Today I will write something about Champions League quarter final draw.
Matches of quarter finals are:
Barcelona - Roma (80% - 20%)
In my opinion Barcelona is a big favourite here. Roma played really well in group stage but they still are immature and their results aren't the best in 2018 . In the first knockout round they haven't had any strong opponents. Shaktar Donetsk is dominating in Ukraine but in Europe they aren't as successful.
On the other side we have Barcelona that is one of the best teams in Europe. I don't need to talk much about them. In my opinion their attack is the best in Europe, with Suarez, Dembele and especially Messi they look powerful. Messi is best player in the world. Biggest advantage for Barca is that they are playing much better defence this year.
In the last few years they had excellent attack and midfield but their defence was a bit shaky, but now with Umtiti, Jordi Alba, Pique and Sergi Roberto their defence looks much better than it used to. First match will be played at Camp Nou and I think that Barcelona will win it with three or four goals difference and I think that they will solve everything in first match.
Bayern - Sevilla (70% - 30%)
This is also a matchup where we have a clear favourite. To be honest, I haven't watched Bayern Munich much this season, but when I look at their results in Bundesliga they looks pretty scary. Sevilla did a great job in first knockout leg against Manchester United. Their defence was very good, but Manchester United under Mourinho is afwul (in my opinion he has great players who can play attacking football but Mourinho obviously can't play like that).
In the group stage Sevilla showed that they are great attacking team in which they scored five goals against Liverpool. However, Bayern Munich are an excellent team with some great players like Lewandowski, Ribery, James Rodriguez who can decide a game by himself. Also, big advantage for Bayern Munich is that they already secured Bundesliga title (not officialy but they are twenty points ahead).
On the other side Sevilla is fighting for fifth place in La Liga with Villareal and Girona. I think that Bayern will come up with positive result in the first match in Sevilla and they will easily finish the job in Germany.
Liverpool - Manchester City (40% - 60%)
This is the best matchup in quarter finals because both teams are playing attacking football. In this match we have two great managers, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola which are two best managers in Premier League (maybe we can put Pochettino up there). I think that Manchester City is a better team, they have a lot of great individuals like Leroy Sane, Kun Aguero and their best player Kevin de Bruyne. Also with Guardiola they play excellent football with a big possesion and they create a lot of chances.
Furthermore, Liverpool has a great team, but their defence is a bit shaky. Their central defenders are not so reliable. Now, when they bought Virgil van Dijk they are a little bit better but that is not enough to stop Manchester City's attackers. On the other side, Liverpool has great attacking players, especially Salah who plays the best football of his life.
They already played two matches this year, in first Manchester City destroyed Liverpool 5:0 but Mane got sent off in the early stage of the match. In second match at Anfield Liverpool have won 4:3 and they were the better team but again in the end of the match their defence was in panic. So I think that the biggest advantage for City is that they play first match away and they will make a good result. These two matches will be very enterraining to spectate, with a lot of goals but I think that Guardiola is a better manager,and he will outplay Jurgen Klopp and grab a win.
Real Madrid - Juventus (55% - 45%)
Last match of quarter finals is between two excellent teams. They are among top five clubs in Europe. They also played last yearChampions League final, when Real Madrid won 4:1. Real is bad in La Liga but their form is going up each game they play. Real can't win La Liga anymore so now their focus is only on Champions League. Their attack is awesome, they have few players which are excellent in creating chances (Modrić, Kroos) and scoring goals (Ronaldo, Isco and Marco Asensio).
Juventus is a team that can beat everyone. In first knockout round they played against Totenham which have been the better team, but Juventus played ten great minutes and won. Also, Juventus faced Real Madrid four times in knockout rounds and they won every time. So this will be very interesting. Juventus also have some excellent players in attack (Higuain, Dybala, Douglas Costa...) and they have great defensive players.
Biggest advantage for Real Madrid is that they are playing first match away and they have much better midfielders than Juventus. Real had some excellent showings against PSG in which they showed that they are strong conteders for the title. I think that this will be very interesting matchup in which better defence will grab a win.
That is all from me, I suppose that we will enjoy these matches. I hope you like my post and tell me what you think who will go trough in the semi finals in the comments. 😮