The eight clubs invited to the quarterfinals of the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League have been defined: Bayern Munich, Paris-Saint Germain, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Atlético de Madrid.
It will be this Friday, March 15, when the draw will reveal the direct matches and the path to follow to reach the grand final at Wembley on June 1, and prior to that, we will make the respective ranking of the favorite teams to lift the ' Orejona' in this edition.
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BVB is lost in the Bundesliga, but in the Champions League they have caused a surprise, although they are still the Cinderella. It should be noted that they were the leader of the 'group of death' and with that they were able to face a rival not as powerful as the PSV Eindhoven, the same one they eliminated in the round of 16. However, for the quarterfinals he will be the rival that everyone will want to meet.
The Parisian team is 10 points ahead of its closest pursuer in Ligue 1, so its title in France is imminent. Meanwhile, their participation in the Champions League has left something to be desired, especially in the group stage where they advanced as second place in the so-called group of death with BVB, Milan and Newcastle.
In the round of 16 they defeated Real Sociedad without any major problems by eliminating them 4-1 on the aggregate score, thanks to M
bappe and Luis Enriquethey can manage to surprise in the following KO rounds.
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The colchoneros had a good participation in the group stage of the Champions League, they advanced without problem as leaders and in the round of 16 they eliminated Inter Milan.
They are a very solid team with a lot of pride and they want to have more chances of winning their first 'Orejona'.
After four years of absence, the Blaugrana team of Xavi Hernandez managed to advance again to the quarterfinals of the tournament. They did not have the best group stage, although they were leaders with not so powerful rivals, but they overcame the current champion of the Calcium and although they beat the Neapolitans who do not play their best football, it must be considered that the team had many losses due to injuries.
Elements like Pedri, Gavi, De Jong, Balde, Alonso and towerswere not eligible and with a base of youth homegrown players they reached an unthinkable round, the reality is that they are not the favorites and are more like a dark horse, but they have a dose of motivation.
The Bavarian team is not having its best performance and in the Bundesliga they are 10 points behind the leader Bayer Leverkusen and it seems that this season they will break their hegemony in Germany.
However, regarding the issue of 'Orejona'They advanced without problem as leaders in the group stage by adding 16 points, they won almost all their games, they only tied once. Furthermore, in the round of 16 they eliminated lazio 3-1 on aggregate and although they are not at their best, they are a latent danger due to their power.
It is unnecessary to mention the merengue team, the most successful club in the tournament with 14 'Orejonas', even when they are not at their maximum level they are always main candidates to win the tournament, regardless of the controversies to which they are always linked.
After 28 dates in the Spanish championship, they are leaders to win LaLiga and they also want to lift the fifteenth, they had a perfect pace in the group stage by winning all their games and in the round of 16 they eliminated the RB Leipzig.
We place the Gunners of Mikel Arteta in second place because they are the current leaders of the Premier League after 28 games, they are a team that wants to win something this campaign and they are going all out for the domestic tournament and the continental trophy.
Although they have never won a Champions League and have not been league champions since the 2003/04 season, they are a team that has become powerful with a base of extraordinary footballers.
The citizens They are the current monarchs of the most important club-level tournament in the world, so there can be no other main candidate to conquer the 'Orejona'.
They had a perfect pace in the group stage and added 18 points, in addition, they are the only team that has won absolutely all their games, since they surpassed the Copenhagen in the round of 16 by an aggregate score of 6-2, winning the round trip by scores of 3-1.
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