Four ready, four left: Four teams managed to advance to the quarterfinals before the corona pandemic hit the claws in Europe and the tournament was paused after the matches on March 11 - Atlético Madrid (who beat reigning champions Liverpool), Paris Saint-Germain, Atalanta and Emil Forsbergs Leipzig . Four round of 16 finals remain and are played Friday – Saturday at each team's home ground.
This is what happens next: For security and time reasons, Uefa decided to relocate the play-offs to one and the same venue, the Portuguese capital Lisbon. So from the quarter finals, all matches are played there as single meetings. Despite the fact that the spread of infection has picked up speed in and around Lisbon again, strict safety regulations must enable the playoffs to be carried out. All remaining matches are played without an audience.
Schedule : Round of 16 (Friday, Saturday), quarterfinals (August 12-15), semifinals (August 18-19), final (August 23).
Recent years' winners: 2019: Liverpool, 2018: Real Madrid, 2017: Real Madrid, 2016: Real Madrid, 2015: Barcelona.
Fourth round:
Friday 21.00Juventus – Lyon (0-1 in the first meeting).
Lyons form is one big question mark as the French league was canceled completely due to the corona pandemic. The team has only played one competitive match since the break, the cup final against Paris SG on July 31 which was lost after penalties. Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus is the favorite after recently taking home its ninth straight Italian league title.
Manchester City – Real Madrid (2–1).
A real giant meeting. Two teams that have been really strong after the corona break. City won nine of twelve Premier League matches after the restart, but of course could not catch up with the superb Liverpool and finished second. Real became champions in Spain after winning ten matches and playing a draw after the restart.
Saturday 21.00Bayern Munich – Chelsea (3-0).
A meeting that looks decided. Bayern won all eleven matches in the league after the restart and won both the league and the cup. Chelsea reached their goal in the league and secured a Champions League place for next season by finishing fourth. There they burned their gunpowder. Fell against Arsenal in the FA Cup final and is injured.
Barcelona – Napoli (1-1).
Barcelona fell from the championship throne in Spain and Leo Messi's team hopes to save the season in the CL. Napoli won the Italian Cup immediately when the Italian season resumed, but in the end only finished seventh in the league.
Quarterfinals: Atalanta – Paris SG (12/8), Leipzig – Atletico Madrid (13/8), Napoli / Barcelona – Chelsea / Bayern Munich (14/8), Real Madrid / Manchester City – Lyon / Juventus (15/8) .