That brings the football week

Created: 04/04/2022 05:01

Coach Julian Nagelsmann and Bayern want to lay the foundation for reaching the Champions League semi-finals at Villarreal.

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Bayern in Villarreal, Frankfurt against Barcelona and Leipzig against Bergamo - in the European Cup, the Bundesliga teams start into the quarter-finals.

Jürgen Klopp wants to conquer the top of the table in England.

Berlin - Europe's football starts in the final sprint weeks.

In the Champions League and Europa League, the quarter-finals begin.

The Premier League is looking forward to the title summit.

A decision by the UEFA leadership will also be important.

Bayern in Villarreal:

The goal is clear.

"We want to get into the semi-finals," said coach Julian Nagelsmann immediately after FC Bayern's 4-1 win in Freiburg last weekend in the Bundesliga, with a view to the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League this Wednesday (9 p.m.) at FC Villarreal.

National goalkeeper Manuel Neuer announced that they wanted to take "the momentum" with them to Spain.

Bayern are the favorites in the knockout duel with the 2021 Europa League winner. The second leg will take place in Munich six days later.

English week:

The top Premier League duo Manchester City and Liverpool FC go into their Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday (9 p.m. / DAZN and Amazon Prime Video) as favorites.

City will face Atlético Madrid, Jürgen Klopp's Reds will play at Benfica Lisbon.

Chelsea FC caught the hardest task of the English.

The defending champion with coach Thomas Tuchel receives the record winner Real Madrid on Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN).

Catch-up game:

The Bundesliga straightens its table on Wednesday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) when FSV Mainz 05 takes on FC Augsburg.

The game in March was canceled due to a corona outbreak in Mainz.

FCA could increase the distance to the relegation zone with a win.

For Mainz, it's probably just about a relaxed final sprint of the season.

Frankfurt festive evening:

floodlights, Europa League, Barcelona.

These three words are enough to trigger goosebumps around Eintracht Frankfurt.

The quarter-final first leg against the Catalans is on Thursday (9 p.m. / RTL), President Peter Fischer has already spoken of the biggest games since 1960. The dress rehearsal went wrong with a 0-0 win against newly promoted Fürth, but they are in Europe Always good for a surprise.

"We will also play for a win against the great FC Barcelona," announced coach Oliver Glasner.

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Leipzig's focus:

The celebration after the 4-1 win in Dortmund was canceled at RB Leipzig.

Rather, preparations for the game against Atalanta Bergamo on Thursday (6.45 p.m. / RTL +) began immediately afterwards.

RB coach Domenico Tedesco has the utmost respect for the team, which is very physical.

RB wants to stay in the competition for a long time.

A home win against the strong Italians is absolutely necessary for this.

Money game:

On Thursday, UEFA management will discuss the future financial architecture of European club football.

The controversial financial fair play is to be abolished.

Under this rule, clubs' expenses could not exceed revenues.

In the future, no more than 70 percent of the budget should flow into the squad.

A salary cap is probably off the table.

Women's national team:

The team of national coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg continues the World Cup qualification with the games against Portugal on Saturday (4.10 p.m. / ARD) in Bielefeld and against Serbia in Belgrade on April 12th.

Captain Alexandra Popp from VfL Wolfsburg is back in the squad for the first time after a long injury break.

These are the last competitive games before the European Championships in England in July.

Capital derby:

The third Berlin duel of the season is the focus of the 29th match day of the Bundesliga.

Hertha welcomes Union on Saturday (6.30 p.m. / Sky) in the Olympic Stadium, and Felix Magath's team urgently needs the three points in the relegation battle.

Hertha lost the first leg as well as the round of 16 of the cup.

The game day will be opened by VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund on Friday (8.30 p.m. / DAZN).

At the end on Sunday there are three games.

Summit meeting:

A preliminary decision in the title duel could be made in England's upper house.

League leaders Manchester City have pursuers Liverpool FC as guests on Sunday (5:30 p.m. / Sky).

Only one point separates both teams, the winner would have the best chance of winning the championship in the final sprint.

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