UEFA’s Champions League knockout stages are here, and there are some blockbuster lamps coming.
Barcelona They are today’s holders of the competition, having surpassed Lyon in the final season, and are undoubtedly among the favorites once again. All three English clubs, Chelsea; Arsenal and Manchester CityThey have reached the quarter -finals, with two to face each other in the next round.
Both Germany’s two top clubs, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg, have progressed, and Lyon’s eight winners have also done so through the team scene and will be determined to win their first title by 2022.
90 minutes It provides the outcome of the quarter -finals and who will move on to the last four …
The first tie will see Super League The Arsenal Giants take over Real Madrid. The Spanish club’s best route to the competition came in 2022 when they arrived in the quarter -finals, while Arsenal uploaded the trophy in 2007 and were semifinals just recently with the 2022/23 campaign.
After a bad start of the season under Jonas Eidevall, the Gunners have been in a strong form since Renee Slegers took over in October. They overcame their team at Champions League And they have also turned their domestic campaign around.
Real Madrid remains second in the f League behind Barcelona, ​​but have proven their quality on the group scene with close defeats in Chelsea. This will be a closely disputed tie, but over two feet, Arsenal should have enough to move on.
Arsenal predicted: Arsenal
Then, the eight winners of Lyon will face Bayern Munich in the last eight. After the fall in Barcelona in the final of last season in Bilbao, Lyon returns with a point to prove.
The situation of the French club as the best team in women’s football has been disputed in recent years by the rapid rise of Barcelona, ​​but will be determined to regain their crown. Bayern’s best finish in the competition was the semifinals in 2020/21. However, they failed to overcome the quarter -finals in two of the last three times and did not do so out of the team.
The Frauen-Bundesliga title match is extremely tight, with Eintracht Frankfurt just three points behind Bayern, forcing them to balance their priorities. Lyon, meanwhile, remains undefeated in female division 1 and has a more comfortable lead, allowing them to fully focus on the Champions League, which should be enough to see them.
Predictable Winner: Lyon
The draw could not be much tougher for Wolfsburg as they prepare to face Barcelona, ​​who have won three of the last four champions League titles of the UEFA. The German side was closely hit 3-2 by Barcelona in the final of 2023, a defeat that will still be fresh in the minds of their players.
There is no doubt that Wolfsburg is the underdogs in this tie, but they embrace this regime with open arms. The pressure is firmly in Barcelona, ​​as most expect to move on.
This is what Barcelona did not seem so undefeated this season, suffering the defeat at Manchester City in the group stage and losing once to Ligka F. offering Wolfsburg a hope, but over two feet, the Spanish side should have enough to overcome it.
Provided Winner: Barcelona
The largest tie of all is among the English giants Chelsea and Manchester City. For Chelsea, this season feels like the perfect opportunity to move on to Europe and offset the final defeat of 2021 in Barcelona.
Underneath the new director Sonia Bompastor, who has the experience of winning this competition with Lyon, London Club looks like a different force this season. They were greatly enhanced by adding bronze Lucy in the summer and Keira Walsh in January, both of which lift the trophy with Barcelona in 2023 and 2024.
The city, on the other hand, has never gone beyond the quarter -finals and their rejection in the WSL title race indicates that they are struggling to compete on all fronts. March will see these two sides deal with multiple competitions four times, adding an extra layer of intrigue to this tie.
This unpredictable momentum makes this one of the most difficult quarter -finals to call, but if you had to support a team, Chelsea’s biggest experience in Europe simply gives them the advantage.
