New Delhi: The mid-week schedule for football fans just gets better as UEFA Champions League returns with its nail-biting return leg clashes of the quarter-final stage of the tournament. While Madrid duo Atletico and Real along with Monaco will be aiming to maintain their lead taken from the first-leg, what would be thrilling to watch is whether Barcelona would be able to re-write history books yet again with their comeback tale.
Here is all you need to know about all quarter-finals:
Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City FC:
With the return of their skipper Wes Morgan still a big question amongst the team and the spectators, the Foxes host Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in a crucial return leg encounter to fight back their maiden semi-final spot.
Albeit a brilliant Premier league run since the controversial sacking of Claudio Raneiri, Leicester failed to convert the same against the Red and Whites as they went down by a goal with no efforts on target.
Atletico, on the other hand will be looking to book the semis spot for the third time in four years, curbing the Foxes run to cast magic at the bigger arena.
Date- April 19
Time- 12:15 am
Venue: King Power Stadium
Channel: Ten 1
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid:
His fans at Germany rejoiced when Cristiano Ronaldo a.k.a CR7 struck his historic 100th European goal and handed over his side an upper edge in the first leg encounter against Bayern Munich. But for coach Zinedine Zidane, "fight ain't over." And now with a major blow over the absence of Gareth Bale, Los Blancos will be trying to block every corner of their flaws to subdue Bayern upsurge at home.
Date- April 19
Time- 12:15 am
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Channel: Ten 2
Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco FC:
The whole of football universe stood still when the news of the bomb blast shook Borussia Dortmund team bus, leaving Marc Bartra with a broken wrist, just moments before the match. But amid all anxiety and trauma, the German club came on strong against Monaco, but it was a narrow defeat that they incurred at home ground. However, both the teams are looking to be in form after their respective home league games, heading towards a nail-biting return leg clash.
Date- April 20
Time- 12:15 am
Venue: Stade Louis II
Channel: Ten 1
Juventus vs Barcelona:
After a dismal performance in their first leg encounter at Turin last leg, Luis Enrique's Barcelona will be eying to script yet another comeback tale, this time against Intalian giants Juventus. A brilliant brace from Paulo Dybala in the first half left the trio of Messi, Suarez and Neymar in absolute dismay as they failed to find the back of the net in an hour and thirty minutes.
So what is yet to unveil at Camp Nou, is whether Neymar's "We can do it" can inspire Barca one more time to rip apart Juventus' hope.
Date- April 20
Time- 12:15 am
Venue: Camp nou
Channel: Ten 2
