This Friday took place the draw for the quarter-finals of the European competition. This will be the third consecutive time they have met in the tournament.
This Friday took place the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Among the duels that have been determined, there is a special one. Real Madrid will face Manchester City, it is the third consecutive edition of the European competition in which they will face each other. .
Faced with this situation, the Spanish press analyzed the crossing, highlighting how difficult it will be for the Merengue team to take the next step.
Marca, for example, shared that there was “two bombs during the Champions League draw: Real Madrid against the champion and executioner of the last edition and Barça against PSG of Mbappé and Luis Enrique.
“The two theoretical favorites to win this Champions League will face each other in a quarter-final in which City wants to repeat what happened in last season’s semi-final, with a 1-1 victory at the Bernabéu and a 4 – 0 victory at the Etihad. Madrid once again finds itself facing the worst possible path, something similar to what happened last season. “, they added.
Sport, for its part, emphasized: “New Pep-Halaand duel against Real Madrid of Ancelotti and Vinicius “. Later they added that it was “the worst possible result for the interests of Real Madrid, who will face Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with the field factor against them “.
“The context invites a rematch of the last two seasons, in which the hype ran through them to each win a qualifying round and then be champion. “Guardiola and Haaland once again cross paths with Ancelotti and Vinicius, the two greatest representatives of each team,” they continued.
“The difficulties for both will not end there, as the winner of this formidable battle will face the winner of the draw between Arsenal and Bayern in the semi-final. , two of the teams that appeared in the betting as alternatives to the title after Madrid and City. A complicated journey for the four teams, the winner of which will be a finalist at Wembley on June 1st,” they concluded.
Mundo Deportivo, in turn, wrote that “It was predicted that there would be bombs during the most brutal Champions League quarter-final draw in recent years: PSG-Barça and Real Madrid-Manchester City. . “Kylian Mbappé and Luis Enrique against the Blaugrana and Erling Haaland and Pep Guardiola against the Whites.”
“If Madrid were to eliminate the current European champions with the return to the Etihad Stadium, they would have the Bernabéu factor in the semi-final against the winner of Arsenal-Bayern Munich, a very open match on the other side of the table.. “No one said the path to the Wembley final would be easy for anyone,” they continued.
More calm in England
Unlike what happened with the reaction of Hispanics, in England the press took this crossing more calmly. Thus, the Daily Mail declared that ““The current champion, Manchester City, has made an appointment with the royalty of European football, Real Madrid.” .
The Guardian, for its part, noted that “theManchester City’s Champions League defense will continue to be linked with Real Madrid “. They added that “City beat Madrid 5-1 in last season’s semi-final after losing dramatically to them at the same stage the previous season.”
In turn, the Manchester Evening News reported that it was “In perhaps the toughest match available, City faced Real Madrid and could next face Arsenal or Bayern Munich in the semi-final. “.
“This is the third consecutive season in which City have faced Real Madrid, having recovered from a heartbreaking semi-final exit in 2021/22 to produce one of their best performances in Europe last season at the Etihad to wow Real.”
Finally, the Telegraph reported that “There will be another clash between the two favorites in the quarter-finals, when Manchester City take on Real Madrid a year after Pep Guardiola’s side humiliated the Spanish giants en route to the European championship title in the of their triplet. “.
“City and Real Madrid have arguably been the two most impressive teams in Europe this season and many would have preferred that they faced each other later in the competition “, they added.
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