The knockout stages of the Champions League came to an end last night. Here is the typical team of these second rounds.
We now know the eight teams that will play in the quarter-finals of the competition. There are three English clubs, three Spanish, as well as a German team and a Portuguese team. If the elimination of Paris Saint-Germain was logically the duel that caused the most talk, we also had other interesting comebacks, such as this clash between Manchester United and Atlético de Madrid at Old Trafford. And precisely, in this duel between Red Devils and Colchoneros, a man shone. This is Jan Oblak, the porter of our eleven type. A little below this season, the goalkeeper of the club from the Spanish capital made several decisive interventions on his line, against Elanga at the very start of the game in particular. Note that Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal) could also have had his place for the same reasons.
In defence, there is another player from Atlético de Madrid: Renan Lodi. On the left flank of the defense of Cholo Simeone, the Brazilian still hurt a lot, going so far as to score the winning goal. On the defensive phases, he was then very solid. Its counterpart on the right is Cesar Azpilicueta, who also shook the net against LOSC, in addition to having made a very clean copy. In the axis of the defence, place at Sebastian Coatesthe Uruguayan defender of Sporting, decisive in preventing Manchester City from winning on this return, with several duels won against the Mancunian attackers. Paul Torres completes this duo in the hinge, since the Spanish international was excellent against the attack of Juventus, and also scored the goal of the break.
One hell of an attack
In midfield, another Yellow Submarine player: Etienne Capoue. The Frenchman was imperial in the midfield against the Old Lady, being in all the right moves in the middle, breaking many lines and making several quality interventions. Behind him, Hector Herrera. In a similar vein, the Mexican player from Atlético de Madrid dominated his Manchester United counterparts in the double-header with an excellent return match. Finally, an artist to distribute the game. Facing PSG, Luka Modric delivered a very good score, delivering several very good balls well felt for his attackers, especially in the second period.
In attack, you expect it, Karim Benzema is present. A hat-trick, just that, which allowed Real Madrid to tip the scales in their favor and eliminate Paris Saint-Germain. The French did not betray his role as offensive leader of the merengue attack. Next to him are Robert Lewandowski, also author of a hat-trick, against Salzburg, in less than half an hour. What to offer the qualification to his own after a rather balanced first leg. Finally, to complete this attractive offensive trio, place Leroy Sane, author of a nice goal and two assists with the Bavarians against the Austrian team. Their partners Kingsley Coman or Thomas Müller could also have been in this eleven since they too shone.
