It’s time for eight to become four in the Uefa Champions League this midweek, as Europe’s leading football lights play out their UCL quarter-final second legs across the continent.
Two fixtures come to a conclusion on each of Tuesday and Wednesday, with precious places in the semi-finals at stake.
Few will be betting against Manchester City as they seek to complete the job against Bayern Munich in Germany on Wednesday night.
Pep Guardiola’s side dismantled his former club at the Etihad Stadium a week ago, with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland all scoring in a 3-0 victory for the reigning English Premier League champions.
It left new Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel scratching around for positives ahead of the return leg at the Allianz Arena, with the six-time European Cup winners on the brink of an ignominious exit at the hands of the EPL giants, who have yet to lift the trophy.
Fans of Inter Milan have seen 13 years pass since the last of their three Champions League titles, but they are in the box seat ahead of their second leg at home to Benfica.
Nicolo Barella headed in the opening goal before a Romelu Lukaku penalty provided ample breathing space thanks to a 2-0 first leg success in Portugal.
It leaves the visitors needing to score at least twice at a raucous San Siro to even force extra time as they bid for a last four berth.
Real Madrid enjoy the same two-goal cushion as they head to London for their quarter-final second leg with Chelsea.
Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio scored the first leg goals at the Santiago Bernabeu as the Blues saw red, with Ben Chilwell sent off to compound a difficult evening in the Spanish capital.
Work to do for interim coach and club legend Frank Lampard, then, but at least a welcome distraction from the club’s horrible Premier League form, as Carlo Ancelotti returns to Stamford Bridge in the opposition dugout.
And we’re guaranteed at least one Italian club in the semi-finals, with Napoli completing their Serie A derby against AC Milan on Tuesday night.
It’s the tightest of the four ties following the first legs, with Ismael Bennacer providing the only goal at the San Siro a week ago.
A red card for the visitors’ Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa means he misses the all-important second leg through suspension.
Uefa Champions League predictions for 18 – 19 April
Chelsea v Real Madrid
| Result prediction | Real Madrid to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | draw / Real Madrid to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | K. Benzema(Real Madrid) Vinícius Júnior(Real Madrid) |
Napoli v Milan
| Result prediction | Napoli to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Napoli / Napoli to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | V. Osimhen(Napoli) O. Giroud(Milan) |
Internazionale v Benfica
| Result prediction | Benfica to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Benfica / Benfica to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | João Mário(Benfica) Rafa(Benfica) Gonçalo Ramos(Benfica) |
Bayern Munich v Manchester City
| Result prediction | Bayern Munich to win |
| Over/Under prediction | over 2.5 goals |
| HT / FT prediction | Bayern Munich / Bayern Munich to win |
| Team to Score prediction | both teams |
| Anytime Goalscorer prediction | E. Choupo-Moting(Bayern Munich) E. Haaland(Manchester City) |