Eight teams have qualified for the quarter-finals of this season’s Champions League: Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and Atletico Madrid. Following the matches on the morning of March 14th, the quarter-finalists have been officially determined.
Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid are the final teams to secure their spots in this round. Dortmund achieved a 2-0 victory against PSV Eindhoven at Signal Iduna Park with goals from Jadon Sancho and Marco Reus. This win allowed the German representative to advance past the round of 16 with a total score of 3-1 over two legs. In the first leg in the Netherlands, they had a 1-1 draw against their opponents.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid had a tough bаttle at the Civitas Metropolitano and managed to secure a 2-1 victory against Inter Milan in the second leg. After winning 1-0 in the first leg, the Champions League runners-up, Inter Milan, extended their lead with a goal from Federico Dimarco. However, Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay took turns shining for Atletico Madrid, leading to a successful comeback and a 2-2 aggregate score over two legs. Both teams failed to score in the 30-minute extra time, resulting in a penalty shootout. In the shootout, Memphis Depay, Rodrigo Riquelme, and Ángel Correa successfully converted their penalties to help Atletico advance with a 3-2 shootout victory.
Therefore, the eight teams participating in the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season are Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Barcelona, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, and Atletico Madrid. Spain has the advantage among these eight teams with three representatives: Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid. Real Sociedad is the only representative from La Liga that has been eliminated after losing 1-4 to Paris Saint-Germain. German football has two representatives Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, which is equal to the number of representatives from English football, including defending champions Manchester City and Arsenal, who have returned to the quarter-finals after 14 years.
The last team got a chance to join the quarter-finals in the Champion League this season.
On the other hand, Italian football has disappointed as there are no representatives from Italy in the Champions League, despite contributing three teams in the round of 16: Lazio, Inter Milan, and Napoli.
The quarter-finals of the Champions League promise to be exciting and drаmаtic, as all eight teams are highly regarded and come from the top leagues in Europe.
The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals. According to the schedule, the draw ceremony for the Champions League quarter-finals will take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 6 p.m. on March 15th (Vietnam time). The semi-final draw will occur on the same day immediately after the quarter-final draw.
This will allow clubs and fans to clearly know their path and determine their opponents on the road to the Champions League final at Wembley this year.
From the quarter-finals onwards, teams from the same national league can still face each other.
The first leg of the quarter-finals will take place on April 9th and 10th, with the second leg scheduled for April 16th and 17th.
The first leg of the semi-finals will be held on May 1st and 2nd, while the second leg will take place on May 8th and 9th.
The Champions League final this season will be held at Wembley Stadium on June 2nd.