Fallers of Barça from Messi in the eighth, Kylian Mbappé’s teammates will go to Bavaria on April 6 or 7, before receiving the Germans in the second leg on April 13 or 14, eight months after their final lost (1-0) in the previous edition.
Even if Manchester City also acted as a scarecrow, it’s hard to imagine a worse draw for the vice-European champion. Unbeaten for two years in Europe, Bayern is the undisputed favorite to succeed: the Bavarians have not conceded the slightest defeat, after their success in the final of the “Final 8” in Lisbon thanks to a goal from the “Parisian Titi” Kingsley Coman.
Between Lewandowski and Keylor Navas on the one hand, and Kylian Mbappé and Manuel Neuer on the other hand, the duels promise to be high-profile during this poster. Against the Bavarians and their wizard Hansi Flick, Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG hopes for the return of his star Neymar, absent because injured in the double confrontation against Barcelona (4-1, 1-1).
The other quarter-final posters will pit Zinédine Zidane’s Real Madrid against Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool, revenge for the 2018 final won by club Merengue (3-1), Porto to Chelsea and Manchester City to Borussia Dortmund from the phenomenon Erling Haaland. It is also the winner of City-Dortmund that PSG will find in the semifinals if it crosses the quarterfinals, with a first leg scheduled for April 27 or 28 and a return leg on May 4 or 5. As for the final, it is scheduled for Saturday May 29 in Istanbul.
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Thank you to all of you for having followed this live by our side. We meet again tomorrow, at 9 pm, for a France-Wales oval which should be worth its weight in money.
