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After the Champions League group stage and the playoff draw, the tournament took the form of a winter holiday. The first games of the 1/8 finals will take place the new year, February 12. But now we can guess who we are most likely to see at the quarter-finals stage. However, this task is not simple: many pairs are about equal. And even in cases where there seems to be a clear outsider, we can still expect surprises.
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Of course, few people now believe that "Schalke" will be able to pass "Manchester City". By the way, the teams met for the last time in the distant 1970s in the semifinal of the Cup Winners' Cup. The British then won 5-1 at home and lost 0-1 during a visit, before winning the tournament's main trophy. We also remember that Schalke had not participated in European competitions last season.
There is not much chance that Lyon will face Barcelona, while the Catalans had literally not played in the game for two consecutive days. -off Certainly, the statistics of the match with "Lyon" remain good: on the previous six meetings with the "lions", "Barcelona" won four with two draws.
Even better, things go from "Real" to Ajax. Madrid have won the last six games of the future opponent with a difference between goals and goals missed 20: 2. It is true that "galaktikos" continues to make fever after the departure of Ronaldo and Zidane. These are just two defeats of CSKA in the group stage.
To read: CSKA caused a stir at Real Madrid in the Champions League, but flew out of the tournament: video chapters
In the other pairs, the result is harder to predict because the opponents have really won 1.
If we recall the meetings of Tottenham and Borussia a year ago during the group stage of the Champions League, the Londoners beat Dortmund twice (3: 1 at home and 2 at home). -1 during one evening). But if the British will be able to repeat this success in the playoffs?
Well, remember their past meetings and the Porto Roma. The draw led them to the playoffs of the Champions League in the 2016/17 season. And then the Portuguese won the "Roma" with a general score of 4: 1. Of course, the Italians are considered more famous teams, but in terms of the chances of success, the Romans are not more numerous than Portuguese.
Unfortunately for Manchester United fans, their team is far from being a leader in the fight against PSG. However, it is in this pair of schedules that one can still change radically. Many expect that, with the resignation of Jose Mourinho, the "red devils" can finally play in a new way. But for something to change, the team and the new coach are less than two months old. Manchester United and PSG have only played one against the other in the US tournament in 2015, then the French were stronger (2: 0).
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In Bayern "has long been a decent competitor in the Bundesliga and in the Champions League Munich – a regular player in the playoffs. has not played at this stage for a long time, but in last season's round-robin matches, he immediately qualified for the final without being able to defeat the current champion, Real Madrid. "Merseyside" led by Jurgen Klopp could well repeat the success of last year.
There are still some "Atlético" – "Juventus", one of the most interesting of the 1/8 finals.The two teams are worth not only turned to the quarter-finals, but also victories in the tournament.But it has happened that somebody has to finish the tournament's performance well before the crucial match.At first glance, the advantage on the side of the turinettes, who in the series A go without defeats. Also worth mentioning is Ronaldo, who has managed to integrate with the "old seagull".
See also: Secrets of Cristiano Ronaldo's Perfect Body and Healthy Strength The victory over Juventus will not make a splash. Not taking into account the matches of the 1960s, the teams played in the group stage of the Champions League in 2014. Then, after the victory of the Atlético in Madrid (1: 0) in Turin, the spectators did not Did not wait (0: 0).
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