The task is very complicated, but not impossible. although the Port you have to score three goals in Chelsea a la Round of Quarterfinals (After the first leg that ended 0-2 in favor of the Blues), the possibility is more real considering that the game will be played on neutral ground, To the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán of Seville, due to the restrictions of England by covid19.
It is in this scenario that Jesus ‘Tecatito’ Crown will try to throw themselves at the dragons on the shoulder, because has been the best player of the Portuguese team, With the aim of achieving the feat of qualifying for the Semifinals of this Champions League and being the first Mexican after six years to reach the anteroom of the Final of the most important club tournament in the world.
Chicharito, the last Mexican in Semis de Champions
You have to go back in time to the 2014-15 season, to find the last Mexican when disputing a Semifinal of Champions League, since this one was Javier Hernández. In his only year in the Real Madrid, Where he had an alternate role, the Chicharito was the author of the agonizing goal with which the meringue set eliminated in Chambers in the Athletic of Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu, in order to advance to the instance prior to the Final, where he faced the Juventus.
The white set could not with the Vecchia Signora in that season and was eliminated in Semifinals, but Hernandez Balcázar had activity as much in the Going as in the Return of the incoming series of change.
Héctor Moreno did not play it with Roma in 2018
The six-year history without a Mexican in the Champions League is also because although in the 2017 season-18 in Rome came to this instance with Héctor Moreno in its ranks, the center was removed from the Italian set.
The Mexican had minutes to drop in the A league and for the continental tournament he did not play a single minute because he was only four times on the bench. That Semifinal, Rome lost it with the Liverpool.
Madrid holds hands; the other series still uncertain
On the other hand, in the other Quarter Games that will be played this week, the Real Madrid leads to advance to Semis on Wednesday, after defeating Liverpool 3-1 in the first legAlthough they are two goals ahead, the Reds’ offensive power led by Mohamed Salah it is very powerful.
Meanwhile, the Bayern twill be looking for victory as a visitor this Tuesday in front of the very strong Paris Saint Germain, Which in the first leg in Bavaria took the victory 2-3 with an impressive Kylian Mbappé which will surely cause problems for the world champion team again.
In addition, the Borussia Dortmund will have all your cards in Erling Braut Haaland to get through to the Semifinals against Manchester City, in a series that is 1-2 in favor of the Citizens overall and which will also close on Wednesday.
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