Eight teams are left standing after the conclusion of the Champions League Round-Of-16.
Real Madrid made a triumphant comeback in the second leg to overcome Paris Saint-Germain.
Liverpool survived a late scare against Inter Milan to seal their spot in the last eight.
Unai Emery’s Villarreal tool their chances and sent Juventus packing, and Benfica picked up an upset away win to knock Ajax out of the competition.
On the other hand, Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid were in control of their respective ties and progressed rather easily.
Let’s have a look at the Champions League quarterfinal pairings and try to predict how it might go down.
Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid eliminated Manchester United to reach the quarterfinals, only to set up another meeting with a Mancunian team.
Manchester City will be a far more formidable opposition for the Rojiblancos, as the Citizens are eyeing a second successive spot in the Champions League final and are currently leading the Premier League title race.
Atletico Madrid have had a subpar season so far, trailing the La Liga leaders Real Madrid by 12 points, and have been uncharacteristically leaky at the back.
Manchester City are the obvious favourites to go through.
Liverpool vs Benfica
Coming this far in the competition has been a remarkable achievement for Benfica.
They came out on top of Ajax to make it to the last eight.
They would need to punch above their weight once again when they meet Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp’s men are in red-hot form lately, and we expect them to progress to the final four by beating their Portuguese opponents.
Bayern Munich vs Villarreal
Bayern Munich will be wary of Villarreal’s capabilities going into this tie.
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Unai Emery guided his Yellow Submarines to the quarterfinals beating Serie A giants Juventus in the quarters.
Bayern Munich made light work of RB Salzburg in the round-of-16, winning the tie 8-2 in aggregate.
We back the Bavarians to end Villarreal’s impressive Champions League run.
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
This one will be the most difficult to call.
Chelsea had defeated Real Madrid in the semifinals last season, and they will have to do it again to retain the Champions League trophy.
The Blues have been subject to many off-the-pitch conversations regarding an imminent change of ownership and sanction of their current owner.
But, Thomas Tuchel’s men have not let the uncertainty hamper their performances.
Real Madrid are set to win the La Liga this season, but they seem vulnerable in certain areas.
Lately, they got dismantled by arch-rival Barcelona at home.
Can Chelsea take advantage of Madrid’s deficiencies and make it to the tournament’s next stage?
We believe they can.
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