The 3-1 score allowed Liverpool, who were second in the Premier League, to take the victory away from home and come to Anfield stadium in the second leg, and Liverpool's promotion was probably not a big problem.
The Premier League duo has performed very well in today's two Champions League games, worthy of being the top two giants in the world's first league rankings, and it can be said that they have stepped into the Top 4 of the Champions League with one foot.
Tomorrow's early morning game, the three major Champions League champions will appear at the same time: Villarreal at home to bay bayern, and Real Madrid's heavy game against the Blues Chelsea, fans and friends can look forward to a wave.