Advantage Man City, Real Madrid, AC Milan & Inter! | Champions League preview & predictions (Soccer 4/17)

House of Champions: A CBS Soccer Podcast

The Champions League quarter-final stage concludes this week and the onus is on Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Napoli and Benfica to score goals following their first leg defeats. Ian Paul Joy, Jonathan Johnson, Michael Lahoud and James Benge look ahead to all four matchups and discuss Serie A's resurgence on the European stage and whether Manchester City can live up their billing as the favorites to lift the Big Eared Cup. Plus, Europa League and Europa Conference League talk!

(03:57) Chelsea v Real Madrid: Lampard's losing streak, the Vinicius Junior headache

(12:29) Napoli v AC Milan: Italy's continental awakening, Osimhen back but others out

(23:40) Bayern Munich v Man City: Tuchel's massive rebuild, Haaland's freakish numbers

(29:21) Inter v Benfica: Schmidt's ill-timed slump, Onana & Lukaku praise

(31:48) Europa League: Sevilla's superiority over EPL teams, Juve's slim lead, more.

(38:58) Europa Conference League: Will this be West Ham's year?

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