2023-03-16 07:00:00
The 2022-23 edition of the UEFA Champions League already has its best eight teams, following a round of 16 phase that left several surprises. Next, we tell you when the draw will be and the news of the teams that will play the championship.
Next Friday, March 17, the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League will take place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. It is scheduled for 7:00 am (Eastern Time in the United States) and can be seen on the official website of the UEFA.
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One of three Italian teams to make it to the quarterfinals, thanks to taking a 1-0 lead at the San Siro courtesy of Brahim Díaz. The second leg was very close and Tottenham had chances to level the series, but it all ended in a goalless draw.
For those led by Stefano Pioli, the Champions League is their great opportunity to seek a title, since they are fourth, 20 points behind Napoli in the Series, in addition to having been eliminated from the Coppa Italia and losing the final of the Supercoppa Italiana once morest Inter,
On paper, Bayern Munich had one of the most difficult challenges of the round of 16 when they faced PSG, a team that did resist them in both games, but might not face the hierarchy and effectiveness of the Bavarians. The series ended 3-0 in favor of the German team, first winning 1-0 in Paris and then revalidating their superiority at the Allianz Arena.
Despite how closed the Bundesliga is, Bayern is in the lead with two points ahead of Borussia Dortmund, they have already won the DFL-Supercup this season and are still alive in the quarterfinals of the DFB-Pokal. If things go well for Julian Nagelsmann’s men, they might celebrate several titles.
Benfica is one of the big surprises this season, since beyond its importance in Portuguese football, they managed to reach the quarterfinals despite starting from the third qualifying phase of the Champions League. In addition to being leaders in a group in which the favorite team was PSG, they managed to comfortably beat Brugge from Belgium with a cumulative score of 7-1 in the two games.
They currently command the Primeira Liga with an eight-point advantage over Porto and aspire to continue advancing in the Champions League, being what remains following being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Taça da Liga and the Taça de Portugal.
Things have not gone well for the English club this season, since even with a change of coach the results at the local level are not occurring. In the Champions League they managed to keep the leadership of Group E and then eliminate Borussia Dortmund in a close tie, which with controversy included favored Chelsea 2-1 in the accumulated.
They are tenth in the Premier League, seven points away from even getting a place in the Europa League, but they are also already out of competition for the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, being eliminated early in the third round. Their great life saver might be the Champions League, but they do not start within the favourites.
Another of the Italian teams that made it to the quarterfinals and very similar to what happened with Milan, they did so in a close tie that ended 1-0, but in the case of the ‘neroazurri’ once morest Porto.
Even with Inter Milan holding second in Serie A, they don’t seem to have any chance of a championship with Napoli leading them by 18 points. They are also in the semifinals of the Coppa Italiana and managed to keep the Supercoppa Italiana championship.
The current champions of the Champions League are emerging as candidates to defend their throne and it is that even when they have not been as dominant as in past editions, they gave a sample of hierarchy by eliminating Liverpool by an accumulated score of 6-2.
Things are not looking very good for those led by Carlo Ancelotti in LaLiga, as they have a nine-point disadvantage once morest FC Barcelona. This season they come from winning the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, while in local competitions they are in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey and lost the final of the Spanish Super Cup.
One of the teams that reaches the quarterfinal phase with more strength and is emerging as solid candidates to fight for the championship, especially following crushing RB Leipzig by a cumulative 8-1, with five goals from Norwegian Erling Haaland in the return game.
In the Premier League, five Arsenal units remain close to the lead, who at the moment do not seem to slow down. They lost the FA Community Shield final and also reached the EFL Cup quarter-finals, while they are still alive in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
For many, Napoli is the “dark horse” of this edition of the Champions League, but they really have been one of the most dominant teams in the tournament, advancing group leaders with 15 points and then passing Eintracht Frankfurt with an accumulated 5-0 in their series.
It seems a given that they will be crowned Series champions with an impressive 18-point lead, which would mean their first championship in more than three decades. In the Coppa Italia they were eliminated early, so they are concentrating entirely on their role in the domestic tournament and, of course, in the Champions League.
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