„Jokes are over -
Champions League is entering a decisive phase"
Matches 1/8 finals in
the best football league in the world have brought us to the enormity of
emotions. Lots of goals, including those most beautiful, fantastic players,
great excitement - not only the positive ... Time to sum up the 1/8 finals of
UEFA Champions League.
By far the
easiest way to the quarter-finals had Real Madrid , who faced the German FC
Schalke 04. Carlo Ancelotti's team in the first match on German soil won 6-1
and secured promotion to the next phase. Goals for Galacticos were scored by
Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and... again , each of these
gentlemen had scored one goal. A total score was 6:1 and the only goal for Die
Knappen won Klaas -Jan Huntelaar. One thing was already certain - Real Madrid-
nobody and nothing can bring progress to the quarter-finals and the second leg
at the Santiago Bernabeu will be just a formality. And so it was. Real, after
two goals by Ronaldo and one by Alvaro Morata, defeated a team from
Gelsenkirchen again - this time 3-1. One goal for the team from Germany was scored
by Tim Hoogland. 9:2 on aggregate showed what power in the current edition of
the Champions League to Los Blancos and what the gap between the German team of
representatives of Spanish football is. It was the easiest tie for Real in
years.
Aggregate
score: 9:2 . Promotion: Real Madrid
The next
aggregate, which did not bring more excitement, was match of a master of France
- Paris Saint Germain with the German team Bayer Leverkusen. Here, as in the
match Real Madrid Schalke 04, everything was settled in the first match. BayArena became packed with the Stars team
from Paris, with a wonderful Swedish player Zlatan Ibrahimovic headed and after
his two goals and one by Yohan Cabaye and Blaise Matuidi the team won with
Bayer and was sure of promotion to the quarter finals in the best football
league in the world. In second leg, the team Laurant Blanc also won with Bayer - this time 2-1, and joined the
Champions League quarterfinalists.
Aggregate
score: 6:1. Promotion: Paris Saint Germain
Manchester
City's confrontation with FC Barcelona was announced as a big hit.
Unfortunately, both teams did not bring a lot of emotions. At the Etihad
Stadium, in the blue part of Manchester, Gerardo Martino’s team won 2-0 and the
goal of champions of Spain were scored by Lionel Mess
i (penalty) and Dani Alves. The second leg at the Camp Neu also ran under the dictation of the team from Catalunya, and after goals by Dani Alves and Lionel Messi, Barcelona won 2-1. The only goal for Manchester City was scored by Vincent Kompany in 89’ minute of the game. In aggregate Spaniards proved to be better and they will play in the quarterfinals.
Result agg: 4-1.
Promotion: FC Barcelona
he second of
the big hits was the UEFA Champions League clash with Arsenal defending
champion Bayern Munich. In the first game we did not lack excitement. Wojciech
Szczesny after a foul on Arjen Robben received a red card and additionally,
Bayern had a penalty, but David Alaba had missed the penalty kick. In the
second half playing in the superiority of one player guests scored two goals
and could be assured of promotion to the quarter-finals. In Munich a 1-1 draw,
but it gave the English team promotion - Bayern will play in the next phase.
Result agg: 3-1.
Promotion: Bayern
The fourth,
and final, the German team at this stage of the Champions League was Borussia
Dortmund. BVB's opponent in the 1/8 final
had a Russian team Zenit St. Petersburg. Just in the first meeting in
St. Petersburg showed higher skills and goals by Henrik Mchitaryana, Marco
Reuss and two by Robert Lewandowski won
4-2. Goals for the team Luciano Spalettiego won Oleg Shatov and Brazilian Hulk.
On the Signal-Iduna Park in Dortmund Russian team won 2-1, but it does not give
them advance to the next round - it will play Borussia.
Result agg: 5-4. Promotion: Borussia
In aggregate neither
AC Milan nor Atletico Madrid was a strong favorite, and each team could advance
to further rounds. In the first match at the San Siro, after a goal by Diego
Costa, Los Colchoneros won 1-0, but they could peacefully wait for the rematch,
because one goal is nothing. In second leg, however, the team showed their great football skills and
deservedly won 4-1 and the goals for the Spanish team were shot in sequence by:
Diego Costa, Arta Turan, Raul Garcia and reestablished Diego Costa. Milan
replied only one goal - scored by Kaka in the 27 minute of the match. In the
quarterfinals of the Champions League will play Atletico Madrid.
Result agg: 5-1.
Promotion: Atletico Madrid
The match was
played by Chelsea with Turkish Galatasaray and the favorite was the English
team. But nobody expected that the players from Istanbul may cause problems to
one of the best teams in Europe. In the first match, played at the Turk Telekom
Arena in Istanbul, there was 1-1 draw and goals were scored by Fernando Torres
- Chelsea and Aurelien Chedjou for Galatasaray. It was certain that the second
leg will be with emotions. At Stamford Bridge hosts - Chelsea won 2-0 with
goals by Samuel Eto'o after 4 minutes and Gary Cahill at 42’ minute of the game.
Even before the break it had been clear that London team will play on. The result has not
changed and Chelsea will be seen in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Result agg: 3-1.
Promotion: Chelsea
Most of
excitement in the competition phase has provided us with a duel champion of
England - Manchester United and master of Greece - Olympiakos Piraeus. The
favorite of the aggregate were of course the Red Devils, but players from
Athens announced until they are blue in the face. In the first match, in the
Greek capital, hosts won 2-0 with goals by Alejandro Dominguez and Joel
Campbell. Then it became clear that Manchester United will have to win at least
3-0 to advance to the next phase of the competition. All the experts were
confident that the team of David Moyes will not make it shoot up three goals to
the Greek team and say goodbye to the Champions League. However, the Red Devils
showed that nothing is impossible and after a hat-trick of Robin Van Persie
they won 3-0 at Old Trafford and, as a reward for fighting, the team will play
in the quarterfinals. Olympiacos did not have enough energy to defeat the 20
times champion of England.
Result agg: 3-2.
Promotion: Manchester United
Mateusz Kowalski
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