UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Draw 2025
The draw for the UEFA quarter-finals is set for March 17, 2025, at 12:00 CET. The initial pairings will compete on the weekend of April 11 and 12, with rematches for the second set of quarter-finalists planned for April 18 and 19.
UEFA teams that reached the quarterfinals:
- Benfica x Inter
- Real Madrid x Chelsea
- Man City x Bayern
- Milan x Napoli
Favourites to Win the Champions League
With the start of the 2025 Champions League season just around the corner, Real Madrid is almost universally viewed as the top favorite to win the tournament. Having won last year's final, they are in great position to not only defend their crown but also to hoist another trophy. Liverpool? A very solid team, could make a run at it. Manchester City? They too are a very tough side and could be right there at the end. But right now, Manchester City and Liverpool seen as very strong contenders but can't replace Madrid as the favorites.
In parallel, Bayern Munich stands as one of the leading candidates for the cup. Group C posed no challenge to them, and they entered the semi-finals in prime form—picking up a 1-0 victory against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg. With an experienced roster, formidable defense, and lethal offensive weapons, they are a squad you do not want to see on your side of the draw.
The Champions League 2025 seems to be Manchester City's for the asking, going by the bookies' odds. For the record, if one were to bet even a cent on City, one would end up with $2 for every $1 staked if City wins it. Not that this was ever in question, it seems, seeing that betting is often an indicator of public sentiment. Indeed, given that the 2025 edition of the tournament is still a longish way off, and even staking amounts of money involved seem slender on the whole, tipping City as favorites is equivalent to saying that the club is presently perceived as a trophy-collecting machine.