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Debutants Leicester face Atletico Hurdle

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The road to the Cardiff final match of this year’s UEFA Champions League became clearer as the quarter finals draw was made, throwing up some testy matches. Football’s current miracle workers, FC Barcelona are paired to face Italian giants, Juventus, while Bayern Munich playing Real Madrid appears to the most challenging of the quarter finals pairings.

Quarter finals debutants, Leicester City will face Atletico Madrid while Borussia Dortmund and Monaco, both who had to come back from behind in the round of 16 will be contesting for the semi final ticket.

 

The Pairings

 

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  • Atletico Madrid (Spain) vs. Leicester (England)
  • Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs. Monaco (France)
  • Juventus (Italy) vs. FC Barcelona (Spain)
  • Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Real Madrid (Spain)

 

Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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