Tapas, risotto, wine: the perfect combinations for the return of the Champions League

Invite the guys to watch the quarterfinals of the Champions League and not sure what to prepare?

Take the worry out of your heart, because that's why we're here: Get the perfect combinations between traditional dishes and wine, which will suit exactly the leading games in the fateful stage

In collaboration with Binyamina Winery

25/01/2022

Tuesday, 25 January 2022, 13:40 Updated: Tuesday, 08 February 2022, 11:40

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The Champions League is back!

And yes, they too will of course be there (Photo: GettyImages, Matthias Hangst)

The Champions League - the best football league of all - is finally back with the fateful quarter-final games that summoned us to some intriguing encounters, and very soon Tuesdays and Wednesdays will be especially fun again: meeting the guys and watching the best players in the world fight each other for the right to swing at the end Speak the most prestigious trophy there is.

And to make the experience even more perfect - there is nothing like a delicious snack alongside a good glass of wine while watching the game.

But how do you know what to eat and drink this time?

What, pizza again?

The same wine again?

So in honor of the return of the Champions League we decided to make life a lot easier for you, and arrange for you the perfect combination of food and wine and the four most interesting games in the Champions League quarterfinals.

All you have left is to eat, drink, watch and enjoy.

Perfect for the occasion.

Baguette (Photo: ShutterStock)

A wonderful match for hard cheeses made from cow's milk and sheep.

Ruby from the Hoshen stones series (Photo: Assaf Carla)

French scent: baguette, hard cheeses and ruby ​​breastplate stones

Paris Saint-Germain - Real Madrid (15.2)

Undoubtedly, the most intriguing game in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is the meeting between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid - two of the best teams on the continent.

The Parisians, who reached the final two seasons ago where they lost to Bayern Munich, are looking for a first win in the prestigious trophy and to that end also landed one of the greatest players of all time, Lionel Messi, who teamed up with the wonderful Neymar and Killian Ambape in the constellation.

On the other side is the team from the Spanish capital, which recorded three consecutive wins at the factory between 2015-2018 and 13 wins in total.

On the face of it, quite a few events are expected in the meeting between the two star-studded teams, so it is not worth burdening the stomach (jumps in goals, misses, etc.).

A baguette and a platter of French-flavored hard cheeses will be perfect for the occasion, along with the ruby ​​wine from the Bnei Mina Winery's breastplate series, which will go wonderfully with hard cheeses made from beef and sheep's milk.

Yes, even if you are a Real Madrid fan.

The risotto dish was created by mistake (Photo: ShutterStock)

Combines a balance between sourness and fruit flavors.

Viognier (Photo: Assaf Carla)

Directly from Italy: Risotto and Reserve and Ionian

Inter - Liverpool (16.2)

Another particularly intriguing game that will bring together one of the strongest teams in Italy with the English Empire.

Of the two, Liverpool's win at the factory was fresher than its rival's - the Mighty Reds won the Champions League three seasons ago with an all-English final over Tottenham, and Inter, on the other hand, recorded their only win of the factory in the 2009/10 season, with the historic 0-2 win On Bayern Munich holding.

When it's cool outside and the house is warm and cozy, there's no more fun than a comforting winter - straight from Italian cuisine, like rich and delicious risotto - which is also one of the dishes most identified with the city of Milan.

This is a traditional dish based on round rice, which according to legend was created by mistake, somewhere in the 16th century, when one of the workers who worked on the stained glass windows of the famous Milan Cathedral decided to add saffron to his rice dish - which was then used to color the glass.

Over the years the risotto underwent further upgrades (cheese, various hinges) until it became the popular dish now served in many restaurants around the world.

To the comforting dish, it is recommended to pair the rich wine Reserve and Ionia - which combines a balance between sourness and fruit flavors that will match Bull to a buttery dish like risotto.

A perfect snack for football.

Tapas (Photo: ShutterStock)

A fruity wine with high acidity.

Perfum de Binyamina (Photo: Gil Aviram)

Spanish snack: tapas and perfume de binyamina

Atletico Madrid - Manchester United (23.2)

Atletico Madrid will once again reach the prestigious factory this year with the following dubious title: the only team in the history of the Champions League to reach three finals - but never win.

The Colchoneros led by Diego Simeone dream of going by the end of the year, but before that they will have to overcome the hurdle from Manchester, which since parting ways with coach Ola Gunnar Solskjaer looks much better, and will try to win the title for the first time since doing so in 2008. Abraham Grant's Lesi in the final mentioned in Moscow.

When you think of Madrid, you think of tapas - "a nickname for small dishes traditionally served in Spain as a snack alongside a glass of wine or beer, usually in the evening," according to Wikipedia.

If you ask the Spaniards - tapas, wine and football is the Holy Trinity, and they seem to know what they are talking about.

Among the popular tapas that are also recommended to be adopted when meeting the guys: croquettes of different types, pan con tomatoes and of course potatoes bravas.

The wine that blends best with the small Spanish dishes is without a doubt Perfum de Binyamina - a rosé wine that goes well with the intense flavors of tapas, which need a contra of a fruity wine with a high acidity like that of the rosé premium.

Is there an English group in the equation?

Going for fried fish, of course (Photo: ShutterStock)

Matches to cod perfectly.

Chardonnay Reserve (Photo: Assaf Carla)

From the Sea of ​​Portugal: Fried Cod and Chardonnay Reserve

Sporting Lisbon - Manchester City (15.2)

On paper, this is not one of the glittering games of the quarter-finals;

English champions Manchester City have been in incredible shape since the start of the season as they lead the English league by a wide margin.

But in front of her is a stubborn opponent, who at the end of last season won the championship after almost 20 years.

Sporting - one of the three biggest teams in Portugal, is also in excellent shape and is a regular member of the top echelons of the local league, and it seems that it will not make life easy for Pep Guardiola, Kevin de Bruyne and their team.

So what do you eat and drink?

Portuguese cuisine is rich and varied, and is mostly based on fish - with the national fish of the country standing above them all: cod, or clio as the Portuguese call it.

There are hundreds, if not thousands of recipes based on the delicious cod, but this time it seems worthwhile to go for fried cod and chips - certainly when there is also an English group in the equation.

Since fried fish requires relatively high acidity to refresh the mouth, the wine that goes best with it is without a doubt the excellent Chardonnay Reserve.

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