Champions League: Real Madrid, Juventus might fail ‘underdogs’ test

UEFA Champions League last four draw was released on Friday saw a Spanish duel on offer as Real Madrid hosts neighbours Atletico Madrid while Juventus after hounding Barcelona on a 3-0 aggregate will take on the French side- AS Monaco.

It is clear what happens to any team that is at a disadvantage and expected to lose; more so in the Champions league semi-final.

Football lovers are familiar with Leicester City-Premier League Champions, they showed lots of skill and class and clinched the trophy in style.

Foxes came from nowhere and pulled a rare surprise in the world of football. They impressed even in the European competition, only to be dumped by Atletico Madrid on a 2-1 aggregate in the cup quarters.

Firstly, Atletico Madrid has played Los Blancos in this competition seven times, losing four and winning once only.

Last, they met was in the 2015/16 final in San Siro, Italy, where the match ended level at 1-1. Real Madrid won 5-3 on penalties. This would be the perfect moment for the Diego Simeone’s revenge.

Despite real Madrid boasting of BBC- Bale, Benzema, and Christiano Ronaldo, the Los Colchoneros will line up a formidable backline comprising of Filipe Luis, Stefan Savic, Diego Godin and Juanfran in the right back to give BBC a run for their money.

Atletico Madrid whore ten points clear leaders Real Madrid, have been successfully employing a 4-4-2 formation to humble their opponents, with on fire Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Ferreira upfront.

Juventus travel to France to play Monaco in a fortnight. Again, Monaco is viewed as the weaker link!

The two sides have met in this competition four times, where the Bianconeri has won twice and Monaco once.

Both teams have the capable of winning a treble this season, and neither is willing to blink first.Domestic success for the both sides is outstanding and cannot be underrated.

Monaco, who are unbeaten in their last five outings in all competitions, have edged out Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 and last eight respectively, have shown their keen interest in booking a spot for the final in Cardiff.

Juventus defensive style of play has been mastered by their opponent. Monaco’s Radamel Falcao and 18-year-old Kyalian Mbappe have proved to be very lethal in front of the goal and will not let anything to chance.

The first legs for the semis will be played on 2nd and 3rd May 2017, with return fixtures a week later.In this game of football, everything is possible- even an ‘underdog’ final.