The eight teams remaining in the Champions League this season are all famous teams from the strongest football backgrounds in Europe.
* Champions League quarter-final draw: 6pm today, March 15, on VnExpress.
Of the eight teams in the quarter-finals, Spain has three representatives: Barca, Real and Atletico. England and Germany each have two teams, Man City, Arsenal and Bayern, Dortmund respectively. The remaining team is PSG of France.
The quarter-finals are exciting and full of fate in the 2023-2024 Champions League.
The last time the Champions League saw a quarter-final round that included only teams from Europe's top five leagues was the 2019-2020 season. However, names like Lyon, Atalanta or Leipzig that season could not bring as much attraction as the big guys this year.
The teams in the quarter-finals are all in the top 15 in the world according to Opta 's power index, and are also in the top 15 teams with the highest revenue last season according to Deloitte's ranking.
Teams that have met in the group stage or in the same league can face each other in the quarter-finals. This makes classic domestic matches like Real vs Barca, Bayern vs Dortmund or Man City vs Arsenal possible in the Champions League last eight. The probability of the quarter-finals having dream and fateful matches like Man City vs Real, Barca vs Bayern or PSG vs Real is also not small.
After the quarter-final draw, UEFA will draw the semi-final brackets. Teams will know their potential opponents in the last four. Finally, the organizers will draw lots to determine the "home team" in the final - the match will take place on June 1 at Wembley Stadium, London.
The first legs of the quarter-finals will be played on 9 and 10 April, with the second legs taking place a week later. The first legs of the semi-finals will be played on 30 April and 1 May, with the second legs taking place a week later. The final match of the Champions League this season will be on 1 June.
Also today, the Europa League quarter-final draw will take place at 7pm. The clubs participating in this round include Roma, Liverpool, Marseille, Bayer Leverkusen, AC Milan, Benfica, West Ham, Atalanta. In which, Liverpool proved their position as the championship candidate when crushing Sparta Prague with a total score of 11-2 in the round of 16.
The first leg of the quarter-finals will be played on 11 April, with the second leg taking place a week later. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on 2 May, with the second leg taking place a week later. This season's Europa League title match will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on 22 May.
Following the Europa League draw, UEFA will draw the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League. The clubs in this round are Viktoria Plzen, Aston Villa, Club Brugge, Fenerbahce, PAOK, Lille, Olympiakos and Fiorentina.
The first leg of the quarter-finals will be played on April 11, with the second leg taking place a week later. The first leg of the semi-finals will be played on May 2, with the second leg taking place a week later. The final will be played at the Agia Sophia Stadium in Athens on May 29.
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