Uefa Champion League Quarter Finals

The first leg of the quarter final of the UEFA  Champions League kick started on Tuesday with teams from Germany, France, England and Spain still left in the competition. These are the things we learnt from the matches played in the first leg of the quarter final.

Manchester United Better Than Arsenal

Despite everything going on at Old Trafford, it is surprising to see a headline like this one. Manchester United's performance against the reigning champions of the UEFA Champions League ranks among their best this season, or dare I say is their best performance this season? Every player on the pitch fought for the team, they tracked back and went forward together and that made things easy for them. 

But after Welbeck losed what seemed like a clear goal when he was faced with only beating Neur at goal (well, good work from Neur,he is the best at what he does) you would have expected them to drop their heads and their performance level also dropping but that never happened. 

Unlike Arsenal who have time and time again self destructed after things like that happening, like after the Ozil's penalty loss against Bayern, after conceding early goals against Liverpool and Chelsea, the list goes on and on. Wenger always talk up his team's strong mental strength but it seems it is his rivals that have got it more. Arsenal also have to start thinking of Manchester United winning the Champions League cos if that happens, finishing fourth would not be enough for an entry into the Champions League for the 18th consecutive time.

Athletico Madrid Should Not Be Underrated

Athletico Madrid seem to be over performing this season, leading the La Liga with a point and with 6 games to go, you can't bet against them winning the title for the first time in a while and they are not also disappointing in the UEFA Champions League too. Winning their group by a margin and defeating European giants, AC Milan in the round of 16, doing all this under the watch of tactical flexible Diego Simeone. 

Now faced with the task of eliminating a Messi led Barcelona team, they didn't disappoint again at the Camp Nou. Getting a vital away goal at the Camp Nou in the first leg of the quarter finals of the competition (doing this for most of the time without top scorer, Diego Costa), they head into the second leg with the advantage on their side and this side don't look like stopping here. They want the trophy too!

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