Champions League set
UEFA quarterfinals are locked and start April 7 — Real Madrid vs. Bayern, Barcelona vs. Atletico, PSG vs. Liverpool and Arsenal vs. Sporting CP headline the draw (sundayguardianlive.com). Liverpool crushed Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield (4-1 agg) and Mohamed Salah notched his 50th Champions League goal in the tie, underscoring Liverpool’s momentum ( ).
UEFA has published the match schedule: quarter‑final first legs are on 7–8 April and second legs on 14–15 April, all kick‑offs at 21:00 CET, with the final set for Saturday 30 May at Puskás Aréna in Budapest. (uefa.com) (uefa.com) The tournament bracket pairs the winners of the Paris/Liverpool quarter with the Real Madrid/Bayern quarter in one semi, and the Barcelona/Atlético quarter with the Sporting/Arsenal quarter in the other. (uefa.com) (uefa.com) Liverpool’s second‑leg performance at Anfield produced 32 shots (16 on target), an xG of 5.02 and seven big chances missed, with Dominik Szoboszlai, Hugo Ekitike and Ryan Gravenberch among the scorers that turned the tie. (msn.com) (msn.com) (skysports.com) Bayern Munich completed a 10‑2 aggregate win over Atalanta as Harry Kane scored twice in the second leg and became the first English player to reach 50 Champions League goals. (espn.com) (espn.com.sg) Sporting CP overturned a 3‑0 first‑leg deficit by beating Bodø/Glimt 5‑0 after extra time to win 5‑3 on aggregate, a comeback that made them only the fifth club to erase a three‑goal knockout deficit in Champions League history and Sporting’s first such turnaround since 1963–64. (espn.com) (espn.com) (independent.co.uk) Barcelona’s 7‑2 home rout of Newcastle produced braces for Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski and sent Barça through 8‑3 on aggregate. (espn.com) (espn.com) Arsenal sealed their quarter‑final place with a 2‑0 Emirates win over Bayer Leverkusen — Eberechi Eze scored his first Champions League goal and Declan Rice added a second to complete a 3‑1 aggregate victory. (arsenal.com) (arsenal.com)
