UEFA Champions League: who will reach the last four after the quarter-final second legs?

The Champions League quarter-final first legs delivered everything we hoped for. One week on, the decisive second legs will finally deliver their verdict: who goes through to the last four?

While PSG, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich have all built comfortable leads, Liverpool, Sporting Lisbon, Barcelona and Real Madrid have not had their final say in this UEFA Champions League.

In this blog, GoldenVegas Sport breaks down the biggest European football fixtures still to come — pure suspense and immense pressure, with every side knowing their entire European season rests on 90 minutes.

FC Barcelona are chasing their remontada

What can turn a football match on its head? The Catalans now know the answer all too well: a red card shown to Cubarsi in the first half. Barcelona had been dominant against Atlético — just as they were in their La Liga encounter — but that sending-off changed everything.

With the numerical advantage, the Colchoneros struck twice, including a stunning free-kick opener from Julián Álvarez, the 2022 World Cup winner who has his sights set on retaining that title at the 2026 World Cup. For now, though, all attention turns to the Champions League quarter finals.

The bookmakers still believe Barcelona can qualify. With such a deficit to overturn, Hansi Flick's side cannot afford a slow start away from home if they are to pull off a genuine remontada.

*Odds are subject to change. Event ends: 14 April at 21:00

Can PSG hold on to their Champions League crown?

It almost defies belief that there is any suspense left at all. At the Parc des Princes, the reigning champions — who lifted the trophy against Inter Milan — only won 2-0 against Liverpool, yet the margin could easily have been four or five goals.

At Anfield, it would take something of a miracle for Liverpool to turn things around. Struggling in the Premier League, the Reds have looked short of ideas in recent weeks. Could the answer lie with Mohamed Salah?

Kept on the bench last Tuesday, the Egyptian is set to be the defining x-factor in this tie. "Mo has enormous quality. I felt that rather than watching him spend the whole time defending in front of the box, it was better for him to save his energy for the next match," explained manager Arne Slot. Now it falls to Salah to prove the odds wrong — odds that are firmly stacked against his side.

*Odds are subject to change. Event ends: 14 April at 21:00

Could the future Premier League winners also lift the Champions League?

We glossed over this fixture last week, assuming it would be straightforward. We were wrong. In Lisbon, Arsenal had to wait until deep into stoppage time before Kai Havertz broke the deadlock.

We will not be making that mistake again: the return at the Emirates Stadium against Sporting is shaping up to be a genuinely tight affair, even if the online sports betting sites are backing the Gunners to progress comfortably.

For a long time, football observers expected Manchester City to mount a serious title challenge alongside them in the Premier League, but Arsenal are now firmly on course for their first league title since 2004. The question is whether the future Premier League champions can also cement their status as one of the Champions League favorites.

*Odds are subject to change. Event ends: 15 April at 21:00

Drama in the clash of the European top clubs

Last but not least, this is undoubtedly the most eagerly anticipated of all the European top clubs clashes for any lover of the game. All eyes will be on the Santiago Bernabéu for Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid — one of the biggest European football fixtures of the season.

Kylian Mbappé's goal keeps the Spaniards alive, but they must overturn a one-goal deficit in a stadium where Vincent Kompany's men — led by the former Red Devil himself — have been utterly dominant.

What's more, Real Madrid could only manage a draw against Girona at home in the league this weekend. Should they manage to knock out the Germans on their own patch, it would rank as one of the biggest upsets of the entire campaign.

*Odds are subject to change. Event ends: 15 April at 21:00

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