Champions League: A look at the remaining eight teams

The 2020-21 Champions League is now at the quarter-final stage and fans of all eight of the remaining teams will now start to feel quietly confident about their side’s chances of going on to win the tournament




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Champions league Quarter Finals

The 2020-21 Champions League is now at the quarter-final stage and fans of all eight of the remaining teams will now start to feel quietly confident about their side’s chances of going on to win the tournament. However, those dreams could be shattered next month when the quarter-finals take place.

For some teams, getting this far is an achievement in itself, but for others, exiting in the quarter-finals is not an option. So, read on as we take a look at all eight of the remaining teams.

Paris Saint-Germain

Last year’s finalists Paris Saint-Germain will be doing all they can to ensure they redeem their agonising 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in last year’s showpiece, which was their first appearance in a Champions League final. PSG brushed aside Barcelona in the round of 16, winning 5-2 on aggregate, and they will fear no foes in their pursuit of glory.

Liverpool

Six-time champions Liverpool haven’t had the best of times domestically. However, they breezed past RB Leipzig into the quarter-finals of the Champions League, winning 4-0 on aggregate. There are bigger fish to fry in the competition if the Reds want to add a seventh title to their trophy cabinet and they will need to be at the best of their ability if they are to do so.

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich are arguably the team to beat again this year. If you do sports betting from your mobile, you’d have noticed that the German giants are favourites to win the Champions League and all of the remaining teams will want to avoid Hans-Dieter Flick’s men, who thrashed Lazio 6-2 on aggregate to reach the quarter-finals.

Manchester City

Manchester City are still on the hunt for their first Champions League title. It’s somewhat of a mystery that the Premier League side are yet to use their financial backing to get their hands on Europe’s top competition. Every year seems to be the year they are tipped to win, but could this be their time? We’ll have to wait and see.

Chelsea

When Chelsea were drawn to face Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 back in December, not many would have fancied the west London side’s chances of reaching the last eight. However, Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard, has steadied the ship and the Blues will be no pushovers in the quarter-finals.

Real Madrid

Whilst Real Madrid can never truly be written off, they won’t be as feared by the rest of the pack as they once were. Zinedine Zidane’s side look disjointed at the best of times, and despite easing past Atalanta, most of the remaining teams will certainly fancy their chances against Los Blancos.

Porto

Porto are the quarter-finals’ surprise package. Few would have expected the Portuguese outfit to get past Juventus and the prowess of Cristiano Ronaldo. However, they did just that, progressing to the last eight on away goals and they must not be underestimated by anyone.

Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund have the ability to throw a spanner in the works. Erling Håland is every defender’s worst nightmare and keeping him at bay proves to be a difficult task. Dortmund’s downfall, however, is their leaky defence and teams will be out to exploit that at every given opportunity. Their quarter-final promises to be a goal fest.

Upcoming Champions League Matches

Aston Villa
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich
Home
Draw
Away
In an idyllic start to the season, during which only a small defeat at home against Arsenal could really damage the morale of the troops during the 2nd day 0-2, Aston Villa experienced its first real poor performance last weekend. in the league away to Ipswich Town. For the promoted team, Ollie Watkins' squad was shaken in all directions, for a match synonymous with a very good operation for the Villains given the scenario of the meeting in favor of the visitors. 5th in the league with 13 points in 6 games, Aston Villa also beat Young Boys Berne 0-3 in Switzerland during the first day played in the Champions League. The start is therefore rather good for this team. Opposite, Vincent Kompagny's Bayern Munich looks great.

In Germany, Bayern Munich lost the title last year to Bayern Leverkusen and as a symbol, it was against the latter that Bayern played on Saturday during the clash of the 5th day of the Bundesliga. Outrageously dominant during the game, as evidenced by the figures, 18 shots to 3, 70% possession in his favor, the Bavarian ogre had to settle for a 1-1 draw. This is the first small hitch for Harry Kane's partners who until now had been victorious in all their meetings in the Bundesliga. In the Champions League, the Munich players were merciless against Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on the first day. 

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Benfica
Benfica
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Atl. Madrid
Atl. Madrid
Home
Draw
Away
Led by its Turkish recruit Kerem Akturkoglu, Benfica won its first day of the Champions League on the very hostile pitch of Red Star Belgrade 1-2. Enough to get this European campaign off to a great start, especially as the Eagles were already four games unbeaten in the league, including three victories against Casa Pia 3-0, Estrela 1-0 and Santa Clara 4-1. The Luz residents remained in this good dynamic after their success in Belgrade by beating Boavista on the road 0-3 and Gil Vicente last weekend in the championship 5-1. Angel Di Maria's partners are therefore undefeated for seven games in all competitions, 6 wins, 1 draw. Opposed to Real Madrid on Sunday evening as part of the Madrid derby, Atlético Madrid came from very far away to snatch a point in stoppage time 1-1, thanks to a goal from the unbeatable Angel Correa.

However, to stay in the championship, this is not a good result for the Colchoneros who are still 5 lengths behind FC Barcelona, ​​leader of the elite. In the Champions League, the Madrilenians scared themselves during the first day, they ended up winning against the Germans RB Leipzig, all with yet another masterclass from Griezmann, author of a goal and an assist 2 -1. Finally, since the start of the season, Atlético has not yet suffered defeat in all competitions for a fairly pleasant record of 5 wins and 4 draws.

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D. Zagreb
D. Zagreb
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Monaco
Monaco
Home
4.5
Draw
Away
Champion of Croatia once again, Dinamo Zagreb was forced to play the play-offs for the next Champions League against Qarabag FK . Inspired by the Azeri team, the best attack in these qualifications, it did not have time to shine in front of the omnipresent defense of Dinamo Zagreb. However, this defensive solidity was shattered against the defense of Bayern Munich. 9 goals conceded by the Croatians in the Allianz Arena. However, trailing 3-0 at half-time, the Croatian team came back to 3-2 in the face of numerous wanderings from goalkeeper S.Ulrich. But Bayern then let loose to truly crush Dynamo 9-2 . After such a correction, Zagreb is 36th in this league phase. Saturday at 9:00 p.

m. Dynamo hosted Lokomotiva in the upcoming championship. AS Monaco, for its part, made a successful debut in the French championship where it occupies a place on the podium and also in the Champions League. Let's start with the most prestigious European competition during which ASM terrified its opponent, in this case FC Barcelona . The big mistake by Eric Garcia, who was sent off after 10 minutes of play, determined the result of the match, it's obvious, but the Monegasques played it well. Firstly through Magnes Akliouche 16', 1-0, Monaco will be surprised by the only attempt on target by FC Barcelona signed by the young prodigy Lamine Yamal 28', 1-1, before materializing an outrageous domination by a 2nd goal signed Ilenikhena 71', 2-1. Monaco in the championship hosted the MHSC last Saturday at 9:00 p.m. 

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Girona
Girona
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
6:45 pm
Feyenoord
Feyenoord
Home
Draw
Away
For its baptism of fire in the Champions League, Girona was not spared on the lawn of the Parc des Princes during the first day, losing by the smallest of scores at the very end of the match 1-0. The Blanquivermells had come looking for nothing other than the parity score and were not far from achieving the perfect shot. We must now win for the Catalan team which shows a contrasting face compared to last year, in itself, logical, given the numerous departures of major players from the previous season Aleix Garcia, Dovbyk, Savio, Couto, Eric Garcia, etc. . In La Liga, the Catalans played two days last week, for the arrival of Rayo Vallecano during the week and at Balaidos against Celta Vigo the weekend to follow and will have tried to recover the cherry following their two losses against the Barça at home 1-4 and on the lawn of Valencia , who still had not won in La Liga defeat 2-0.

If Girona almost scratched 1 point on the lawn of Paris SG, Feyenoord ate a good addition salty, in his stadium, for the reception of Bayer Leverkusen , where Wirtz doubled 0-4. It was also important not to miss the first period since the match was over at half-time with the four goals scored in the first act. In order to recover from this terrible defeat at home, the 16-time Dutch champion won a few days later in the top flight against NAC Breda at home 2-0. Since the start of the season, Feyenoord has still not conceded a single defeat and will have tried to record a 3rd victory in 6 days on the turf of NEC Nijmegen last weekend to follow. 

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Lille
Lille
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Home
5.6
Draw
Away
Lille are in a rather timid phase and it is clearly not the time, especially when we are preparing to play Real Madrid in their competition. Perhaps the Mastiffs have fueled so much during the two preliminary rounds of the Champions that they are currently lacking the juice but if last weekend, the Northerners were not able to restart the machine on the lawn of Le Havre to be continued , then they will welcome the Merengue in a series of six unsuccessful matches in all competitions including four defeats against Slavia Prague in the Champions play-off return 2-1, twice in the league against PSG 1-3 and the promoted Stéphanois 1-0 and during the first day of the C1 league phase, on the Sporting turf 2-0. Opposite, we are going to talk about a Real Madrid team which despite its invincibility in all competitions for more than 'a year now, does not reassure in the content. It is the difference between a good club and a great club, we judge more on the level of results but in relation to the content since even playing "badly" or being dominated, Real Madrid does not lose.

Against Stuttgart for example, during the first day, the Merengue were dominated in particular in the first half but in the end, the final score remained a flattering 3-1 victory. In the championship, a decisive week for Don Carletto's men last week with the reception of Alaves on Tuesday evening to follow and a trip to Wanda against Atlético on Sunday evening , the last club to have beaten them in official competition in September 2023.

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Liverpool
Liverpool
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Bologna
Bologna
Home
Draw
7.5
Away
Winner of the Champions League in 2019 and for the 6th time in its history, since then, Liverpool replayed a final, against Real Madrid in 2022, but as in 2018, lost it on a goal from Vinicius Jr. The Reds are still quality opponents although Klopp has left and a page has turned with departures over time of Mané, Firmino, Fabinho, Henderson, etc. Today, the new cycle is off to a fast start, notably with a panache-filled success against AC Milan on the first day 1-3 , but above all a single defeat on the clock in all competitions, in the league, to everyone's surprise against Nottingham at home 0-1 . Since then, Salah and his partners have redone the cherry by slapping Bournemouth 3-0 and eliminating West Ham from the EFL Cup just seven days ago in a 5-1 victory. Last weekend, Liverpool traveled to Wolverhampton as part of the 6th day of the Premier League with the aim of winning a 5th match in the elite to follow. Led by Motta, now coach of Juventus and now composed of Zirkzee at United or even Calafiori now at Arsenal, Bologna surprised more than one last season and qualified for the Champions League.

On the first day, the Rossoblu came up against the Ukrainians Shakhtar where no goals were scored in the 0-0 match. The tone goes up a notch this evening at Anfield and we do not sense a Bologna team in sparkling form with only one victory in Serie A during the first five days 3 draws, 1 defeat, on the Monza pitch 1-2 . Last weekend, it was Atalanta Bergamo at home to watch . A nice test against the winner of the Europa League and above all an opponent of C1 size.

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RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Juventus
Juventus
Home
Draw
Away
Authors of a great end to last season, with 5 victories in 6 matches, the Colchoneros grabbed 4th place, synonymous with direct qualification for the Champions League. In this competition precisely, the adventure ended last season in the quarter-finals against Dortmund, future finalist, last season. The Madrilenians still took out Inter in the eighth. Things are not going too badly in the league for this new exercise since Simeone's men have not yet lost a single match. If they were held by Villarreal 2-2 and Espanyol Barcelona 0-0, they beat two good teams, first Girona 3-0 then Bilbao away 0-1 before winning against Valencia last weekend 3-0 to settle in 2nd place in the La Liga standings.

Leipzig had no luck in the draw for the final stages of C1 last season, inheriting Real Madrid in the eighth. The Germans, like their opponents of the day, finished the season well, securing a good 4th place ahead of Dortmund in particular, again synonymous with qualification for the Champions League. For the resumption, the RBL easily passed the first round in the German Cup against Essen 1-4 before making the 2/2 at the very start of the championship: against Bochum 1-0 then at the defending champion Leverkusen 2-3 . On Saturday, Leipzig, however, was held to a draw at home by Union Berlin 0-0 for what was their first hiccup of the season. 

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Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
9:00 pm
Club Brugge KV
Club Brugge KV
Home
Draw
3.6
Away
Sturm Graz traveled to Roudourou on the first day not to face Guingamp, but rather the Brestois who will play in the rival's den in the Champions League defeat 2-1. Since this first day of the Champions, the Austrians have chained three days of championship for a not very glorifying result with a heavy defeat at home against Wolfsberger 0-3, a parity score on the pitch of Austria Vienna 2-2 and a crucial success last weekend on the pitch of BM Linz 1-2 which will allow them to start this J2 with a slightly lighter spirit. Opposite, the reigning Belgian champion also started with a defeat, against BVB, defending finalists, and at home 0-3.

A defeat which hurt the Belgians since they had previously recorded 4 successive victories in the championship. Since this setback, the Gazelles have surfed two days of the championship without a victory and above all a significant defeat at home against La Gantoise 2-4 and a sharing of points a few days ago on the Charleroi meadow 1-1.

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