Finally, let us remind you that the first matches of the Champions League will be held on April 3 and 4, and the return matches on the 10 and 11.
Thank you for being with us friends. Write in the comments your expectations from the quarter-finals of the Europa League and Champions League. Well, stay with Sport Arena!
Third pair
Atlético — Sporting L
Fourth pair
Lazio — Salzburg
Second pair
Arsenal - CSKA
First pair
Leipzig — Marseille
The ceremony has begun. All the traditional formalities and so on.
Eric Abidal, the ambassador of the Europa League final in Lyon, will pull the balloons.
It's time to remind those who haven't seen it or haven't done it yet
Let's remember how the clubs reached the quarterfinals of the tournament
Salzburg defeated Borussia Dortmund. First match – 2:1, return – 0:0
Sporting Lisbon barely beat Viktoria Plzen. First match 2:0, return match 1:2 (in extra time)
Lazio beat Dynamo. First match – 2:2, return – 2:0
Arsenal confidently defeated Milan. First match - 2:0, return 3:1
Leipzig passed Zenit. First match – 2:1, return – 1:1
Marseille easily dealt with Athletic. First match – 3:1, return – 2:1
CSKA snatched a ticket from Lyon. First match - 0:1, return match - 3:2
Atlético destroyed Lokomotiv. First match – 3:0, return match – 5:1
Meanwhile, we move on to the Europa League. Everything there is also no less interesting.
To the number eight best teams tournament included:
Salzburg, Sporting L, Lazio, Arsenal, Leipzig, Marseille, CSKA, Atlético
What do you think based on the results of the draw? Will there be surprises or will the favorites advance? Leave your comments!
Third pair
Juventus - Real Madrid
Fourth
Liverpool - Manchester City
Second pair
Seville - Bayern
First pair
Barcelona - Roma
We were reminded that teams from the same country are not separated in the quarterfinals. Just like in the Europa League.
And Andrei Shevchenko took the stage. Now it all starts!
The event has already started. They show us the most highlights 1/8 finals.
Let us remind you that the balls will be pulled head coach Ukrainian national team Andrey Shevchenko. He is an ambassador for the Champions League final, which will take place on May 26 in Kyiv. For him, this procedure is normal this season.
Before the fuss of the draw begins, let us remind you of an important point
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Let's remember the results of the 1/8 finals
Barcelona advanced to the 1/8 finals, defeating Chelsea. First match – 1:1, return – 3:0
Real beat PSG. The first match is 3:1, the return match is 2:1.
Manchester City dealt with Basel. First match - 5:0, return 1:2
Liverpool beat Porto. First match - 5:0, return match - 0:0
Bayern beat Besiktas without any problems. The first match is 5:0, the return match is 3:1.
Roma beat Shakhtar. The first match is 1:2, the return 1:0.
Juventus beat Tottenham on aggregate. The first match is 2:2, the return match is 2:1.
Sevilla sensationally defeated Manchester United. The first match is 0:0, the return match is 2:1.
Teams that reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League
Barcelona, Real Madrid, Seville, Liverpool, Manchester City, Roma, Juventus, Bayern
Good afternoon, friends! The main event of Friday in European football will be the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and Europa League.
As usual, pairs of Champions League teams will be determined starting at 13:00, and in the Europa League the balls will be drawn at 14:00.
Initially, the draw was not “blind” - the teams were divided into two baskets according to the rating. Thus, for example, meetings between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were immediately excluded. Both “island” teams were among the unseeded, along with Sweden and Greece. The first basket was made up of Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Denmark. It’s impossible to say that these four are fundamentally different in terms of their level. And the results of the draw, which was conducted by the legendary former Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro, were surprising. Almost all the participants recognized it as successful and were happy. Considering that they have a good chance of success.
Fans of the Swedish national team are probably the least optimistic right now. She got objectively the most strong team from the "seeded" basket - Italy. The Scandinavians are generally not very lucky with the draws - let us remember that in qualifying they fought in Group A with France, Holland and Bulgaria. Having come out against such a reputable company, it would probably be a shame to have the 2006 world champion as your opponent. On the other hand, Italians qualifying tournament didn't show any outstanding football and looked pretty mediocre. So no one will give victory to the Squadra Azzurra in advance. Skeptics quickly remembered that in last time The Italians failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1958. And that tournament took place... in Sweden.
As for other couples, the chances are more or less equal for everyone. Croatia looks a little more preferable compared to Greece. But here important role The order of the matches may play a role. The first match will take place in Zagreb, which plays into the hands of the Hellenes. In a two-legged confrontation, it is traditionally more advantageous to start on the road in order to have the support of your home crowd at the decisive moment. In Athens people always get sick hotly, so it is very difficult to predict the outcome of this battle.
The pairs turned out to be so even that almost all participants in the draw were satisfied
But, perhaps, the results of the draw caused the greatest delight in Ireland - both in its northern part and on the main territory of the island. Even before the start of the procedure, the head coach of the Northern Ireland team, Michael O'Neill, said that of the four potential opponents, he personally would prefer someone from the Denmark-Switzerland pair, but not Italy or Croatia. And how he looked into the water. His team will eventually play against the Swiss, and Ireland will fight against the Danes.
Will interesting confrontation. Any coach will tell you that in the playoffs return match It's better to play at home. On the other hand, if it comes to extra time, this will give an advantage to the guests. In any case, a very important period awaits us now. We won two last match“to get into the “butts”, and I really hope that in the next month my players will not get injured while playing for clubs,” head coach of the Irish national team Martin O’Neill commented on the results of the draw.
His boys in green will start the knockout stages in Copenhagen, with the return leg taking place in Dublin. It is interesting that the balance of personal meetings in this pair is in favor of the Irish. The teams met 13 times, and only three matches ended in favor of the Danes.
The most important thing is not to concede in the first match in Belfast. “We usually play well at home and have lost only once in four years,” thought another O’Neill named Michael, who leads the Northern Ireland team.
schedule
Northern Ireland- Switzerland
Croatia - Greece
Sweden - Italy
Denmark - Ireland
Switzerland - Northern Ireland
Greece - Croatia
Italy - Sweden
The time indicated in the broadcast is Moscow
15:20. Well, let's wait for the matches. The most interesting pair seems to be Sweden - Italy, but the other three are also decent. In any case, everyone will try to get to the World Cup in Russia, all that remains is to wish the teams good luck. All the best to you!
15:10. First pair: Northern Ireland - Switzerland. Second pair: Croatia - Greece. Third pair: Denmark - Ireland. Fourth pair: Sweden - Italy.
15:00. The draw has begun! First, as usual, the official and solemn part.
14:55. Participants and representatives of football delegations are already in the hall. It's starting very soon. Everyone recognizes their opponent.
14:45. The draw will begin soon, but for now we remind you once again who will definitely compete on behalf of all continents.
14:30. Let's remember the pleasant things. Exactly 10 years ago, the Russian team beat England (2:1) in the 2008 European Championship qualifying match held at Luzhniki. The double was designed by Roman Pavlyuchenko.
14:15. The hosts of the ceremony are already known. This is the Mexican journalist Vanessa Huppenkoten and the famous Spanish defender Fernando Hierro.
14:00. Greetings to all football fans! We are pleased to offer you a text broadcast of the draw play-offs European qualification. The start of the ceremony, which will take place in Zurich, is scheduled for 15:00 Moscow time, but we are starting our broadcast in advance in order to have time to introduce you to interesting facts.
So, the owners of 23 out of 32 vouchers have already been determined. Europe will be represented at the 2018 world championship by 14 teams, including the tournament host, the Russian national team. Following the results of the group stage of European qualification, nine teams won the right to compete in Russia. In the playoff round, the battle for the remaining four places will be fought by the top eight teams among the teams that finished second in their groups.
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As for the technical regulations, as reported on the official FIFA website, eight teams will be divided into two baskets, one of which will include four teams occupying higher places in the FIFA world ranking as of October 16, 2017. According to it, the four teams with higher positions in the ranking - Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Denmark - form the first pot, and the remaining four - Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland and Greece - are assigned to the second pot.
First, one ball will be taken from the first basket, then from the second basket, after which they will be placed in the third basket. Then both balls will be mixed and taken out one at a time, determining which team will play the first match at home. A similar procedure will be done with the remaining balls.
