UCL 2024/25: A dramatic and action-packed Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 season comes to an end, as eight teams now remain alive in the premier continental competition of Europe.
A series of drama occured on Day 2 of the 2nd leg, with Madrid Derby grabbing the headlines for controversial reasons. A slipped-up penalty kick from Julian Alvarez was deemed 'NOT GOAL' by the referees during the penalty shootout, as the Argentinian striker had allegedly taken a double-touch while dispatching the penalty into the top-left corner of Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid prevailed in the shootout with a 4-2 win, as Atletico Madrid suffered a heartbreaking and controversial exit.
Elsewhere, Arsenal had already placed one foot in the quarter-finals with a gigantic 7-1 win away last week, and they drew 2-2 at home to PSV Eindhoven to storm into the quarters.
Borussia Dortmund made a second-half comeback to stun LOSC Lille at their home to seal progression via a 3-2 aggregate.
Aston Villa proved to be extremely good for Club Brugge, as the English side won the 2nd leg 3-0 to become the 2nd side from the country to make into the quarters (alongside Arsenal).
Day 1 saw FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG, and Inter Milan progress, and therefore, only Spain, England, and Germany have multiple representatives remaining in the competition.
UCL 2024/25 Quarter-Finals: Complete List Of Fixtures
Arsenal and Real Madrid are set to face each other in the QF1 of the UEFA Champions League 2024/25, in what will be a recap of the 2006 fixture, where a 'Thierry Henry Masterclass' outclassed Los Blancos on their home turf.
QF2 will be one of the most interesting fixtures on the cards, as an 'underdog' Aston Villa will be taking on PSG. The fixture can potentially see a verbal clash between players and fans, as Emiliano Martinez will be playing at the Parc des Princes, a venue that is located in Paris, France.
French fans and the Argentinian goalkeeper share bad blood, and the former have heavily booed the latter even during the Ballon d'Or ceremony, back in 2023.
QF3 will be between FC Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, and seeing the crrent form of the Blaugrana, this seems to eb one of the most one-sided ties so far this tournament.
QF4 will be the most balanced and unpredictable one, as Inter Milan face Bayern Munich, in what will be the recap of the all-iconic 2010 UCL Final, where Jose Mourinho's side stunned Louis Van Gaal's men .