{"id":9234,"date":"2025-03-15T02:28:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T02:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scenicwhispers.com\/?p=9234"},"modified":"2025-03-15T02:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T02:28:42","slug":"the-champions-league-quarterfinals-will-take-place-from-april-8-to-april-16-and-heres-the-most-intriguing-matchup-of-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scenicwhispers.com\/archives\/9234","title":{"rendered":"The Champions League quarterfinals will take place from April 8 to April 16, and here’s the most intriguing matchup of all"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ranking Champions League quarterfinal matchups: Barca vs. Dortmund and Real Madrid vs. Arsenal don’t top list\n\n
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The last eight teams in this season’s UEFA Champions League are officially locked in after a thrilling finish to the round of 16, teasing another entertaining batch of games as teams inch closer to the May 31 final in Munich. This season’s quarterfinalists boast a lot of experience in the later stages of Europe’s top club competition, with the list including the likes of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Some sides with less recent experience made the cut, too \u2013 Arsenal are in the last eight for only the second time in 15 years, while Aston Villa will compete in the quarterfinals for the first time in four decades. Despite the stacked field, each tie arguably has a clear oddsmakers’ choice \u2013 even if they are the slight favorites \u2013 but tight margins feel likely as each team eyes a spot in the semifinals.\n

As always, you can watch all the UCL action live on\u00a0Paramount+\n

Here are the Champions League quarterfinal ties, ranked.\n

4. Barcelona vs. Borussia Dortmund\n

Borussia Dortmund may be last year’s finalists, but this season has not been particularly kind to them. Their European campaign has been a reprieve from their underwhelming Bundesliga campaign, but Dortmund feel like the clear underdogs against Barcelona. Hansi Flick has turned a chaotic team into a real contender for major titles in Spain and in Europe, currently making them the oddsmakers’ favorites to win the whole thing. The onus is on Barcelona to live up to the hype, of course, but with Lamine Yamal around and Raphinha in the form of his life, it’s hard not to predict a fairly straightforward outing for La Liga’s leaders. After all, Barca went to Dortmund and won 3-2 back in December.\n

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