The semifinals of the Champions League were defined and Manchester City, Real Madrid, Chelsea i PSG will be the teams that seek to conquer the ‘Orejona’
MADRID VS. CHELSEA
The first semifinal to be played will be that of Real Madrid against Chelsea with the first leg scheduled for Tuesday, April 27th and according to FiveThirtyEight Football Index, the Merengues are slightly favorites to win the playoffs by holding on 53% chance to advance to the Final. For their part, the ‘Blues’ have 47% chance to eliminate the team from the Spanish capital.
Madrid eliminated Atalanta and Liverpool on their way to the semi-finals and is currently in second place in Laliga one point behind the leader, Atletico de Madrid. Those led by Zinedine Zidane they dream of finishing the campaign with the double, so the French coach hopes to recover important players such as Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane and Dani Carvajal for the last matches of the campaign.
For its part, Chelsea has managed to increase his hand level Thomas Tuchel, Which came to replace Frank Lampard. Since the arrival of the German strategist, the London team has only lost two of its last 18 games in all competitions and after eliminating the Athletic of Madrid i I bring on their way to the Champions League semi-finals, the ‘Blues’ hope to continue to surprise and eliminate the ‘White House’.
The return duel between Chelsea vs. Real Madrid is scheduled for Wednesday 5 May.
CITY VS. PSG
The other semifinal will be between the Manchester City Vs. PSG. The team led by Pep Guardiola is widely favored to win the playoffs. according to the Football Index by FiveThirtyEight, City has an 81% chance of advancing to the Final, while the Parisian ensemble has only one 19% chance to play its second consecutive final of the most important club competition in Europe.
the city march in the first place of the Premier League with a comfortable 11-point lead over the runner-up, it seems inevitable that he will be proclaimed English champion. However, the real goal of piggy bank and company is to win the Champions League, Competition that has been denied to the Catalan strategist since 2011.
In the other hand, PSG fired in late December last year in Thomas Tuchel and his place was taken by the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, Who in 23 directed matches has won 16 matches and has only five defeats. The path of the Ligue 1 team to reach the semifinals has probably been the most difficult of the four sown in this instance to face in the eighth in Barcelona and in the quarterfinals in the ‘ Bayern Munich, Team that last season conquered the ‘Orejona’ beating precisely the PSG in the Final.
The first leg of the Manchester City vs. PSG will play on Wednesday 28 April and the return is scheduled for Tuesday 4 May.
CHAMPION FAVORITES
According to the Soccer Power Index, Manchester City will be the champions in the 2020/21 Champions League by having a 54% chance of lifting the title. Below the City is Real Madrid with a 20% chance and in the event that Madrid manages to win the top European award, it would be Zidane’s fourth Champions as coach.
For its part, Chelsea and PSG have a 17% and 8% chance, respectively, of winning the title.