Real Madrid the 14-time champions is expected to win it all in the Champions League Tournament.
The European Cup was first founded in 1955 by Gabriel Hanot. The Champions League was first known as Coupe des Clubs Champions Europeens. The Champions League first started in 1992 with Barcelona being the first team to win it. Ronald Koeman who is a ex Barcelona player and manager scored a freekick to win them the game over Sampdoria 1-0.
La Liga is one of the biggest leagues in FIFA. It had 4 teams qualify for the Round of 16. Premier League had 2 teams and Bundesliga had 2 teams qualify. La Liga has had some of the best players play in the league. Lionel Andres Messi once played in La Liga for 21 seasons for Barcelona. Another, talented player that played in La Liga was Cristiano Ronaldo. He stayed at Real Madrid for 9 seasons. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had the biggest rivalry in the sport. Their rivalry is what sparked up the league and football history.
The 16 teams that qualified for the round of 16 UCL 2024-25 were Copenhagen, Manchester City, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Paris Saint Germain, Real Sociedad, Lazio, Bayern Munich, PSV, Dortmund, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Porto Arsenal, Napoli, and Barcelona. The quarter-finals of the Champions League had some incredible matchups with the top teams trying to make it to the semi-finals, Dortmund defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2, Paris Saint Germain beat Barcelona 6-4, Bayern beat Arsenal 3-2, and Real Madrid beat Manchester City 4-3 on penalties.
The semi-finals will be played at the end of the month on April 30. Real Madrid the 14-time champions will face Bayern Munich. Something to expect for the Real Madrid Vs. The Bayern Munich game is a slow-paced game. Both teams typically take their time and attack when the time is right. The two sides have faced each other three times in the last decade, with Real Madrid coming out victorious on all occasions. Bayern have not had the perfect season with their head coach being sacked at the beginning of the season. But Real Madrid will face a different Bayern Munich this time. The last time they met was in 2018 Bayern Munich had 60% possession while Real Madrid had 40% possession. Real Madrid will be Bayern Munich’s hardest opponent in the 2024-25 Champions League.
Paris Saint Germain will face Dortmund on May 1st. Paris Saint Germain and Dortmund were the first teams to book their spot in the semi-finals after eliminating Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. The last time these two teams faced each other was in the 2023-24 Champions League group stage. Paris Saint Germain was on the verge of being knocked out of the tournament. PSG and Dortmund was the final game of the group stage, PSG fought hard and made it to the round of 16 after they tied Dortmund 1-1. Warren Zaire-Emery the 18-year-old wonderboy and upcoming talent scored in the 56th minute of the game to tie the game 1-1 and keep PSG’s dream alive. This time around PSG is looking to humiliate Dortmund with a better-sided team. Something to expect from this game is non-stop action from both sides.
My final prediction for the 2024-25 Champions League is Real Madrid to advance against Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain to defeat Dortmund. The final game will be held at Wembley Stadium in Wembley, England on June, 1st 2024. Make sure to grab your popcorn and friends because it will be one of the best finals in history to be ever played.
