Champions League Entering the crucial phase. Without the existing Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United, respectively, were dropped from the quarter-finals with stellar finishes: Joseph Cardiola’s Manchester City take on Diego Simeone’s Atletico de Madrid. Moreover, Benfica got another key for Liverpool in Lisbon.

With ESPN TV starting at 4pm at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, Apart from Cardiola and Simeone, City will lead Atletico in a style battle where the coach plays an extreme role. They try to reduce their influence and try to keep the focus in the series on football players.

To date, the campaigns of the two teams have been very different in their respective leagues and so far in the Champions League. City, leaders of the Premier League table, beat PSG 1-0, one point clear of Liverpool. And earned a quiet path to the quarter-finals against Sporting Lisbon, which he defeated 5-0. Atletico, on the other hand, stepped up their form in 2022, but in the league it is battling for second place with Barcelona and Sevilla, 12 units behind leaders Real Madrid. For this reason, the Champions League is the main goal. After going through the group stage in pain and beating Manchester United in the 16th roundThey drew 1-1 at home and won 2-1 at Old Trafford.

Only Atletico managed to stay in the Champions League with their performances away from the Wanda Metropolitano: As spectators, they beat Milan 2-1 and Porto 3-1 in the group stage. But at home, in the four matches they have played, they have yet to win with two draws and two defeats. On the other hand, Cardiola’s team won all three group games at home He has only lost one draw with several substitutes with a draw against Sporting confirmed.

At another meeting on Tuesday (Starting at 16:00 on Fox Sports) Liverpool started as the clear choice against Benfica, who beat Ajax in the round of 16 and left Barcelona in the group stage. The team led by Jrgen Globe Germany won their qualifying team by best score and only lost their unbeaten run in the second round of 16 against Inter, although it was enough to advance to the round of 2-0 in the first round. On Wednesday, the round of 16 clash with the duels Villarreal-Bayern Munich and Chelsea-Real Madrid will come to an end.