The Champions League quarter-finals are upon us and the draw has thrown together a group of mouth-watering ties.
This truly is the most wonderful time of the year for football lovers. The conclusion to Europe’s premier club competition is almost always enthralling, and the really good stuff tends to begin at this stage.
Our lives this April will revolve around these belting European fixtures, and here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Champions League quarter-final first legs.
Roger Schmidt’s Benfica have to be regarded as one of the very best teams to come out of Portugal in recent times, but they were beaten by Porto ahead of their clash with Inter.
Schmidt’s side have dazzled in this competition thus far, beating out PSG and Juventus to top spot in the group stage before waltzing beyond Club Brugge in the round of 16. They’re favoured to bypass the Nerazzurri in the last eight, with Simone Inzaghi’s side currently enduring a miserable domestic run. Inter have won just one of their last six Serie A outings.
However, their form in the cups under Inzaghi will give some supporters hope they can pull off the upset here. Inter’s performance in the Champions League has gradually improved since they returned to the competition in 2018 following a six-year hiatus, and are the current Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana holders.
How to watch on TV
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BT Sport 2 |
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Paramount+, VIX+ |
Canada |
DAZN |
Portugal |
Eleven Sports 1 Portugal, TVI |
Italy |
Sky Sport 252, Sky Sport Uno, Mediaset Infinity, Canale 5 |
It’s a cracking batch of fixtures, but this has to be the standout tie, right?
Man City’s duel with Bayern Munich had Twitter tacticos salivating at the mouth when the draw was made, but the appointment of Thomas Tuchel in Bavaria has since sent them into overdrive. A chess match of the highest quality beckons at the Etihad.
Tuchel’s begun his stint at the Allianz Arena with back-to-back Bundesliga wins, but his side were knocked out of the DFB Pokal by Freiburg last week. This is not an imperious Bayern outfit, but a very good one. The former Chelsea boss will need to use all of his nous if the German side are to progress beyond a City outfit that have rediscovered their irresistible groove at a critical point in the season.
How to watch on TV
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BT Sport 1 |
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