Already this evening the second leg matches of the Champions League quarter-finals will be played, and we will find out the first participants of the quarter-finals. With a two-goal advantage from the away game, the "Real" team from Madrid will play against "Roma", while "Wolfsburg", who also defeated their opponents away, will host the "Gent" team at home. As the start of the matches is approaching inevitably, former football player and now Viasat Sport Baltic commentator Nerijus Vasiliauskas agreed to share his insights and thoughts about the quarter-final matches with the most popular country's football news portal - "Eurofootball.com". "Real" vs "Roma" In the first leg match in the Italian capital, "Real" defeated the hosts 2:0 and took a huge step towards the next stage. According to Vasiliauskas, it was obvious from the first match that two teams of different caliber had met. "I think if 'Roma' couldn't do anything against the 'Real' team in the first match, then they lacked a lot of things in this match. In my opinion, the potential of today's 'Roma' does not match that of one of the Spanish giants. I don't think the team from the Italian capital stands any chance in the second leg match." The fact that the quarter-final participant in this pair was clear after the first match was stated by most football experts, and this opinion was also supported by a former player, who believes that cancelling the two-goal lead for the Italian club is simply impossible. "In order to advance to the next stage, 'Roma' players would have to score at least two more goals than the 'Real' team in the opponents' stadium. This is simply impossible today. Theoretically maybe, but practically definitely not." "Wolfsburg" vs "Gent" In the other pair, which will play the second leg match today, the away team also won the first match - "Wolfsburg" defeated their opponents 3:2. However, the result could have been even bigger, as the German team was leading 3:0 until the 80th minute of the match. Despite the fact that the Belgians showed character and scored two goals, Vasiliauskas agrees that the German team simply relaxed too early at the end of the match, and the opponents took advantage of the opportunity to punish them. "I would agree with the statement that the team, having scored three goals, simply relaxed. They had already achieved the result and, I think, relaxed not in vain. It was clear that they felt confident and knew they wouldn't have any problems in the second leg match. The fact that the German team conceded two goals is certainly not good, but it is definitely not a problem for the 'Wolfsburg' team." The "Gent" team surprised everyone once this season when they managed to reach the Champions League knockout stage, but in the opinion of Viasat Sport Baltic commentator, it will be simply too difficult for the Belgian team to do something similar this time. "I really don't believe in the potential of 'Gent' team to win against 'Wolfsburg' club. I think they have already done everything they could and even exceeded all expectations. They really surprised with a successful performance and this 'Gent' season was really good."
Tautvydas Sakalauskas
