Four of the last eight teams in the Champions League are now solidified
The Champions League quarterfinals are coming into focus, with four teams advancing past the round of 16 on Tuesday evening. The last 16 comprised of the top eight times from the league phase and the eight clubs that survived the knockout phase playoffs, pitted against one another in eight mouthwatering ties throughout March.
Only half the qualified teams have a place in the quarterfinals, though, and some of the biggest clubs in the world made an early exit on Europe’s grandest stage. There was no shortage of wild comebacks, head-turning red cards and must-see goals along the way.Real Madrid eliminated Man City from the Champions League for the third consecutive season. | Alex Pantling/UEFA/Getty Imagesover Bodø/Glimt. The Portuguese outfit were down 3–0 in the tie but rallied three goals in the second leg to force extra time, where they buried two more to advance to the quarterfinals.. The Cityzens went down to 10 men in the early stages and ultimately succumbed to the 15-time European champions for the third consecutive season,were the only English team to advance to the quarterfinals on Tuesday night. The Gunners only managed a 1–1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg, but theyLiverpool have some ground to make up against Galatasaray. | Isa Terli/Anadolu/Getty Imageskick off the action at Camp Nou, where a victory on the night will be enough for either side to break the deadlock of their 1–1 tie.in a match that is little more than a formality. Vincent Kompany’s men ran riot in the first leg, securing a 6–1 victory that all but wrapped up the tie.at RAMS Park and now have some ground to make up at Anfield or else risk back-to-back Champions League eliminations in the round of 16.. Spurs might have finished in the top eight of the league phase standings, but their domestic woes caught up to them in Europe when they fell 5–2 to Diego Simeone’s men in the first leg at the Metropolitano.Amanda Langell is a Sports Illustrated FC freelance writer and editor. Born and raised in New York City, her first loves were the Yankees, the Rangers and Broadway before Real Madrid took over her life. Had it not been for her brother’s obsession with Cristiano Ronaldo, she would have never lived through so many magical Champions League nights 3,600 miles away from the Bernabéu. When she’s not consumed by Spanish and European soccer, she’s traveling, reading or losing her voice at a concert.
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