Analyzing the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draws

The quarter-final draws have turned out to be very exciting
The quarter-final draws have turned out to be very exciting

#2 Sevilla vs Bayern Munich

Bayern have an easy draw against Sevilla and will be clear favourites
Bayern have an easy draw against Sevilla and will be clear favourites

These two clubs have never met so far in European competition, as Sevilla will play the first leg at home to their German visitors.

Sevilla are currently 5th in La Liga standings, 11 points adrift of a CL qualification spot for the next season. They have scored a mere 36 goals in 28 league games so far while scoring 14 goals in the Champions League - including 5 against Liverpool over the course of two legs.

Bayern Munich, on the other hand, top the Bundesliga standings with a magnificent 20 point lead over the closest rival - Schalke 04. Bayern have scored 65 goals in 26 league games so far while managing 21 in the Champions League - where their most notable victory was a 3-1 win over Paris St. Germain.

Sevilla are a somewhat of a surprise entrant into the quarterfinals and will face a near-impossible task of winning against Bayern. Their first leg is at home, but their results against the bigger opposition hasn't been great - the white and reds have lost all of their games so far against Valencia, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Having started the season shakily, the Bavarians are enjoying happy times now - both in terms of luck and results. After finishing second in the group stage, who would have guessed that their next two oppositions would be Besiktas and Sevilla? The Germans would be favourites to cruise into the next round, and rightly so.

Key players:

Sevilla - Sergio Escudero (defence) and Ever Banega (attack)

Bayern Munich - James Rodriguez (attack) and Joshua Kimmich (defence)

Fixtures:

First leg - 3rd April

Second leg - 11th April

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