The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League has been announced: the team with the name first, home and then away.
Real Madrid v Chelsea – Manchester City v Bayern (second half)
Benfica vs Inter – AC Milan v Napoli (top half)
In the upper and lower halves, a place in the final will be determined each, and Serie A, the biggest winner of the Champions League quarter-finals, will be drawn again in this draw, and AC Milan and Napoli will secure at least one place in the semi-finals! At the same time, another Serie A team, Inter Milan, is also divided into the same half with both teams.
Napoli are very close to the Champions League final
In any case, such a draw could not be better for Serie A, as the current leaders of Serie A, Napoli is undoubtedly the strongest team in the semi-zone! As long as there are no serious injuries, Napoli are the most promising team to reach the Champions League final!
The four teams in the other half of the district (which are also the four teams we are talking about today) need to go through a brutal battle to glimpse the dawn of the Champions League final, but no matter which team finally wins, it is undoubtedly the strongest team of the year. When such a team that has experienced many difficulties enters the final, can the final team of the three teams of Serie A and the Portuguese Premier League really withstand it?
Today, Chat Ball Jun will have a good chat with you about the performance of the teams in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season!
The lower half of the area with a full gold content
1. Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich have not been consistent this season, but they have been more limited by too many draws at the beginning, in fact, they have played 38 games this season, and Bayern have only lost two games (one of which is Bayern arch-rival Borussia Mönchen)! Every year of the Champions League, Bayern is known for its stability, and reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League is a common thing for Bayern Munich.
Nagelsmann leads Bayern forward
While not everyone likes the 35-year-old German talent Nagelsmann, he has done a good job judging by Bayern's results this season and sending away top scorer Lewandowski. Of course, for Bayern, winning the Bundesliga title at the end of the season is a real pass, and winning the Champions League is a full score.
This season, Bayern Munich have won 15 wins, drawn 7 and lost 2 in 24 games in the Bundesliga, and currently rank first in the Bundesliga with 52 points. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich have scored 71 goals and conceded 25 goals in 24 games, the most goals scored and conceded by the Bundesliga.
In the Champions League, Bayern Munich was placed in the death group in the group stage, but Bayern "lightly relaxed the ape's arm", swept Inter Milan and Barcelona, and after the first place in the group, they met Paris Saint-Germain. Bayern Munich once again showed remarkable consistency, sweeping the Ligue 1 dominance into the dust of the Champions League 3-0 over two legs.
Bayern Munich, one of the biggest favourites in the Champions League this season!
2. Manchester City, which advanced to the semi-finals for two consecutive years
In recent years, Manchester City have been the favourites to win the Champions League, but City have always missed the title, and Pep Guardiola has never been able to lift the trophy after leaving Barcelona. However, Manchester City have reached the last four of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, and their two-legged clash with Real Madrid last season was arguably the most exciting semi-final clash in recent years.
Pep Guardiola's Champions League opener against his old club
Manchester City are currently second in the Premier League, just five points away from Arsenal at the top, and such a gap is not difficult for Guardiola, who has a strong and tacit team.
City have played 27 games in the Premier League this season, with City winning 19 games, drawing four and losing four games, and City's consistency has declined slightly this season. At the same time, Manchester City has scored 67 goals in 27 Premier League games, conceded only 25 goals, the most goals scored in the Premier League, and the second fewest goals conceded, but Manchester City is still the Premier League hegemonic in terms of possession, creating great chances, passing and other statistics.
In the Champions League, Manchester City were grouped with Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Copenhagen in the group stage, and Manchester City scored 14 goals in 6 games and conceded only 2, easily advancing to the Champions League knockout stage after finishing first in the group. In the knockout round, Manchester City once again met Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, and Manchester City sent another Bundesliga team home in the second leg with a staggering 7-0.
Interesting is coming
Manchester City loaned Cancelo to Bayern Munich in the winter window, and the Portugal international seems to be adapting well, considering that Bayern won the Champions League after signing Philippe Coutinho on loan, which has to be reminiscent of the fact that Cancelo won the Champions League earlier than Manchester City.
3. Needless to say, the Champions League hegemony: Real Madrid
Real Madrid's name seems to represent the name of the Champions League, and no one will underestimate Real Madrid at any time.
Currently, Real Madrid are second in La Liga, with 17 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats after 25 rounds, accumulating 56 points. Although such results are still in the past, Barca are still up to nine points ahead of Real Madrid, which makes Real Madrid's journey to La Liga title very difficult.
Benzema's injury affected Real Madrid's results
Real Madrid have relied heavily on Benzema in recent seasons, and with Mariano and Eden Hazard not wanting to leave, and Real Madrid have not brought in a new substitute striker, it will not be easy to score when Benzema is injured.
This season, Benzema has made a total of 15 appearances in La Liga, and now Real Madrid have played 25 La Liga, which also means that Benzema missed 10 La Liga matches, and in games without Benzema, Real Madrid have arranged for players such as Eden Hazard and Rodrigo to play in turn.
In the Champions League, Real Madrid had good luck in the group stage, except RB Leipzig, there are no teams in the five major leagues, and Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig to advance to the first place in the group. In the round of 16, Real Madrid met the Liverpool team that everyone had a headache with, and in the end, Real Madrid won all home and away games to advance to the quarterfinals, once again proving the "bloodline suppression" of Liverpool.
4, Chelsea: the league is instigated, the European competition cannot be instigated!
Chelsea are currently 10th in the Premier League after 27 rounds of matches, with just 38 league points, 11 points away from Europe, and it will be very difficult to return to the top four.
Porter has been questioned by fans
This season, Chelsea have scored 29 goals and conceded 28 goals in 27 games, the fewest goals of any team in the Premier League! Although the number of goals conceded is low, but only one goal difference is also difficult for Chelsea to say that their own defense is solid.
Especially this morning at Stamford Bridge, being equalised by Everton in a row, and finally conceding three points, is even more speechless: Everton have scored more than one goal in only four of their 28 Premier League games this season, including this morning's 2-2 away to Chelsea.
In the Champions League, Chelsea performed well, among which the double beat AC Milan is a masterpiece in the group stage, making it difficult for the reigning Serie A champions to parry! In the knockout round, facing the current Bundesliga No. 1 Borussia Dortmund (Bayern Youngster Round), they also completed a 2-0 counterattack at home.
And the match between Chelsea and Real Madrid will also be the third meeting between the two teams in the past three years, the only difference is that Tuchel is no longer there, can Porter, who has received hundreds of millions of signings, lead Chelsea against the trend in the Champions League?
Conclusion: The last 3 Champions League champions have gathered in the second half
From Bayern Munich's triumph in 19/20, to Chelsea's unexpected victory in 20/21, to last season's consecutive victories over strong opponents, three consecutive Champions League winners gathered in the second half. The only exception is Manchester City, which has also been the most competitive team in the Champions League in recent years, and this season has Haaland added to play a tailwind.
Can Pep Guardiola lead Manchester City to the Champions League?
This half-zone division is undoubtedly a clear difference from the first half, and it can be said that no matter which team emerges from the second half, it will be the biggest favorite to win the Champions League. Especially Bayern Munich's experience from the start of the group stage, the death group won all the qualifiers, and the round of 16 beat Paris Saint-Germain, if they can win all the way, it is not inferior to the experience of Real Madrid winning last season.
With the Champions League quarter-finals kicking off in mid-April, and with teams working hard to adjust their form for almost a month, as fans, who do you think will emerge from the Half of the Dead Zone and reach the final?