UEFA Champions League. End of the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League with the victory of Real Madrid on the lawn of Chelsea and the surprise defeat of Bayern.
The trap game par excellence. Facing the Spaniards of Villarreal, the Bayern Munich fell by the narrowest of 1-0 margins, but could have lost more broadly to Unai Emery’s men completely transcended at home. “We showed a good face, we had a great performance against a great team, it’s a good result but with the chances we have, a second goal would have been important for the second leg. It’s going to be a game complicated there but on the overall performance, we are happy. We showed a good face for Villarreal. We will go there with a lot of confidence. We will have to prepare well for the match “analyzed Francis Coquelin after the meeting.
In the other match, the Chelsea Blues also fell to the real Madrid (3-1) and a great Karim Benzema, author of a new hat-trick. “We can say that we had a big match, yes, in continuity. Against Paris, we had especially played 15-20 last minutes very good at the end. There, the desire was there from the start, to show that Madrid are always present. Confidence helps. Afterwards, whatever happens, we have to try. We had success, too. If I can put two or three, it’s better (to smile), but above all I am very happy with the victory. I am not only satisfied with my goals. We had possession, by putting movement, with a high block… And we put the chances in the back. That’s good, but a lot can still happen. Let’s stay focused.”
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:
- Group stage
- September 14 and 15
- September 28 and 29
- October 19 and 20
- November 2 and 3
- November 23 and 24
- December 7 and 8
- Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- February 15 and 16 (one way)
- February 22 and 23 (return)
- Quarter-finals
- April 5 and 6 (one way)
- April 12 and 13 (return)
- Semi-finals
- April 26 and 27 (one way)
- May 3 and 4 (return)
- Final
- Saturday May 28, 2022
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 thus ensure the broadcasting 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 :
- Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, 12 goals
- Sebastien Haller, Ajax Amsterdam11 goals
- Mohamed Salah, Liverpool, 8 goals
- Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, 8 goals
- Christopher Nkunku, Leipzig, 7 goals
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, 6 goals
- Riyad Mahrez, Manchester City, 6 goals
- Leroy Sané, Bayern Munich, 6 goals
- Kylian Mbappé, PSG, 6 goals
- Lionel Messi, PSG, 5 goals