On Wednesday evening, the UEFA Champions League quarter-final stage will come to an end. After these evening matches, the last two teams will be revealed, which will continue their journey towards the prestigious European club trophy. At the Etihad Stadium, the team of Manchester City will try to overturn the goal deficit from the first leg against the unpredictable Tottenham team from London. In the other match, Liverpool will travel to Portugal to face a Porto team that no longer has many hopes left. Both matches will kick off at 22:00. Here is an overview: "Manchester City" - "Tottenham" In Manchester, an intriguing battle is promised, where no points have been placed on the scoreboard yet. Tottenham has never reached the Champions League semi-finals in modern times, although the English team has never been closer to this goal. Tottenham did not shine in the first leg against Manchester City with their game, but they waited for the right opportunities and achieved a crucial victory with a score of 1-0. The only winning goal in the second half was scored by Heung-Min Son. The victory of the North London team was overshadowed by Harry Kane's injury, who will no longer be available for selection due to ankle ligament damage. In the same match, Dele Alli also broke his hand, but he has already trained with the team and will likely be able to help. The Manchester City team had to return to Manchester with at least one goal, as they received a penalty kick in the very beginning of the match. This was a great opportunity for the Cityzens to lay the foundations for reaching the semi-finals, but Sergio Aguero did not cause many problems for Hugo Lloris. Over the weekend, both teams competed in their domestic leagues. Manchester City had less rest before these matches, but they had more time to recover after the Champions League clash. Tottenham easily dealt with the league's bottom side Huddersfield at home. Lucas Moura, who appeared in the starting lineup today, added three goals to the winners. In turn, Manchester City, who is still vigorously fighting for the Premier League title, defeated Crystal Palace from London with a score of 3:1 in the away match. It was not an easy performance for the Cityzens, but this season's leader - Raheem Sterling, made the difference with a brace. The loss for the Manchester City team last week was the first after a series of 14 wins. There is no reason to doubt the Cityzens' form, especially when playing at home. Tottenham, having experienced four losses in their last ten matches, can currently boast a streak of three consecutive victories. Claudio Bravo will definitely not play in these matches for Manchester City, while there are still question marks around Fernandinho and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Meanwhile, Mauricio Pochettino will also be without Serge Aurier, Eric Dier, and Erik Lamela. Predicted starting line-ups: "Manchester City": (4-3-3) Ederson; Kyle Walker, Aymeric Laporte, Nicolas Otamendi, Benjamin Mendy; Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, David Silva; Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling. "Tottenham": (4-2-3-1) Hugo Lloris; Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen; Danny Rose; Moussa Sissoko, Victor Wanyama; Christian Eriksen, Lucas Moura, Heung-Min Son; Fernando Llorente. "Porto" - "Liverpool" Few doubted that Liverpool would have a clear advantage and very real chances to reach the semi-finals after the first leg. Jurgen Klopp's team traveled to Portugal knowing how dangerous Porto can be at their own ground, but now everything is in the hands of the visitors from England. At Anfield, Liverpool did not show an impressive game, but even without playing their best football, they achieved a convincing 2-0 victory. Porto had their chances, but they mostly failed to take advantage, often coming up against the Liverpool defenders led by Moussa Marega. Porto needs to score at least two goals in these matches against Liverpool. Knowing that Virgil van Dijk is in the heart of Liverpool's defense, Porto is not given many chances. The only ace up Porto's sleeve in these matches is a quick strike that could shake the opponents. Immediately after the Champions League match, both teams played in their domestic leagues. Porto's players had more time to rest and easily defeated Portimonense with a score of 3:0 on Saturday. Liverpool had a crucial Premier League match against Chelsea on Sunday. The Reds were satisfied with just a victory. Judging from these matches, Liverpool did not exert much effort against Porto and played at full throttle against Chelsea. According to Klopp, the team only lost control for 10 minutes, while the other 80 belonged to them. The result reflects this - Sadio Mane's header and an incredible shot from Mohamed Salah secured a 2-0 victory for the Reds. Liverpool is currently in excellent form - seven consecutive wins and no losses in the last 17 matches. Meanwhile, Porto suffered two defeats and drew once in their last ten matches, against Braga. Porto almost has no problems before these matches. There are some doubts about Corona's chances to play, but the most important thing is that Pepe, who missed the first leg due to yellow card suspension, returns to the heart of the defense. Liverpool will be without Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Joe Gomez, likely with Andrew Robertson returning at left-back. Predicted starting line-ups: "Porto": (4-3-3) Iker Casillas; Eder Militao, Pepe, Felipe, Alex Telles; Otavio, Danilo, Hector Herrera; Yacine Brahimi, Moussa Marega, Tiquinho Soares. "Liverpool": (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Dejan Lovren, Virgil van Dijk, Andrew Robertson; Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Naby Keita; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
