Today (Friday), the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League took place, after 8 clubs qualified for this round of the tournament, which are Chelsea (won the title twice), Liverpool (won the title 6 times), Manchester City from England, Real Madrid (the most winning team). Championship with 13 titles), Atletico Madrid (lost the final 3 times and did not win the title), Villarreal from Spain, Bayern Munich (won the title 6 times) from Germany, Benfica (twice won the title) from Portugal.
The results of the draw resulted in fiery confrontations between the qualified clubs, which came as follows: “Chelsea x Real Madrid”, “Manchester City x Atletico Madrid”, “Villarreal x Bayern Munich”, “Benfica x Liverpool”, and in the semi-finals of the tournament, the winner will meet from City and Atletico will face the winner from the Chelsea and Real Madrid match, while the winner from Liverpool and Benfica will meet the winner from the Villarreal and Bayern Munich match.
The first-leg matches for the quarter-finals of the tournament are scheduled to take place on April 5 and 6, while the return matches will be held on April 12 and 13, while the semi-final first-leg matches will be held on April 26 and 27, and the semi-final second leg matches will be held on May 3 and 4. The tournament final will take place on Saturday, May 28th in the French capital, Paris.
Villarreal (European League title holder) overcame Juventus by three free goals last Wednesday, while Benfica needs to be at its best to overtake Liverpool, who will have a lot to offer in light of its advanced ranking in the English Premier League ladder (second to the moment), As for the English team Manchester City (premier league champion last season), it will play a strong confrontation against Atletico, who knocked out its compatriot Manchester United in the last round of the Champions League.
Liverpool seeks revenge on Benfica, Portugal, as they will meet for the first time since the round of 16 of the tournament in the 2005/2006 edition, when the Portuguese team defeated Liverpool 3-0 in the aggregate of the two matches.
As for Bayern Munich, it is with a new date with Villarreal, Spain, as Bayern had won the previous two confrontations of the two teams in the group stage in the 2011/2012 edition of the Champions League, and the German team reached the final at that time.
Okaz (Jeddah)