Madrid win 48 hours

The Madrid has come out well in the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Despite playing against a great team like him Liverpool in the quarterfinals, he goes on the side of the table with the least favorites next to Chelsea Y Dortmund. In addition, it has also benefited from the calendar, and it is that an April month with very important duels awaits him in which fatigue will play a fundamental role.

Finally, against the reds, the Madrid will have a long tie. This means that the first leg will be played in the Gave Stefano next Tuesday, April 6, while the return will be in Anfield on Wednesday the 13th of the same month. In between, on Saturday the 10th, he will have to face the FC Barcelona in the League, key in the fight for the title. The other option was to play the first leg on Wednesday the 7th and the return leg on Tuesday the 12th, so for the Clásico he has won 24 hours of rest and the same for the second game against Liverpool. In total, 48 hours that can make a difference.

To this we must add that the bulk of the squad will have two weeks without matches due to the national team just before starting the most important match rally so far this season. After finishing the Celta match only Courtois, Lunin, Mendy, Varane, Bouquets, Kroos Y Modric they will leave with their respective selections. The rest will stay in Madrid preparing the duel against Eibar on January 3, the tie against him Liverpool and the Classic. In addition, by then the coaching staff could recover Odriozola Y Militao, leaving only in the infirmary Carvajal Y Hazard, discarded for any of the four encounters.

Liverpool, forced to change their calendar

The group that directs Jurgen Klopp you have had to change your calendar. Initially, he was to visit the Arsenal on Sunday the 4th in London. If this happened, you would hardly have had a training session and a little more than 48 hours of rest before playing against Madrid. However, the board of directors contacted the Premier and, hours after the draw, has changed the duel to Saturday 3. This also benefits Arsenal, who will have to face Thursday 8 at Slavia Prague in Europe League.

The following weekend, Liverpool are scheduled to play against him Aston town at Anfield on April 10 at 4:00 p.m. Equal Madrid's rest days.