Bayern and City are the two great rivals to be avoided by the Spanish teams in the Champions League quarter-final stage. The leaders of the Bundesliga and the Premier are the big favorites to lift the European Cup according to the bookmakers, although there are two other English teams, Liverpool and Chelsea, who are also very well positioned by bettors and who are having an excellent season. The Portuguese Benfica is without a doubt the least dangerous team on paper for Real Madrid, Atlético and Villarreal, who could also cross each other and on Friday they will find out who they will face in the quarterfinals, in addition to the complete squad to reach the final in Paris on May 28.
Of the eight teams remaining in the competition, three Spaniards, three English, one German and one Portuguese remain.which returns Spanish football to the top of the European elite after last season only Real Madrid got past the round of 16.
It will be a completely pure draw. Everyone will be able to face everyone and it does not matter the nationality or that they have coincided in the group in the first phase, unlike the one held to define the round of 16. The rest of the tournament draw will also be decided by chance, as well as the advantage of playing the second leg at home.
The first legs will be played on the 5th and 6th of April while the second legs will be played on the 12th and 13th of the same month. Two weeks later the first leg of the semifinals will be played (April 26 and 27) while the second legs will be played on May 3 and 4.
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