English Teams Proceed To The Quarter Finals of Champions League

English Teams Proceed To The Quarter Finals of Champions League

All of the current English teams competing in the Champions League Round of 16 have advanced to the Quarterfinals.

Except for Liverpool winning the CL, English teams have struggled to go to the latter stages of the Champions League during the past few years.

But the team has significantly improved this year, as evidenced by the dominance of teams like Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool as they advance in the competition.

Chelsea defeats Atletico Madrid with ease

There will inevitably be drama and memorable outcomes whenever Chelsea plays Atletico Madrid.

Over the past few years, these two teams have only faced off in the Champions League, with Chelsea typically coming out on top.

Chelsea has faced Atletico Madrid in 9 games over the course of 12 years, winning 4, losing 2, and drawing the other 3.

Atletico Madrid is the league leader in La Liga for the 20/21 season, while Chelsea is fourth in the Premier League and steadily making a comeback.

Diego Simeone has been the manager of Atletico Madrid for more than ten years, but Frank Lampard was just fired by Chelsea in order to make room for Thomas Tuchel.

Atletico Madrid has never recovered from a first-leg defeat, according to UEFA’s records.

They have dropped all seven of their Champions League games after losing the first leg.

This Chelsea team has been revitalized by Thomas Tuchel and appears to be a serious Champions League title contender.

Just two goals have been given up by this club under Thomas Tuchel, both of which have come from opponents in the shape of Takumi Minamito and an own goal.

Olivier Giroud’s magnificent goal in the away leg of the first leg gave Chelsea the advantage in the match.

Even in the first leg, the Atletico team appeared quite frail in comparison to their La Liga performance.

At Chelsea’s home stadium, Stamford Bridge, the second leg began.

Hakim Ziyech, with help from Timo Werner, gave the home team the lead in the 34th minute as they immediately appeared to be in complete control.

Atletico was shocked by this and attempted to respond, but Chelsea’s impenetrable defense contained their (Atletico’s) attackers.

They made a total of 5 substitutions, bringing on attackers in an effort to gain momentum and score a goal.

But none of their substitutes could affect the outcome of the match.

Atletico icon Stefan Savic elbowed Antonio Rudiger as he was taking a corner during the game’s closing moments.

He (Savic) received a straight red card from the referee.

Atletico, who was reduced to ten men, appeared extremely frail in the face of Chelsea’s intense pressing and quickness.

Around the 92nd minute, Tuchel introduced Ben Chilwell and Emerson.

Ngolo Kante of Chelsea successfully intercepted an Atletico Madrid pass and forwarded the ball to Christian Pulisic, who ran towards the Atletico goal.

There were three players compared to one, with Chelsea having more players.

Emerson received the ball from Pulisic, who then slammed it into the bottom corner.

His opening shot of the contest.

Chelsea now led the match 2-0 after this score, and throughout the course of the two legs, that lead increased to 3-0.

For the first time since the 2013–14 campaign, the Blues have advanced to the quarterfinals.

Chelsea is now anticipating the draw, which will take place on March 19, 2021, and determine who they will play in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Destroy Manchester City Monchengladbach Borussia

In the Round of 16 of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City destroyed German team Borussia Monchengladbach.

Six Champions League matches between City and Monchengladbach have resulted in victories for the English team.

With regard to this opposition, Manchester City has scored 19 goals overall while only giving up 4.

The first leg began in a neutral location, where City quickly established a commanding lead.

When he scored in the 29th minute, Bernardo Silva gave the opposition the vital away goal.

Gabriel Jesus scored the game’s final goal in the 65th minute despite Borussia trying to recover.

With three critical points earned and the away goal lead going into the second leg, City won the game 2-0.

The Etihad Stadium, the home of Manchester, hosted the second leg.

The entire footballing world would enviously watch Pep’s team play at home.

They have scored 14 goals while giving up just 4 goals in their last five home games, with the lone loss coming in the Manchester derby.

Additionally, they have gone over 700 minutes without conceding a goal in the Champions League.

The away team has had a string of disappointing performances.

In their last eight games, they have failed to win any of them, giving up 14 goals while only managing to score 5 themselves.

The first leg’s beginning was exactly how the second leg began.

In the 12th and 18th minutes, respectively, Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne both scored to give the home team a 2-0 lead.

Without the game having even lasted 20 minutes, City had a 4-0 aggregate lead.

All throughout the game, the opposition had a terrible appearance.

Since being eliminated from the Champions League three times in a row, Manchester City has never advanced past the Quarterfinal stage.

However, this City team appears capable of taking home the Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and Champions League this year.

RB Leipzig is defeated by Liverpool

Liverpool’s recent Champions League victory in the 2018–19 season halted their 13–year drought of failing to win a major European trophy.

Even though Liverpool is having a difficult time lately in the Premier League, they have made significant strides in their European games.

Liverpool has controlled their group and played outstanding football over the last few games in Europe.

RB Leipzig is currently ranked second in the Bundesliga, just three points behind Bayern Munich, the league’s overall leader.

They appear to be capable of winning the league championship this year.

Even if they excel at home, they truly haven’t demonstrated the same success in European competitions.

The first leg took place at a neutral site, just like the preceding games.

Due to their early dominance, RB appeared to be capable of winning the match.

However, they couldn’t play with the same level of precision as in their most recent games.

In the second half, Liverpool appeared more impressive than in the first, and in the 53rd and 58th minutes, respectively, Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane gave the visitors a 1-0 lead.

With a two-goal lead going into Anfield, Liverpool appeared to have no trouble passing RB, and they accomplished their goal.

In the second match, Salah and Mane made Klopp’s team even more dangerous.

Similar to the first match, RB appeared to be in control throughout the first half, but it appeared like they were missing their shooting boots.

Liverpool led 4-0 overall after Mane’s second goal, which came four minutes after Salah’s opening strike in the 70th minute.

In comparison to their local counterparts, Liverpool’s European team is looking stronger, and if they keep up their current pace, they might even get to the Champions League finals.

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The Champions League: Will It Return Home?

The catchphrase “It’s Coming Home” is well-known in England, and it usually refers to competitions where England competes, like the World Cup.

The Champions League is the most significant European event ever held.

The fans have hope that at least one of the participating English clubs will bring the Champions League trophy back to England because all of the English teams have advanced to the quarterfinals thanks to their form and performance.

Of the three teams, Liverpool won the competition in 2018–19 and Chelsea did so in 2012–13.

But Manchester City has never prevailed in this match.