MARCH 2024

Champions League Recap

Round of 16 and Quarter Final Draw

Albert Chain

This year’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 was filled with a dazzling array of football in its finest form. 

Here are the matches and their scores. I will also be covering the Champions League Quarter final draw that happened on Mar 15, 2024 in Switzerland. Here we go!

There was a total of 8 matches, here were the scores.

FC Porto vs. Arsenal

This match took place on two dates. The first leg was on the 21st of February and the second leg took place on the 12th of march

The first leg ended 1-0 favoring Porto after a wonder last minute goal from Galeno 

The Second leg ended with a dramatic penalty shoutout, a goal from Arsenal sent the match into penalties. David Raya, the goalkeeper for Arsenal, saved the last penalty, sending Arsenal through. It finished 1-1 on aggregate and 4-2 on pens.

Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig

These matches happened on the 13th of February and 6th of march.

The first leg finished 1-0 after a wonderful strike from Brahim Diaz into the top left corner. You should have seen it. A Beauty of a goal. 

The second leg was filled with suspense. Both goals minutes apart. Vini Jr scored to make it 1-0 but 3 minutes later Orbán scored and made it 1-1. The last 30 minutes or so was filled with chance after chance. It left many people breathless. The game finished 1-1, which made Real Madrid go through on aggregate, which was 2-1. 

PSG vs. Real Sociedad

This game was filled with goals. The first leg happened on the 14th of February and the second happened on 5th of March.

The first leg finished 2-0 after Kylian Mbappé and Barcola scored. 

The second leg was almost a repeat of the first leg, but instead, Real Sociedad scored a goal in the last minutes. A brace from Mbappé secured the win and PSG move past Real Sociedad. Finishing 4-1 on aggregate.

Bayern Munich vs. Lazio

This match almost saw Lazio knock out Bayern out of the tournament. The matches took place on the 14th of February and 5th of March.

The first leg saw a surprising result after Lazio beat Bayern 1-0. The only goal came from a penalty scored by Immobile after a foul that lead to a red card for Upamecano. 

The second leg saw a more one-sided tie after Bayern Munich knocked out Lazio out of the tournament with a 3-0 win. With Harry Kane scoring a brace and Tomas Muller scoring also. The match finished 3-1 on aggregate.

Manchester City vs. FC Copenhagen

This match was a one-sided tie, with Manchester City winning both legs. These matches happened on the 13th of February and 6th of March.

The first Leg finished 3-1 favoring Manchester City, goals from Kevin De Bryne, Bernando Silva, and Phil Phoden. Mattsson scoring the only goal for Copenhagen

The Second leg was a repeat of the first, with it finishing 3-1 and 6-2 on aggregate. Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez, and Akanji scoring for Manchester. And Elyounoussi scoring the only goal for Copenhagen.

FC Barcelona vs. Napoli

The game was filled with suspense, with both teams being favorites to win. These matches happened on the 21 of February and 12th of March.

The First leg finished 1-1. With a goal from Osimhen and Robert Lewandowski. 

The second leg finished 3-1 favoring Barcelona. It finished 4-2 on aggregate. Lewandowski, Cancelo, and Lopez scoring and securing a spot in the quarterfinals.

Inter Milan vs. Atlético Madrid

This game was tense with a late goal to send the match to pens. These matches happened on the 20th of February and 13th of March

The first leg finished 1-0 favoring Inter. A goal from Arnautovic set the stage for the second leg.

The second leg finished 2-1, which tied the game at 2-2 on aggregate. This sent the match to penalties. It finished 3-2 on pens, with Lautaro Martinez missing the last penalty, sending Atlético through. 

Dortmund vs. PSV

This match was a joy to watch. These matches happened on the 20th of February and 13 of March.

The first Leg finished 1-1. With Malen and Luuk de Jong both scoring.

The second Leg was much more exciting after a 2-0 win from Dortmund. It finished 3-1 on aggregate.

Road To Wembley

That was the Round of 16. Now On Friday Mar 15, 2024 the Champions League Quarter Final draw took place. Here are the fixtures which decide the Road to Wembley.

Real Madrid vs. Manchester City

Matches are going to be played on the 9th of April and 17 of April. 

My prediction is that Real Madrid will win against Manchester City.

Bayern vs. Arsenal

Matches are going to be played on 9th of April and 17th of April.

I Predict Bayern go through.

PSG vs. Barcelona

Matches will be held on the 10th of April and 16th of April.

PSG go through is my prediction.

Dortmund vs. Atlético Madrid

Matches are held on April 10 and on April 16.

I predict Atlético Go through.

Deciding the winner

The Winner of (Real Madrid/ Manchester City) will face the Winner of (Bayern/ Arsenal) in the Semifinal. 

That means that The winner of (Atletico/Dortmund) will face against the winner of (PSG/ Barcelona) in the Semifinal. 

Your Predictions

If you have predictions of the quarterfinal, please tell me! You can contact me via email by emailing our faculty advisor at LWYNN@AMSCHOOL.ORG. I am interested in seeing your opinions. And if you are wondering, I can’t post a recap on the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Final here because of time. But I leave you with that task. If you are interested in this tournament, you can easily follow it by just searching up “Champions League” in google or whatever search engine you have. This way you can stay up to date with the matches. That is it for me, I hope you learned something today!

Worked Cited Page

“Champions League Quarter-Finals Live Scores | Football.” Livescore.com, 2021, www.livescore.com/en/football/champions-league/quarter-finals/fixtures/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.

UEFA. “1_GENERIC_QF_draw_2024_EN.” UEFA.com, UEFA, 28 Feb. 2024, www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/draws/2024/2001777/. Accessed 31 Mar. 2024.