On Tuesday and Wednesday, four second-leg matches of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will take place. Three of them are expected to be very intriguing.
A lot of interest is generated by the clash between London's "Chelsea" and Paris' "Saint-Germain" clubs at the "Stamford Bridge" stadium. The first match in the French capital ended 1-1. In Wednesday's match, Jose Mourinho's proteges would be satisfied not only with a victory but also with a draw, as the leaders of the English championship scored an away goal.
The "Aristocrats" firmly lead the "Premier" league, while PSG in France occupies the second place - trailing by just one point from the "Lyon" footballers.
The first match between "Basel" and "Porto" in Switzerland also ended 1-1. The Portuguese team has not yet lost in the Champions League this season - has achieved six victories and played three draws.
The champions of Germany, Munich's "Bayern" footballers, in the first match failed to break the Donetsk "Shakhtar" team's defense (0-0). In Germany, Pep Guardiola's proteges may feel the pressure, as if the Bavarians do not reach the quarter-finals, it will be a disaster for them.
This week, leading up to the rematch, the Madrid "Real" players can feel the calmest. They defeated the Gelsenkirchen "Schalke" club 2-0 away. However, the coach of the German team, Roberto di Matteo, does not lose hope.
"In order to defeat such a powerful club like 'Real,' we need things to go well for us, and for our opponents to have a black day. Our squad is good, the players are improving. We will try to achieve a positive result," - said the strategist.
Real" lost the lead in the Spanish championship last weekend when they had to acknowledge Bilbao's "Athletic" advantage with a 0-1 score. "Schalke" holds the fifth place in the German championship.
Next week, the remaining four quarter-final matches will take place: "Barcelona" - "Manchester City" (first match result 2-1), Dortmund's "Borussia" - Turin's "Juventus" (1-2), "Monaco" - London's "Arsenal" (3-1), Madrid's "Atletico" - Leverkusen's "Bayer" (0-1).
Broadcast schedule:
March 10 at 21:35 - "Real" - "Schalke" (Viasat Sport Baltic; live), 21:35 - "Porto" - "Basel" (TV6; live), 23:45 - "Porto" - "Basel" (Viasat Sport Baltic; recording); March 11 at 21:35 - "Bayern" - "Shakhtar" (Viasat Sport Baltic; live), 21:35 - "Chelsea" - PSG (TV6; live), 23:45 - "Chelsea" - PSG (Viasat Sport Baltic; recording).
