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| The Champions League draw balls. Behave. |
The Champions League draw is where it's at and, ooh, it's a cracker. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are all in the hat, raising the prospect of an all-Spanish, all-German semi-final set-up. You could make a reasonable case for every side in the hat winning this from here.
Barcelona are brilliant, have the best player in the world and are the envy of virtually every club side in Europe. They are clear leaders in La Liga and can afford to focus their
energies in Europe. However, as PSG proved, they are vulnerable defensively.
Real Madrid have a pumped Jose Mourinho at the helm, a man tipped to leave the club this summer and someone who has made something of a habit of winning the Champions League then departing in the grand manner. Cristiano Ronaldo is also quite good at football too. Galatasaray showed that, if you're in the mood, you can stick three goals past them though.
Bayern are looking ominous. They've already wrapped up their domestic title and can concentrate fully on Europe. Theirs was the most convincing quarter-final performance as they brushed Juventus aside with barely a sweat. Arsenal knocked three goals past them earlier in the competition, though, so they can't be all that good, right?
Borussia Dortmund's rollercoaster romp to the semis has been all about wild attacking hotness but, boy, there's been luck involved. Their thrilling, offside-law V-flicking attacks are extremely impressive but neuter their forwards and flout the offside laws yourself and there are frailties at the back – as plucky Malaga demonstrated.
Credits: The Gaurdian
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