Champions League quarterfinals headlined by Arsenal vs. Real Madrid; USWNT youth movement continues in win

Hello there! The Champions League returns this week for some quarter-final action, while the US national team will complete a two-game series against Brazil on Tuesday. I am Pardeep Cattry with an update prior to a busy week.

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Monday, April 7
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Tuesday 8 April
🇪🇺 UWNL: Spain vs. Portugal, 1 pm ➡️ CBS Sports Network
🇪🇺 UCL: Arsenal vs. Real Madrid, 3 pm ➡️ Paramount+
🇪🇺 UCL: Bayern Munich versus Inter, 3 pm ➡️ Paramount+
🌎 CCC: Tigres vs. La Galaxy, 9 p.m. ➡️ FS1
🌎 Friendly: USWNT vs. Brazil, 10.30 pm ➡️ TBS

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🇪🇺 arseanl, real madrid face in seasonal matches

The Headliner act of this week’s Champions League campaign is the journey from Real Madrid to Arsenal, which is supplied with fairly big commitment for two teams in very different phases in their season.

For the hosts, the luggage of seasons the past defines the importance of this month’s two -legged draw. This was ready to be a season in which the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta would act on the promise they have demonstrated in recent years and ultimately win an important title, but the non -existing Premier League race means that they are only one potential trophy lift -the Champions League. The European campaign of the Gunners has been as simple as it becomes, but a collision against Real Madrid offers their first serious test of the season, and at a crucial moment of the competition. In almost 20 years, Arsenal has not booked a place in the semi -final of the Champions League, so the importance of the quarterfinal draw is not lost at Arteta, who described these competitions as the most important of his management career.

• Arteta: “100%. The excitement around the club, the people, this is the stage that we want to be, where Arsenal must be consistent. That is why I have come to football, I have come to management and especially for this football club. It is 20 years ago that we had this kind of game and for us it is a great opportunity to build our own story and this is here.”

However, to realize the memorable opportunity, they must first get through Real Madrid. It may not be as discouraging as a task like it sounds, given how the season went for Los Blancos – they have registered a number of remarkable losses during the competition phase, but have succeeded in expeling Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the Knock -Outs and making a matter that they peak at the right moment. However, recent results can raise a few questions about that claim, with a 4-4 draw against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey and a 2-1 loss for Valencia in La Liga game with the imbalance that the Carlo Ancelotti side has long had.

The Champions League campaign of Real Madrid does not define the possibility of a trophy season, but there is just as much pressure for them to deliver their creepy power to exceed the finish line, even in imperfect conditions. Real Madrid has resigned himself to taking the hard road to repeat as champions and has done well in those circumstances, but will again have to prove their value to ensure that they have a place in the semi -final.

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🇺🇸 Young USWNT shows signs of growth against Brazil

The national team of the American ladies started their two-game series against Brazil with a 2-0 victory on Saturday, showing the mix and match approach of head coach Emma Hayes while continuing a period of extension of player pool.

Six members of the Olympic team of the USWNT started in the rematch of last summer’s Gold Medal Game, the most remarkable among them Trinity Rodman, who only scored eight minutes in her first game since Paris. Rodman’s star quality was completely visible for her 61-minute service, but she was not the only attacking talent that achieved most of her moment-alyssa Thompson, who already has two goals this season in three NWSL competitions, noted the assist for the goal of Rodman and enjoyed a strong show in the post-Olympics-time.

Hayes mixed some support pillars from the USWNT with a number of less experienced talent, including goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. She, like defender Avery Patterson, earned her first cap on Saturday and made six saves as the battle to follow Alyssa Naeher, continues. Although the head coach admitted that there are still points for improvement, including ball retention and decision -making, but she believes that the “less experienced team grows up” and be on the attacking effort.

• Hayes: “I know this for a fact that ours [expected goals] In general and our, as I call them, the chances of the Golden Zone are certainly considerably higher than at the Olympic Games and that is something we were really aware of to work on, or that get the right numbers in the right area, touches the right areas, get the timings well. … I think we could have score more than two goals today, I think it is fair to say, and I certainly couldn’t have said that in the Olympic gold medal final. “

Hayes and Company completed the two-game Swing against Brazil on Tuesday, where another group of players could get the chance to impress while the long way from the USWNT to the World Cup of 2027 goes on.

🔗 Top stories

🇪🇸 La Liga Title Race: Both Barcelona and Real Madrid dropped points in the La Liga game during the weekend, but the four -point lead of the former means that the title race has been tilted further in favor.

💤 Geerloos in Manchester: The Manchester Derby ended on Sunday with 0-0, because the struggles have confronted both Manchester City and Manchester United throughout the season, they could be seen entirely in Old Trafford.

🔴 Liverpool loses: The 3-2 loss of Liverpool for Fulham cannot cause many problems in their search to win the Premier League title, but offers a signal that things might not be that simple next season.

🌴 Messi scores again: Lionel Messi scored a crucial and impressive equalizer for Inter Miami against Toronto FC on Sunday, but their 1-1 draw means that they are profitless in two for their Concacaf Champions Cup Quarter Final against Lafc on Wednesday.

💰 The back line

💵 Dear bets

• Series A: Bologna vs. Napoli, Monday, 2.45 pm
  💰 The Pick: Romelu Lukaku to score (+195) – Napoli may not be able to claim Spot in Serie A on Monday, but the Terge of Inter in Parma means that they can crop the shortage from four points to one with a win. That should serve as sufficient motivation for the side of Antonio Conte to go with eight games this season, although a match against fifth place Bologna will not be an easy task. Expect that Napoli count on their most reliable goal scorer that the job will be done on Monday – Romelu Lukaku. The Belgium International has 11 goals this season in all competitions, because he focuses on his first Serie A-title since 2020-21, when he played for Conte’s Inter.

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