Uefa Champions League 2021/2022 Quarter-finals 1st leg results and match preview

 

  Uefa Champions League never disappoints with surprising and entertaining football 
  lovers around the world and seasons 21-22 is same with having full of surprises
  with the exit of teams like Fc Barcelona and Atalanta Fc in early in the group stages
  and teams like PSG, Juventus, and Manchester United exit from the round of 16 shows
  how much roller coaster a Champions League season can be and why it is the highest
  trophy a club can achieve.

  Quarter Finals(First leg) is completed so let's look at the results and how the team
  performs -

  

   1. Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid

      A high-voltage match was held between two gigantic clubs in Manchester City Stadium (Etihad Stadium)

   where old rivals and master tactician meet once again Simone's Madrid and Pep's city face-to-face

   With City winning this battle with a thin 1-0 margin a sublime goal from Kevin de Bruyne with beauty

   of an assist from Phil Foden getting City an advantage over Madrid in the first leg. let's look at the 

   match stats

   Match Stats - 

        Mancity                     Stats                 Atletico Madrid   

                               

         15                        Shots                      0

           

         2                     Shots on Target                0  

         71%                       Possession                 29%

         696                        Passes                    297  

         90%                      Pass accuracy               71%

         8                          Fouls                     13

         1                         Offsides                   2  

         9                        Corners                     0

         2                       Yellow cards                 3

         0                        Red cards                   0

 

 2. Liverpool vs Benfica

       Liverpool are seems to be favourites in this tie and merseyside club win this match with

    comfortable 3-1 victory at lisbon stadium (benfica home ground) The klopp men totally outplayed the portuguese

    club with Luis diaz old rival of benfica who recently transfered from porto to liverpool in january transfer window

    showing no mercy to old enemies with superb goal in last minutes of match and a classic assist early in the match with

    two others goals from mane and Konate lets look at match stats

  Match Stats - 

         

        Liverpool                   Stats                    Benfica   

                               

         17                        Shots                      9

           

         8                     Shots on Target                3  

         66%                       Possession                 34%

         6733                        Passes                   384

         87%                      Pass accuracy               75%

         15                          Fouls                     7

         1                         Offsides                    4 

         6                        Corners                      2

         1                       Yellow cards                  1

         0                        Red cards                    0

 3.Real Madrid vs Chelsea

      The fixture for which  every football fan around the world waited and undoubtely most important game of champions league 

      season 21-22 held between chelsea vs real madrid where carlo's real went to the hom ground of tuchel's chelsea and 

      the match held at stamford Bridge has everything to see but everything get faded in monster of a performance by real number

      9 karim Benzama with a sublime hattrick in which he scored 2 world class header giving mendy no chance and third goal comes 

      at the cost of chelsea goalkeeper mendy's error , in first half madrid completely outplayed chelsea but tuchel men came up with

      more attacking football in 2nd half with early second half goal by kai havertz. 

      chelsea created much more chances in 2nd half with some good chances are not able to get converted by mount and lukaku and a heroic

      performance by courtios and match held at 3-1 in first leg at london stadium.

      

      Let's look at some stats of match - 

      Chelsea                      Stats                   Real Madrid   

                               

         20                        Shots                      8

           

         5                     Shots on Target                5  

         58%                       Possession                 42%

         611                        Passes                    466 

         90%                      Pass accuracy               83%

         14                          Fouls                     6

         0                         Offsides                   1  

         5                        Corners                     2

         1                       Yellow cards                 1

         0                        Red cards                   0

       

 4. Villarreal vs Bayern munich

                                                          

    everyone thinks it's quite a easy fixture for a club like bayern munich with having machine goalscorer lewandoski with them but spanish

    manager unai emery has something different in his mind a tactical masterclass from his side shows  a narrow 1-0 win of villarreal over 

    bayern 

    the game started with an early goal comes from a shot from dani parejo which got deflected and kindly comes over the feet of danjuma  who

    sloted it to the home after an early goal more attacking play is shown by spansih side but some good saves from neuer and some good fortune 

    on the side of bayern munich sees german side conceding only one goal till first half in second half bayern seems more attacking but the game 

    ended in 1-0 with secoond leg is to be played in allianz arena.

    Let's look at some stats of match -   

      Villarreal                Stats                     Bayern Munich   

                               

         12                        Shots                      22

           

         1                     Shots on Target                4  

         38%                       Possession                 62%

         349                        Passes                    563

         77%                      Pass accuracy               85%

         10                          Fouls                     9

         1                         Offsides                   3  

         3                        Corners                     6

         1                       Yellow cards                 0

         0                        Red cards                   0