UCL quarter-final: Real Madrid, Arsenal, others in tough battle for semi-final spots 

The stage is set for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) quarter-final second-leg fixtures.

DAILY POST reports that the second leg fixtures, which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, will be the last fight for the eight teams as only four will progress to the Champions League semi-final stage after the conclusion of the matches.

The first leg fixtures were played last week.

There are currently 8 teams – Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Sporting, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Arsenal, and Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last-8 stage.

Here are the fixtures for the Champions League last-16 second leg games:

Tuesday:

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona – This game will take place at Riyadh Air Metropolitano at 8 pm. Diego Simeone’s side won the first leg 2-0 at Camp Nou last week. The Blaugrana will have to put in a strong performance away to come out with a good result against Atletico.

Chelsea vs PSG – This match will take place at Stamford Bridge at 9 pm. The Blues lost 5-2 against PSG in the first leg in Paris last week. The Premier League west London club will need to score at least four goals and concede nothing against the Parisians in a bid to progress to the next stage of the competition.

Liverpool vs PSG – This fixture will take place at Anfield. The Premier League champions lost the first leg 2-0 in Paris last week. The Reds will need to put in an outstanding performance to get revenge against the reigning Champions League holders in front of the Anfield supporters. Arne Slot’s side needs to win at least 3-0 to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Wednesday:

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid – This game will take place at the Allianz Arena. The Bundesliga giants won 2-1 against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu last week. This encounter is quite still open, but Vincent Kompany’s side has a slim advantage playing at home in front of their supporters, having won the Los Blancos in the first leg in Spain.

Arsenal vs Sporting – This match will take place at Emirates Stadium. The first leg ended in a 1-0 win in favour of the Premier League leaders last week in Portugal. Just like Bayern Munich having a slim advantage over Real Madrid, this match, Arsenal also has a slim advantage playing in front of their home supporters, having won Sporting in the first leg at Estádio José Alvalade.

Speaking with DAILY POST about the Champions League quarter-final second leg fixtures, Eagle Stars FC coach, Isma’il Musa, offered his opinion on the matches.

Musa said, “The second leg is every team’s final opportunity to leave everything on the pitch in pursuit of qualification for the next round.

“Obviously, Barcelona and Sporting, even Liverpool and Real Madrid, who lost their first leg matches, will face far greater pressure than teams like Bayern Munich, PSG and Arsenal, who won, because if they lose in the return fixtures, it means they will certainly get eliminated from the competition.

“I believe the team that will make fewer mistakes will end up winning. I just PSG, Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid have the advantage to qualify for the semi-final after they won their first games.

“So, it will be an interesting quarter-final second leg fixtures, and hopefully we may see come-backs,” he said.

UCL quarter-final: Real Madrid, Arsenal, others in tough battle for semi-final spots