UEFA Champions League: What the fans can expect from the Quarter-Finals

The wait is finally over for the football fans around the globe. Yes! The Champions League is back and this time with more intensity as we are down to the last eight.After looking at the draws that were held in Nyon, Switzerland, a couple of weeks ago, it is obvious that the competition is set to be very tough and unpredictable.While the current champions Real Madrid are set to face the Italian giants, Juventus, everybody will be witnessing an all-Premier League affair when Liverpool will be locking horns with Manchester City.Though the above-mentioned fixtures will be taking the centre-stage, Bayern Munich's clash against Sevilla and Barcelona's against Roma can't be undermined in any way.Both Sevilla and Roma might come off as weaker teams in comparison to the other sides in the quarterfinals but they are surely the dark horses of the tournament and of course, their journey so far says the same.With the highly anticipated event set to begin this mid-week, let's take a look at few things that the fans can expect from the Quarter Finals of the tournament.#1 Highly intense matchesJuventus vs Real Madrid is arguably the toughest fixture in the Quarter FinalsWith the matches getting intense after each stage in the topmost European competition, we should expect nothing less than exceptionally high-quality football.As mentioned earlier, after witnessing the draws, Juventus vs Real Madrid and Liverpool vs Manchester City can be called as the toughest and the most unpredictable fixtures amongst all in the quarterfinals.The previous time Juventus played Real Madrid, they had suffered a 4-1 loss at the hands of Los Blancos in the final of the 2017 Champions League.Now, while the Old Lady prepares to host Real Madrid on 4th of April, many call it as a revenge fixture for Juventus as it's the Italians' perfect opportunity to avenge their previous loss and show the Spanish giants the exit door.Though Real Madrid were the ones to emerge victorious in their last meeting with Juventus, stats and figures play against them when it comes to Los Blancos' success-rate against Juve in the UCL knockout stages.4 - Real Madrid have been eliminated in all their four #UCL ties against Juventus (except. final), three with the second leg in Italy &amp; only one with the second leg in Spain, the last in 2015 (1-1 at Bernabéu). Danger pic.twitter.com/YDkSIk8AbX— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 16, 2018The Serie A side has defeated Real Madrid four times in the knockout stages in the history of the Champions League.However, this term, Juventus won't be just banking upon the stats while preparing to face a Real team that is back in form after a torrid first half of the season.We can square down the fixture to Cristiano Ronaldo vs Gigi Buffon. The Madrid talisman is always a threat to any team and never fails to find the back of the net.Whereas, Buffon, one of the best goalkeepers of all-time has recently stated that he is ready to face the prolific Portuguese forward and help his team ease past the Galacticos.Juventus also have their trust upon their in-form striker, Gonzalo Higuain but he will have to go through Madrid's anchor of the defence, Sergio Ramos.Paulo Dybala is another possible threat for Real, however, Casemiro, nicknamed as the Brazilian Tank, is potent enough to take care of the Argentine.Bale would be aiding Ronaldo in terms of attacking, although the probabilities of him starting depends upon Zizou's tactics.Liverpool's fixture with Manchester City has got the fans equally excited. The fact that both teams have never faced each other in the Champions League prior to this, makes it even more thrilling.Mohamad Salah seems unstoppable at the moment and that's why the Reds won't be worried much about their attacking options.However, Liverpool's inconsistent defence might prove to be fatal for them, especially when they will be facing threat from an attacking minded Manchester City.Sergio Aguero's inclusion in the starting XI is unsure due to the striker's injury but with the availability of Gabriel Jesus, the Citizens won't be stressing much about the Argentine's presence on the pitch.Kevin De Bruyne can be a menace for the Merseyside and hence they should be prepared to deal with the Belgian as well.Though City is the Premier League's champions-elect, Liverpool will be a challenging opponent for the Citizens as they are the only team to have beaten Guardiola's side in league football this season.

UEFA Champions League: What the fans can expect from the Quarter-Finals

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