Friday, 17 March 2017

Champions League, Europa League Draw Done As Real Madrid Face Bayern Munich

The UEFA Champions League and Europa League quarterfinal draw was held and concluded today at Nyon in Switzerland

The event which started at 12:00CET saw Real Madrid drawn against Bayern Munich for the 22nd time the both sides are meeting in the competition. Last time out was in the 2013/2014 Semi finals in which Real Madrid qualified on 5-0 aggregate.

#RMUCL
We will face @FCBayernEN in the Champions League quarter-finals.#HalaMadridpic.twitter.com/QA2X87BX8g
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) March 17, 2017

@FCBayern #RealMadrid (12/04/17, 20:45)

#RealMadrid @FCBayern (18/04/17, 20:45)#RMUCL #HalaMadrid
— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) March 17, 2017


The Other Draws Also Saw Some Cracking Draws Been Made By UEFA

Leicester City
the last champions of  England & the the only remaining team from England will come up against two time finalist Atletico Madrid. Leicester City who are seen as underdogs in the competition had earlier defeated Sevilla; also a spanish team to get into the quaterfinals.


Barcelona in the other draw will come up against Juventus for a rematch of the 2015 UCL Final, perhaps it might just end up as the best quater final matchup. Juve’s style has changed a bit with Gonzalo Higuain entering, while some of their key defenders battle the injuries that come with aging. Meanwhile, Barcelona just won an 11-goal back-and-forth battle with Paris Saint-Germain.   If you’re thinking this will be a tie where Barca keeps possession, perhaps you might have a rethink Juve defends well, and there are only a couple of goals scored, think again. Both of these teams might be a little bit better at winning a shootout than a chess match these days.

While the last draw is Monaco drawn against Borussia Dortmund, the later already had defeated Man City in its quest for a quaterfinal qualification.


Tuesday, April 11

Juventus


Barcelona

Dortmund


Monaco
Wednesday, April 12

Atlético Madrid


Leicester City

Bayern Munich


Real Madrid
Tuesday, April 18

Leicester City


Atlético Madrid

Real Madrid


Bayern Munich
Wednesday, April 19

Monaco


Dortmund

Barcelona


Juventus






In The Europa League 

Manchester United has been drawn against Anderlecht.
Jose Mourinho's team edged past Russian's FC Rostov with a 2-1 aggregate win in the last 16.
French side Lyon play Besiktas, Dutch giants Ajax meet German team Schalke, while Celta Vigo face Belgium's Genk.
The first legs are set to take place on Thursday, 13 April and the return games will follow a week later.
Anderlecht (Bel) v Manchester United (Eng)
Celta Vigo (Spa) v Genk (Bel)
Ajax (Ned) v Schalke (Ger)
Lyon (Fra) v Besiktas (Tur)

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