The Champions League And The Europa League Draw

The Champions League’s and The Europa League’s quarter-finals are going to be extremely interesting. The first legs in The CL will be played on 11th and 12th April, while The Europa League matches will be, as usual on Thursday (13th April).

The biggest sensation of the tournament – Leicester City will have another very difficult Spanish task. This time The Foxes will meet the last year’s finalist Atletico Madrid. Los Colchoneros lost two final matches in The Champions League in the past 3 years and they are motivated to finally win the most prestigious club tournament in Europe.

The legendary forward Ian Rush was a special guest of the draw for the quarter-finals. The Welshman drew the second game to be between Borussia Dortmund and Monaco. The French side showed a very strong performance against Manchester City in the second leg of the Round of 16, winning the match 3-1. Can they reach the semi-finals for the first time since 2004?

One of the most interesting matches of the quarter finals will be between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Both teams have met in The Champions League on 16 occasions. The German team has won 7 of the matches, while Los Blancos have also recorded 7 victories. There is always lots of drama in the games between these two teams, so the show is guaranteed!

In the last of the Champions League quarter finals, Barcelona will play against Juventus. These two teams met in the final of the competition in 2015, when The Catalans lifted the trophy. The Luis Enrique’s players will be with boosted confidence after the incredible turnaround they made against PSG in the Round of 16.

To continue with, there will also be a lot of interesting matches in The Europa League. The favourites for winning the competition – Manchester United will meet the Belgian club Anderlecht. The Red Devils have played 6 matches against this team, as they have won 4 of these matches.

The other games of The Europa League will be: Celta Vigo vs. Genk; Ajax vs. Schalke 04; Olympique Lyonnais vs. Besiktas. The draw for the semi-final games in both tournaments will be held on 21st April in Nyon.