With eyes on the prestigious UEFA Champions League trophy, 16 teams are fighting out in knockout stage with already 4 teams Bayern Munchen, Benfica, A.C. Milan and Chelsea through to last 8, remaining 8 teams will fight out each other for the last 4 spots of quarterfinals berth.
All eyes would be on the mouthwatering 2nd leg clash between Defending Champs Real Madrid and English league club Liverpool (aggregate 2:5) on 16th March, 01:30 IST. In last after leading by 2-0 Liverpool conceded 5 goals with 2 goals by Vinicius jr and Karim Benzema respectively and final goal by Brazilian Eder Militao.
With the second leg to be played in Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, which is Real Madrid’s home turf, Liverpool will have a tough task to cut out Real Madrid.
One should also not forget that Real Madrid are not only last season’s champions but also, they have managed to grab this cup 14 times since UEFA Champions League’s began. German powerhouse Bayern Munchen are another team which cannot be underestimated with regards to their current form in Bundesliga 2022/23. One team future which is in question is French side PSG, who even after boasting with players like Lionel Messi, Neymar jr, Kylian Mbappe and Sergio Ramos lost to Bayern Munchen 2-0 (aggregate 3-0) in the second leg of UEFA Champions League, this loss has not only damaged the respected image of PSG but also damaged the image of Lionel Messi as he is yet to win UEFA Champions League with this side earlier Messi has won this league 4 timers with Barcelona.
It would be interesting to see what’s the future of Messi after missing out another Champions league in PSG jersey.
