Barcelona-Real Madrid-Atletico and Borussia in the Champions League quarter
The first leg of the quarterfinals will be played on 1 and 2 April and the second leg 8 and 9 of the table.
The Barcelona and Atletico Madrid measured forces in a fratricidal crossing quarterfinals of the Champions League , while Real Madrid had more luck and avoided the favorites for a chance for revenge against Borussia Dortmund, after the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon's (Switzerland).
The hype of the draw would be 'whimsical' and featured a duel between two Spanish teams and serious contenders to go far in the tournament, with Real Madrid instead paired with one of the 'unwanted' a Dortmund away from potential year past in which he removed the white set in the semifinals, although the obligation to try to close the tie in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Meanwhile, defending champions Bayern Munich, will need to check with the other set that offered less reliability, Manchester United, leaving other quarterfinal high voltage between two other favorites, the French PSG and Chelsea Joseph Mourinho.
There were likely several games between teams from the same country, but he got lucky the League, which will ensure a semifinalist at the expense of losing to Barca or Atletico, the first two that took the innocent hand of Luis Figo, in a collision presented and matched with the first leg at the Nou Camp.
The Gerardo Martino will have a tough opponent in his attempt to qualify for his seventh consecutive final in the Champions League. Assembly Diego Pablo Simeone has been very competitive in this competition and will want to get, for the first time in the penultimate round , something not achieved since the 1973-1974 edition, remembered when he lost the final against Bayern Munich.
The 'mattress' team has already proven this season to be a very uncomfortable opponent for Barcelona has not been able to win in three meetings this year, the two Supercopa and La Liga, scoring only one goal, although opponents also scored the same number. Therefore, the key way for an athlete presents this year has won everything at the Vicente Calderon in the Champions League and that will appeal to their competitiveness and to curb the more physical quality Barca.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid, whose ball went below that of their compatriots, have the opportunity to take revenge for the elimination last year hard to Borussia Dortmund German, along with Manchester United, the theoretically looser eight qualified for the quarterfinals. Carlo Ancelotti's team will be measured for the second straight round to a set after doing the Bundesliga with Schalke 04, will be the main difficulty is the play the first match at the Santiago Bernabeu where you have to get the best possible result face to face the difficult exit to Signal Iduna Park, inaccessible to the Whites in all his visits, which received a severe correction in the last, a hard 4-1.
Moreover, despite the win in Gelsenkirchen, the nine-time European champion, undefeated this year in the Old World, still has a terrible statistic on German soil, with 18 defeats in 26 visits. However, while Jurgen Klopp are plagued by low (Schmelzer, Subotic, Gundogan, Bender) and the way will be without Robert Lewandowski, author of a masterful 'poker' in the first leg of the semifinals, but are very competitive and made this clear in the group stage where they spent ahead of Arsenal and Napoli.
On the other hand, the current European champions Bayern Munic h, also have a very affordable crossover, and again with an English team after facing Arsenal, as the ailing Manchester United, who already had a lot of trouble to be measured eliminate the Greek Olympiacos in the second round of Michel. The David Moyes have as a lifeline the Champions League and try to at least arrive intact to the leg at the Allianz Arena to try to surprise the big favorite options, and fully focused on defending his crown after having sentenced the Bundesliga.
The other shock occurs most balanced of the penultimate round of the continental tournament will be the maximum measuring at Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea of Jose Mourinho. The Parisian ensemble, led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, second top scorer in the competition with ten goals, has left a good feeling this year, but everything is balanced by having to play around in London. Meanwhile, the whole 'blue', champion in 2012 Champions League has proved its competitiveness and strength of the hand of the Portuguese coach, quite skilled in this type of playoffs and will try to add his fifth straight semifinal.
The first leg of this quarter-final will be played on 1 and 2 April and back on 8 and 9 April. The semifinals will be played on 22 and 23, the round 29 and 30 April, the return, and the final on May 24 in Lisbon.
- cadenaser.com
The Barcelona and Atletico Madrid measured forces in a fratricidal crossing quarterfinals of the Champions League , while Real Madrid had more luck and avoided the favorites for a chance for revenge against Borussia Dortmund, after the draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon's (Switzerland).
The hype of the draw would be 'whimsical' and featured a duel between two Spanish teams and serious contenders to go far in the tournament, with Real Madrid instead paired with one of the 'unwanted' a Dortmund away from potential year past in which he removed the white set in the semifinals, although the obligation to try to close the tie in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Meanwhile, defending champions Bayern Munich, will need to check with the other set that offered less reliability, Manchester United, leaving other quarterfinal high voltage between two other favorites, the French PSG and Chelsea Joseph Mourinho.
There were likely several games between teams from the same country, but he got lucky the League, which will ensure a semifinalist at the expense of losing to Barca or Atletico, the first two that took the innocent hand of Luis Figo, in a collision presented and matched with the first leg at the Nou Camp.
The Gerardo Martino will have a tough opponent in his attempt to qualify for his seventh consecutive final in the Champions League. Assembly Diego Pablo Simeone has been very competitive in this competition and will want to get, for the first time in the penultimate round , something not achieved since the 1973-1974 edition, remembered when he lost the final against Bayern Munich.
The 'mattress' team has already proven this season to be a very uncomfortable opponent for Barcelona has not been able to win in three meetings this year, the two Supercopa and La Liga, scoring only one goal, although opponents also scored the same number. Therefore, the key way for an athlete presents this year has won everything at the Vicente Calderon in the Champions League and that will appeal to their competitiveness and to curb the more physical quality Barca.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid, whose ball went below that of their compatriots, have the opportunity to take revenge for the elimination last year hard to Borussia Dortmund German, along with Manchester United, the theoretically looser eight qualified for the quarterfinals. Carlo Ancelotti's team will be measured for the second straight round to a set after doing the Bundesliga with Schalke 04, will be the main difficulty is the play the first match at the Santiago Bernabeu where you have to get the best possible result face to face the difficult exit to Signal Iduna Park, inaccessible to the Whites in all his visits, which received a severe correction in the last, a hard 4-1.
Moreover, despite the win in Gelsenkirchen, the nine-time European champion, undefeated this year in the Old World, still has a terrible statistic on German soil, with 18 defeats in 26 visits. However, while Jurgen Klopp are plagued by low (Schmelzer, Subotic, Gundogan, Bender) and the way will be without Robert Lewandowski, author of a masterful 'poker' in the first leg of the semifinals, but are very competitive and made this clear in the group stage where they spent ahead of Arsenal and Napoli.
On the other hand, the current European champions Bayern Munic h, also have a very affordable crossover, and again with an English team after facing Arsenal, as the ailing Manchester United, who already had a lot of trouble to be measured eliminate the Greek Olympiacos in the second round of Michel. The David Moyes have as a lifeline the Champions League and try to at least arrive intact to the leg at the Allianz Arena to try to surprise the big favorite options, and fully focused on defending his crown after having sentenced the Bundesliga.
The other shock occurs most balanced of the penultimate round of the continental tournament will be the maximum measuring at Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea of Jose Mourinho. The Parisian ensemble, led by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, second top scorer in the competition with ten goals, has left a good feeling this year, but everything is balanced by having to play around in London. Meanwhile, the whole 'blue', champion in 2012 Champions League has proved its competitiveness and strength of the hand of the Portuguese coach, quite skilled in this type of playoffs and will try to add his fifth straight semifinal.
The first leg of this quarter-final will be played on 1 and 2 April and back on 8 and 9 April. The semifinals will be played on 22 and 23, the round 29 and 30 April, the return, and the final on May 24 in Lisbon.
- cadenaser.com
