After the FIFA Date that defined the last places for the World Cup in Qatar, there is no room for rest, at least for the eight teams that still aspire to the Champions League title, the most important tournament at club level and that could be a good consolation for players like Mohamed Salah, who will not be in the World Cup.
In total they are three English and three Spanish teams those that are part of the Champions League quarterfinals, and leave room for a German, Bayern Munich, and the dark horse of the tournament, the Portuguese Benfica.
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The quarterfinals of the Champions
The first leg games get underway this April 5 and 6 and a week later the return games will be launched, for which, we remind once again, that away goals are not part of the tiebreaker criteria.
Likewise, we must remember that the keys to the semifinals have already been defined, so that the winner of the series between Liverpool and Benficawill face the winner of the series between Bayern Munich and Villarreal.
For its part, the winner between Manchester City and Atlético de Madridfaces will be seenagainst the winner of Real Madrid against Chelsea, so here we could have a clash between Spanish clubs in Madrid, or between British squads.
The Champions for Tuesday, April 5
Benfica-Liverpool
The Lusitanos gave the surprise in the Eighth after leaving Ajax on the road, while Liverpool beat Inter Milan. The first leg is played in Lisbon, and will be broadcast live on HBO Max, at 2:00 p.m.
Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid
The Colchoneros walk irregularly in the league tournament, for which the Champions League is a showcase to “rescue” the season… the bad thing is that they face Manchester City, which opens the series at home, so a game awaits us with the 11 rojiblancos stuck in their own sector.
This match is broadcast live from 2:00 p.m., through HBO Max and TNT Sports.
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The Champions for Wednesday, April 6
Villarreal vs Bayern Munich
Another of the surprises in this instance is Villarreal, a team more accustomed to the Europa League than to the Champions League. In fact, it is the first time that Unai Emery has directed in these instances of the Champions League and it was a huge challenge for him, called Bayern Munich.
The Yellow Submarine came this far after ousting Juventus, while Bayern passed the entire bodywork to Salzburg. This game is going live starting at 2:00 p.m. on HBO Max and TNT Sports.
Chelsea-Real Madrid
In the midst of a crisis due to the sanctions against Roman Abramovich, Chelsea has already reached the Quarterfinals and will not be an easy prey while Thomas Tuchel is on the bench, as he is used to taking his teams to the finals and in fact the Blues are the reigning champions.
Real Madrid is not convincing with its game, but the Champions League is in its DNA, and even playing ugly it kicked PSG out. Is there a clear favorite in this series? This game goes only por HBO Max starting at 2:00 p.m.