MADRID (AP) – Real Madrid moves closer to reaching the semifinals for the first time. women’s champions league They will host three-time champions Barcelona in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Manchester United will play Bayern Munich in their first appearance in the last eight.
Barcelona will aim to reach a record-extending eighth consecutive semi-final and sixth consecutive final in a competition they have dominated in recent years.
The Catalan club have reached the quarter-finals for the 11th year in a row and will be aiming to regain the title they lost to Arsenal last season. Barcelona took the lead in the league with an unbeaten record, scoring 20 goals and conceding 3 goals.
Madrid, who reached the quarter-finals for the second year in a row, lost to Arsenal in the last eight last season. If you finish in 7th place in the league phase.
Manchester United continue to make strides in their first European experience since losing to Paris Saint-Germain in qualifying for the 2023-24 season. Bayern bounced back from a 7-1 defeat to Barcelona earlier in the league to finish fourth and reach the quarter-finals for the eighth time in 10 seasons.
On Tuesday, Arsenal defeated English rivals Chelsea 3-1 in the first leg of the quarter-finals. Wolfsburg led 1-0 against record eight-time champions Lyon in a clash between two of the competition’s most famous faces.
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