Four teams will fight for the European title starting in the last week of April. Two of them will be Spanish; the other two, english. The real Madrid He pulled epic again to overthrow Chelsea: this time he needed extra time and the best Modric to advance. The Villarreal He also went to the heroic to sneak in among the best. Chukwueze’s goal in the 88th minute at the Allianz Arena cited the Yellow Submarine with history. City asserted its lead from the first leg, as did Liverpool. It will be a duel between the Premier League and LaLiga Santander.
Semifinal Manchester City – Real Madrid
City-Madrid will play the first match at the Etihad. This was established in the draw, which gave Real Madrid the privilege of field factor. The Santiago Bernabéu will once again decide who goes to the grand final on May 4. The Etihad will play its role on April 26. In nine of the last eleven seasons, Madrid played in a Champions League semi-final. In four of them he finished as champion; in the other five, he yielded in this round.
Departure date: April 26 at the Etihad Stadium.
return date: May 4 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Semifinal Liverpool – Villarreal
Villarreal faces the second semifinal of the Champions League in its history with enthusiasm. It has been 16 years since Riquelme missed that fateful penalty that broke the illusion of a town. Now, they are back with strength and with the field factor in their favor. The Ceramics Stadium will live the return. The first leg will be at the fearsome Anfield, although Emery and his men have already shown their ability to fight, even at the Allianz Arena.
departure date: April 27 at Anfield.
return date: May 3 at the Ceramics Stadium.
When and where is the final?
The final will be played on May 28 at the Stade de France. In principle, it was set in St. Petersburg, but the Russian invasion of Ukraine made UEFA take that privilege away from the city. Other possibilities were considered, such as Wembley, which fell off the list for hosting the promotion phase of the Championship that same weekend. Finally, they opted for the French stadium because, at that time, only two Ligue 1 teams were still alive in the competition and, in this way, they did not start from a condition of superiority with respect to the rest of the countries.
In that final, the winner of the tie between Real Madrid and Manchester City will be local. It will be testimonial: It will only influence the kit and the symbolic load, but it will not cause any offense in aspects such as the distribution of tickets.