The past and the past have been cut off by the Champions League knockout streak, with heavyweight confrontations between Europe's top players, the emergence of players and coaches, and the decline of others.
According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, players like Barcelona's Lionel Messi, Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah have missed the perfect squad that included:
- Mark André Tercetten (Barcelona)
Defenders: Vertungen (Tottenham), Ramos, Carbajal (Real Madrid), Gudin (Atletico Madrid)
Midfield: Busquets (Barcelona), De Maria (Paris St Germain), Leroy Sani (Manchester City), Nicolo Zanyolo (Roma).
- Attack: Mbaby (Saint-Germain) Grazmann (Atletico Madrid).
Top gainers in the go:
- Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid: After a volatile level in the Liga, Atletico beat themselves and defeated Juventus 2-0 at Wanda Metropolitano. The performance was defensive and offensive, and the bench was decisive. And Diego Godin.
- Vincius Jr.: He took part in his first Champions League match, drew attention to his skills and speed, and made the first goal for Frenchman Karim Benzema, who scored the first goal of the home team Ajax in a match ended 3-1 for the guests.
- Iker Casillas: The Spanish goalkeeper played for the 19th time in the Champions League final when Porto faced Roma, and the former Spaniard maintained a clean sheet until the 70th minute until the Italian team managed to score two goals in a 2-1 win over Roma.
- Clan Mbabi: The rising French talent blocked the absence of two stars Neymar and Edison Cavani, and led his team to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. The 20-year-old Mbabi scored the second goal of his team to raise his goal to 14 goals in 24 matches in the Champions League, ahead of Messi and Ronaldo.
- Nicolo Zaniolo: The 19-year-old Italian was the focus of his team's match against Porto and scored the second goal for Roma, which boosted the progress of the Italian capital.
- Mauricio Poctenio and Tottenham Hotspur: The Spurs were not expected to beat Spurs 3-0 in the quarterfinals and set the pace in the quarter-finals despite playing the game without stars Harry Kane and DeLay Aley.
The most prominent losers:
Cristiano Ronaldo has one goal so far, and he has suffered against Atletico Madrid defenders, who have fallen into the trap of the Wanda Metropolitano fans, and failed to help the Juve, who has signed him to help him win the win.
- Luis Suarez: The Uruguayan star failed to score in the continental championship for the 17th consecutive game, which means that the last goal scored outside the ken no return to the 2015-2016 season, and the performance of Suarez and wasted opportunities was one of the reasons why the Barça could not score goalkeeper Lyon.
- Dortmund: After his introduction in the Bundesliga, analysts had expected him to move this brilliance to the continental championship, but failed to do so and appeared weak and did not offer anything at Wembley Stadium against Tottenham.
Manchester United: Ever since Jose Mourinho's dismissal and the appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Red Devils have regained their character, played excellent league matches and pulled Chelsea out of the FA Cup, but losing to PSG at Old Trafford has revealed that the team needs a lot to get back to that dreadful team.
- Liverpool, the last champions of the past, could not score at home and collided with an organized and strong Bayern, grabbing the ball and creating opportunities for club members who suffered before the Bavarian giant, especially Egyptian star Mohamed Salah who did not add.