Witnessing competitions quarterfinal Champions League soccer tournament beginning wounds anticipated by game lovers from all over the world, where Tuesday launched what it promises to re-finals last season between the neighbors champions Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the stadium (the Vicente Calderon), the last stronghold.
Real Madrid was crowned Bx titles in the tournament after winning the final 4-1 to Atletico Madrid in May / last May in Lisbon, but this result does not reveal the whole truth, where Atletico was just minutes from the coronation after normal time but Sergio Ramos kidnapping equalized for Real Madrid in stoppage time.And everyone is looking forward to competing at the same level of excitement and power between the two neighbors in the quarter-finals, which appeared in the Argentine coach Diego Simeone's comments Atletico coach when he said he expects the face of rivalry may be resolved through the small details.
Came the Italian expectations of coach Carlo Ancelotti to Real Madrid are similar, he said after the game that the royal victory over the Ibar Saturday: "go into the Champions League in good form and at full strength .. will be the face of a difficult, as is always the case in front of Atletico (who beat Real Madrid in Last 4 confrontations between them). "
Accounts to the same degree of complexity does not seem, in theory, in other confrontations role of the eight where hosts Juventus champions French team Monaco Tuesday, while Bayern Munich Germany to meet with his host, Porto and league leaders Barcelona away to Paris Saint-Germain Wednesday.The Juventus and Bayern and Barcelona candidates luckiest but there are reasons to doubt that such confrontations are settled.
Fjmaher Bayern Munich believes that the team is able to overcome Porto in the light of the level provided by the battalion Pep Guardiola in the German league (Bundesliga), but it may be more difficult than expected in front of the Portuguese team, which culminated in the European Cup twice before in 1987 and under the leadership of Jose Mourinho in 2004.
It was the culmination of Porto in 1987 at the expense of Bayern Munich, so the matter does not seem a foregone conclusion for the Bavarian team also sees Guardiola especially in light of the crisis experienced by the German team because of injuries in the squad.
The star Arjen Robben on the list of those injured in Bayern, but the team reviewed the magnitude of his victory at Eintracht Frankfurt 3. zero Saturday to move within three victories only to resolve the Bundesliga title.
Guardiola said: "We must summon the strength and now turn our focus towards the championship carries a special character .. I hope that I'm having Porto this group of players is not exposed to any other injuries."As for Juventus, Barcelona, may constitute the ordeal they have suffered earlier this week in local competitions, the catalyst for Monaco and PSG authors third and first in the French league, respectively.
And received the Italian league leaders Juventus shock defeat against Parma zero -1 Saturday in a game in which coach Massimiliano Allegri rested several players, and said: "in front of Monaco, will be another match," where looking forward to the return of Carlos Tevez from injury.
Occupies the Argentine Tevez top scorer of the Italian league with 17 goals and scored 6 goals in the Champions League this season.
The return of goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus is also expected, but doubts still hovering around defender Andrea Barzagli.
In midfield, French midfielder Paul Pogba is still absent due to injury, but the recovery of the games maker Andrea Pirlo from a calf injury may give him the opportunity to participate for the first time seven weeks ago.As for Barcelona, which outperforms the difference in the top of the Spanish league to two points, having squandered a two-goal Tqamh fell draw with Sevilla 2-2 Saturday, the same day which saw the culmination of Paris Saint-Germain won the French League Cup after beating Bastia 4. zero in the final .
Said coach Laurent Blanc coach of PSG: "It's a great win, but for future games, win was just the perfect way to prepare ourselves .. we have no time to celebrate too much of this coronation, because we must prepare for Barcelona."
And misses Paris Saint-Germain star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic's efforts in the first leg through suspension, but the team Parisian probably derives confidence from the victory at Barcelona 3-2 in the group stage in September / September and the overthrow of the English Chelsea knockout.
Barcelona will be without midfielder Brazilian right-back Dani Alves efforts through suspension.
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