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Atalanta A debut Champions League campaign that started with three defeats and a draw has somehow evolved into a fairytale season for Atalanta, who now find themselves in the quarter-finals after beating Valencia 8-4 on aggregate in the Last 16. Free-scoring and at times defensively reckless, the Italian side have scored 16 and conceded the same number in their 8 European fixtures so far, with Josep Ilicic scoring 4 in the 2nd leg against Valencia. Frailties at the back will make Atalanta the team everyone wants to play against by the time the quarters come around, but their 70 goals in 25 league games so far this season should act as a warning to all those who believe two legs against the Nerrazurri will be a walkover. Lyon Once the dominant force in French football, Lyon have endured a disastrous season after selling most of their best players last summer. Former Manchester United flop Memphis Depay has continued the revitalisation of his career with 14 goals in 18 games, but t...

As part of the rebooting of football known as Project Restart, the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League final has been scheduled for the 29th of August, with all other remaining knockout fixtures to be played in the month prior to this date. The competition was postponed in March at an awkward moment, with some teams having only completed one half of their two-legged Last 16 tie, while others had already secured their passage to the quarter-final stage. As a result, there are still 12 sides in with a chance of lifting Europe's biggest trophy before the summer is over. So who has the best chance of being crowned champions of Europe, and which club's days are already numbered? RB Leipzig The first of four sides to secure their passage to the quarter finals after a 3-0 home win over last season's finalists Tottenham Hotspur in March, Leipzig fans will have been waiting in more anticipation than most supporters for the competition to resume given that this is the furthest ...