UEFA Champions League

Of the final eight clubs remaining in the UCL, the defending English and Spanish champions square off in the first of two matches on Tuesday.

Atletico Madrid (First Leg) Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals: First Leg (4/5/22) After taking Group A by one point with a 4-2-0 record, they defeated Sporting CP in the first leg of their Round of 16 matchup, and played to a scoreless draw in the second to move onto their fifth-straight UCL Quarterfinal appearance.Atletico is also familiar with heartbreak in the Champions League. After winning their first La Liga title in seven years, Madrid is back in the final eight for just the second time since bowing out in the semifinals in 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)APWith the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals kicking off this week, two of the best clubs in Europe, both defending champions in their respective countries, will do battle in the first of two contests, as Manchester City hosts Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Currently, Manchester City is in a heated race for another English Premier League crown, after winning their third title in four years in 2020-21. Atletico finished with just seven points during group play action, finishing second to Liverpool in Group B. Yet, they were able to take down Manchester United in the Round of 16 by an aggregate score of 2-1.Believe it or not, despite the two clubs’ long histories, this will be the first time the two have ever met on the pitch.Who: Manchester City FC vs. MichiganChevron that denotes content that can open up.

UEFA Champions League 2022, Manchester City and Atletico Madrid Football Live Score Streaming: Manchester City and Atlético Madrid go head-to-head in the ...

The live streaming of the Champions League quarterfinal match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid will be available on SonyLiv. One goal was the difference in all three games. It’s one of Guardiola’s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that he overthinks in the UEFA Champions League ahead of the quarter-final game against Atletico de Madrid at the ...

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Couple that with Atletico Madrid's defensive style — Atleti only conceded eight corners against Man United across both Champions League Round of 16 legs despite conceding much of possession — and it's hard to see Man City getting five or more corners in a half in this match. Even in a 5-0 blowout of Sporting CP, the team managed six corners, while it picked up seven in the home leg, a 0-0 draw. City has been one of the best sides in Europe the past three to five years, but has zero Champions League titles to show for it. Up against the Citizens is Atletico Madrid, which sits third in the La Liga table, well behind runaway leaders Real Madrid but on a great run of league form. While Man City averages 7 corners a game this season across all competitions, the Champions League is a different story. While that will give City reason to worry about Atletico Madrid's fantastic finishing abilities, it also suggests that against a better side, the goals could dry up.

Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to avoid the same fate of their city rivals when facing Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final tie on ...

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The Reds face Benfica in their opener while City host Atletico Madrid. On Wednesday, it will be Chelsea hosting Real Madrid in a rematch of last season's ...

Man of the Match pick: Robert Lewandowski. His European record is just unbelievable. While it will be a tight affair, Benzema will pull Real Madrid across the line in victory. While I see Chelsea scoring in the match, he'll keep Real in a match that they likely shouldn't walk away with a victory from. Benzema also has a chance at the golden boot if Real Madrid are to advance in the competition sitting on eight goals in the competition. Most likely to score a goal: Karim Benzema. Although it's an away match, I find it hard to bet against Benzema performing on the big stage, especially after his hat trick with everything on the line against a star-studded PSG side. It's hard to look at this matchup and come away with the expectation that anyone will have a larger say in how things will go than Benzema. With eight goals already in Champions League play, Benzema has been instrumental in Real's performance. Heavy City possession leads to a ton of chances, but a lone goal is enough as they combat Atleti's pressure with crisp passing. If they can keep the ball on the ground and be smart in their distribution, they can limit the chances and get a key clean sheet. The Uruguayan is a tank at the back, but he will have to be super cautious when going up against a tricky and speedy Foden, knowing that one wrong challenge can dig a huge hole. Man of the Match pick: Thiago Alcantara has the technical ability to dominate and dictate this sort of contest and he will be one of the main dangers Benfica seek to neutralize. Given that the Egyptian is under a little scrutiny of late, this could be the sort of game where he makes the difference as a reminder of his quality. Adding to the stakes is the fact that Otamendi is a booking away from second-leg suspension so will be walking a tightrope from the off.

Here's where things stand in the Champions League as the quarterfinal round begins.

Benfica is likely to bow out against Liverpool in the quarterfinal round. Bayern has a relatively light draw with Villarreal in the quarterfinal, so these odds are likely to improve after this round. This team can defend, which makes its matchup against Chelsea in the quarterfinal round intriguing. Liverpool has been great in the UCL arena under Jurgen Klopp, making back-to-back finals in 2017-18 and 2018-19. These Premier League rivals have gone back and forth in recent seasons to assert their dominance on the sport. The UEFA Champions League has moved into the quarterfinal round, with Benfica-Liverpool and Manchester City-Atletico Madrid kicking things off Tuesday, April 5.

"I always dreamed of playing and scoring in the Champions League; the first time I was on the pitch, my entire skin felt different." Bayern striker Robert Lewandowski talks UEFA.com through his UEFA Champions League career.

I wanted to go to Bayern because I wanted to compete at the highest level and win the biggest trophies. I wanted to show everyone that I was the right striker, the right person, at the right club. I experienced a lot there; I showed everyone the football player I wanted to be, and I wanted to show I could be better. One option was to take football less seriously and just leave it, and the other option was to continue doing it and believe that they had simply made a mistake. I remember very well when I was at home watching the Champions League in front of the TV. I always dreamed of playing in the Champions League and scoring in this competition. Everything I did was to achieve my dream and my goal of playing in the stadium when I grew up.

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Benfica squeezed past Ajax in an entertaining round-of-16 matchup and survived a group with Bayern (despite being destroyed on two occasions by the German giants). And while it would have preferred Villarreal or maybe even Atlético, Benfica will have to face one of the most in-form teams in the world. Without that win over Manchester United, Villarreal would have never found itself in the Champions League this season, let alone in the quarterfinals after upsetting Juventus. Its trip to Turin last month was more than just an upset—it was a stunning show of force. The one thing Villarreal has going for it is a raucous home crowd from the get-go, and an early goal would go a long way on multiple fronts. And after leading Atlético to his second La Liga title, Simeone will surely go all in on taking down the giants of the European stage in search of the club’s first Champions League title. And in a tie that should be very close (and very entertaining), a lockdown defense is usually what provides the difference. After a nail-biting last-16 tie with Manchester United, Atlético must now head to the more formidable Manchester side in Guardiola’s City, where it definitely cannot look ahead to meeting Chelsea/Real in the semifinal and then potentially Liverpool or Bayern Munich. But is it out of the question? First up is its quarterfinal against a Real Madrid side that turned the tables on PSG in the final half-hour of the tie. Last season in the semifinal, Chelsea used the second leg at home to its advantage with a 2–0 (3–1 agg. Bayern is coming off consecutive four-goal performances in the Bundesliga and has its eyes set on a 10th straight league title, given its nine-point lead atop the table with eight games to go. The journey is difficult with Atlético potentially followed by a semifinal against Real Madrid or Chelsea. And if it gets past them, then Liverpool and Bayern could await in the final. It would be easy to get caught looking ahead to a potential showdown with Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool in the semifinals, but this Bayern team is too experienced and balanced, especially in his high-octane attack. Yet they could both be caught looking ahead at the other in a mouthwatering semifinal that is sure to entertain.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each changed their surroundings for this season, but the outcome was the same. For the second successive season, ...

Bayern hammered Barcelona 8-2 and saw off Lyon 3-0 in the semis, with Lewandowski scoring a goal in each game. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo each changed their surroundings for this season, but the outcome was the same. Still, there was the all-too-familiar image of Messi trudging off ashen-faced after PSG collapsed against his old foes Real Madrid in this season’s round of 16.