UEFA Champions League. Continuation of the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday with Bayern Munich in danger against Villarreal.
7:40 p.m. – Ancelotti: “Benzema is the modern number 9”
Author of two hat-tricks in his last two Champions League matches, the last of which last week at Stamford Bridge during Real Madrid’s success against Chelsea (1-3) Karim Benzema is in full possession of his means on time current. And his major influence at Real Madrid does not displease his coach Carlo Ancelotti, quite the contrary: “Some people say that we are very dependent on him? That does not bother me! I am even happy to be dependent on a striker with this Karim is the modern number 9 par excellence: complete, he is not content to be a finisher in the opposing area and to score a lot, but he helps the team a lot and does a lot of defensive work.
19:00 – The probable composition of Chelsea
For this trip to Madrid, where Chelsea will be forced to win with a two-goal difference to at least hope to snatch extra time, Thomas Tuchel should only make few changes in his composition compared to the first leg of these quarters. Champions League final lost (1-3). Kovacic and Marcos Alonso should start in place of Jorginho and Azpilicueta, established in an unusual position of left piston last week. Chelsea’s likely starting XI: E. Mendy – Christensen, T. Silva, Rüdiger – R. James, Kanté, Kovacic, M. Alonso – Mount, Havertz, Pulisic.
18:20 – The probable composition of Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was able to rest some of his holders in La Liga last weekend against Getafe (2-0), such as Kroos and Modric. The Italian coach should therefore renew exactly the same team as that which won at Stamford Bridge last Wednesday (1-3), with the exception of Eder Militao, suspended and who should be replaced by Nacho. Champions League starting XI: Courtois – Carjaval, Nacho, Alaba, F. Mendy – Modric, Casemiro, Kroos – Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius.
17:40 – Real Madrid-Ancelotti: “Stay very focused”
Despite Real Madrid’s victory at Stamford Bridge last week (1-3) in the first leg, Carlo Ancelotti, the Madrid coach, does not intend to celebrate a qualification for the semi-finals before the hour and before the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League this Tuesday evening: “We must not rest on the result of the first leg, but remain very focused, fight for each ball. And repeat the great performance of the first leg, a- he explained at a press conference on Monday. Because you can be sure that Chelsea will not give up and will give their best to try to qualify. I do not fear a relaxation of my players after the 3-1 at Stamford Bridge , because I am lucky to have a group that knows this type of match very well and who will be wary of an opponent of the quality of the Blues.”
17:00 – Ferland Mendy in the Real Madrid squad
After playing the entire first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals between Chelsea and Real Madrid (1-3) last Wednesday, Ferland Mendy was spared, due to adductor pain, by Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday evening against Getafe (2-0) in La Liga. The French left side is however well in the group of Real for this return match against the Blues.
16:20 – Real must ensure against Chelsea
Unlike Bayern Munich, who must imperatively turn the tide against Villarreal on Tuesday, Real Madrid may have already done the hardest part against Chelsea by winning the first leg at Stamford Bridge in the quarter-finals. of the Champions League, on the score of 3 goals to 1 (triple of Karim Benzema). But the Madrid club are certainly wary of the Blues, who will have nothing to lose at the Bernabeu this Tuesday evening.
15:40 – Bayern Munich vs Villarreal odds
Bayern Munich is widely favored for this Champions League quarter-final second leg against Villarreal by the various sports betting sites in France. The odds of a victory for the Bavarian club fluctuate around 1.25 while that of a victory for the Spanish club is above 11. The odds for a draw are around 7.
15:00 – Villarreal-Moreno: “Ready to take up the challenge”
After their victory in the first leg of these quarter-finals of the Champions League against Bayern (1-0) last Wednesday, Villarreal is in a good position to live its second C1 semi-final, after that of the 2005 season. 2006. That doesn’t scare away striker Gerard Moreno: “The match against Bayern is one of the most important in the club’s history. We’re going to approach it with ambition and having prepared it down to the smallest detail Bayern require you to give double or triple what you would give against other teams, but we have worked on it and are ready for the challenge.”
14:20 – The probable composition of Villarreal
Villarreal coach Unai Emery has completely rested his usual holders in the match against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga last weekend (1-1) after his success in the first leg last Wednesday against Bayern Munich (1- 0). The Spanish coach should therefore renew exactly the same team as in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League this Tuesday evening in Munich, with two French players, Capoue and Coquelin. Villarreal’s likely starting XI: Rulli – Foyth, Albiol, P. Torres, Estupinan – Lo Celso, Capua, Parejo, Coquelin – Moreno, Danjuma.
13:40 – The probable composition of Bayern Munich
For this decisive meeting against Villarreal in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Bayern Munich is deprived of several players, even if the quality of its workforce should not penalize the German club. Bouna Sarr and Corentin Tolisso are injured, while Niklas Süle is ill. Choupo-Moting tested positive for Covid-19. Julian Nagelsmann is expected to field Coman and Sané on the wings rather than Gnabry or Musiala. Bayern Munich’s likely starting XI: Neuer – Pavard, Upamecano, L. Hernandez, A. Davis – Kimmich, Goretzka – L. Sané, Müller, Coman – Lewandowski.
13:00 – Bayern-Neuer: “We are not afraid”
Like his coach Julian Nagelsmann, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer gave a fairly frank speech on Monday at a press conference, before receiving Villarreal on Tuesday in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, despite the defeat of the match (0-1): “We are not kidding with us, even if we lost the first leg. The good news is that the rest is still in our hands”, recalled the German international , who displayed all his confidence in his group: “We are not afraid”.
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12:20 – Bayern-Nagelsmann: “We will punish them”
Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann did not hesitate to announce the color at a press conference on Monday, before hosting Villarreal in the return match of these Champions League quarter-finals. The German coach does not seem to fear the Spaniards more than that: “We made a lot of mistakes on the first leg. They made one: let us live. And we have to punish them for that. (…) In the first leg, we were even more dissatisfied with our performance than with the result. The best news is that we only lost 1-0. (…) We have character in this team, a lot of pride. When we lost a first leg, you shouldn’t joke with us.” Villarreal has been warned!
11:40 – Bayern back to the wall
Defeated in the first leg of these quarter-finals of the Champions League in Spain by Villarreal (1-0), Bayern Munich find themselves forced to win this Tuesday in the return match against the Yellow Submarine , although ending the away goal rule that counts double less penalizes teams that fail to score away. This season, Bayern have four wins in four home games, with 20 goals scored and 3 conceded, and remain on a 7-1 victory against Salzburg in the round of 16…
11:00 – This Tuesday’s program in the Champions League
A week after the first leg quarter-finals of the Champions League, it’s time for the return matches this week! This Tuesday, Bayern Munich hosts Villarreal after their defeat in the first leg to Spain (1-0) and Real Madrid receives Chelsea after their success at Stamford Bridge last week (3-1). The kick-off of these two meetings will be given at 9 p.m. this Tuesday evening.
The group stage of the Football Champions League is played from Tuesday September 14, 2021 to Wednesday December 8, 2021 while the knockout stage will be played from Tuesday February 15, 2022 to Wednesday May 4, 2022. As for the final, it is scheduled for Saturday, May 28, 2021 at Saint Petersburg Stadium, Russia. The calendar was then drawn up as follows by UEFA:
The TV rights battle continued to rage for this new 2021/2022 season. UEFA has awarded the French TV rights for the “Big Ears Cup” to beIN Sports and Canal+, which will ensure the broadcast of the 2021-2022 Champions League. RMC Sport will co-broadcast with Canal the two best Champions League posters until 2024 and beIN SPORTS will offer all the remaining matches. TF1 will broadcast the final scheduled for May 28, 2022.
As the knockout stages of the Champions League begin on Tuesday March 8 and end on March 16, Robert Lewandowski, Bayern’s Polish striker, is currently the competition’s top scorer ahead of Ivorian Sébastien Haller and Egyptian Mohamed Salah. Classification :