At 3 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday this week, the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals will be in full swing. However, unlike last week, the two strong dialogues between Real Madrid vs Manchester City and Arsenal vs Bayern in the second half of the region were held on Thursday, and CCTV arranged live broadcasts.
Etihad Stadium: Manchester City vs Real Madrid
This is a contest worth more than 2.3 billion euros, and it is also the most expensive matchup in the Champions League so far this season, and it is not an exaggeration to consider it a final-level rehearsal. In the first leg, Real Madrid drew 3-3 at home to Manchester City, and due to the cancellation of the away goals rule in the Champions League, no one had the upper hand, and the suspense of promotion continued to the second leg.
In the last two seasons, both sides have eliminated their opponents once in the semi-finals, and both won the Champions League. However, Real Madrid suffered a 0-4 defeat away to Manchester City last season, and suffered three consecutive defeats away from home, losing its status as the No. 1 team in the Champions League.
After a year, Real Madrid once again went to the Etihad Stadium to challenge Manchester City, and this time if they can score more goals than Manchester City, they will definitely complete their revenge and advance to the last four of the Champions League for four consecutive seasons.
What makes Real Madrid jealous is Manchester City's terrifying home record, the last 30 Champions League home games unbeaten in a row, with a record of 28 wins and two draws, and the last defeat was in 2018. Next, it will be up to coach Carlo Ancelotti to fight Pep Guardiola.
Allianz Arena: Bayern vs Arsenal
After 7 years, Arsenal met Bayern again, the two teams met 4 times in the Champions League knockout round, and Arsenal was finally eliminated by Bayern, including the last home and away defeat of 1-5. Now in the first leg, Arsenal drew 2-2 at home to Bayern, failing to take the lead in promotion, and it will be more difficult to eliminate Bayern in the second leg.
With the Premier League defeat already two points behind the top, Arsenal's hopes of winning the league have become slim, and the hope of winning the title this season can only be pinned on the Champions League title, of course, for Bayern, Kane does not want the season to be empty.
In this game, whoever wins will advance, compared to Bayern who is a regular in the Champions League semi-finals, the last time Arsenal did it was 15 years ago.
In the above two super matchups, it is possible that Manchester City and Arsenal will meet in the semi-finals, or the two giants of the Premier League may be out at the same time.