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Last week, the UEFA Champions League gifted fans four remarkable match-ups in the quarter-final first leg. On Tuesday (April 9), Manchester City and Real Madrid played out a fascinating 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu while Arsenal salvaged a 2-2 draw from their clash with Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium. After two mega stalemates on Tuesday, we got some narrow victories on Wednesday, with Barcelona beating Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3-2 in France and Atletico Madrid bagging a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in Madrid.
As we close in on the all-important return legs, it will be interesting to see which teams manage to keep their nerves until the end and which falter.
After checking out the most consistent winners of the quarter-finals last week, let us quickly meet the most frequent losers. Here are the five teams that have lost the most quarter-final ties since the tournament’s major refresh in the 1992-93 season:
#5 SL Benfica: 6 Losses
Benfica Lost To Inter Milan In Their Last UCL Quarter-Final
SL Benfica are a force to be reckoned with in the Primeira Liga, but they have not done enough in the UEFA Champions League. The Eagles have qualified for six UEFA Champions League quarter-finals since the tournament got a facelift in 1992, losing on all six occasions.
Benfica, who crashed out of the group stage this season, reached the quarter-finals in the 2022-23 season. They fell to a 2-0 defeat to Inter Milan at San Siro in the first leg but contained the finalists to a 3-3 draw in the return leg.
#4 FC Porto: 6 Losses
FC Porto Have Lost 6 Champions League Quarter-Final Ties
Tied with Primeira Liga rivals Benfica, FC Porto have also lost six quarter-final ties over the years. They got through only in the 2003-04 season and ended up going all the way, lifting their maiden UEFA Champions League trophy at AS Monaco’s expense.
FC Porto last qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals in the 2018-19 season. Playing against Chelsea, Porto…
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Author : Sushan Chakraborty
Publish date : 2024-04-16 08:49:29
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