The first quarterfinal matches are played on Tuesday and Wednesday, with eight of the best teams of the season remaining in the hunt for the trophy. On Tuesday, we can look forward to two exceptionally interesting duels. Sporting hosts Arsenal, while a true European classic will be played in Madrid between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Special attention is focused precisely on the duel at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, where two giants of European football will meet. Wednesday brings new spectacles. The current champion Paris Saint-Germain hosts Liverpool at home, while Atlético Madrid visits Barcelona. Beyond the matches themselves, the arrival of UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin in Madrid is also drawing additional attention. According to Spanish media reports, Čeferin will be seated right next to Real Madrid President Florentino Pérez at the Bernabéu, something that until recently was almost unimaginable. Recall that relations between the two leaders were strained ever since the attempt to establish the Super League in 2021, when Pérez was one of the main advocates for the new competition. The project quickly collapsed, with most clubs withdrawing within a few days, while Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Juventus held onto the idea the longest. However, they too have definitively abandoned the Super League this year, leading many to believe that the spectacle in Madrid could be an opportunity for Čeferin and Pérez to reconcile and symbolically "bury the hatchet" on one of the biggest stages in world football.