Former Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho does not believe any of the four English teams will reach the UEFA Champions League final, predicting that superstar rivals Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will meet each other in the decider instead.
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For the first time in 10 years, four Premier League teams have qualified for the last eight of Europe's elite club competition, namely: Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. Ajax Amsterdam, FC Porto, Ronaldo's Juventus and Messi's FC Barcelona are the other four clubs left in the tournament.
The quarter-final draw has produced some spicy clashes, and with the semi-final draw also already being confirmed, it is clear that Messi and Ronaldo could meet in a potential final.
Mourinho, who is currently without a club but has been working as a pundit, thinks this is exactly what will happen as he believes Barca and Juve are the two strongest sides left in the competition.
"Favorites? I would say Juve and Barcelona. Everyone talks about Ronaldo and Messi, but I prefer to talk about Juve and Barca," he told beIN SPORTS.
"The English teams, Ajax and Porto are good sides too, but they don't have the same amount of experience.
"When you have Ronaldo or Messi, it certainly gives you a big plus."
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Juventus face Ajax in the quarter-finals, while Barcelona will meet United. City will take on Spurs while Porto and Liverpool will do battle in the other two highly-anticipated match-ups.
In the semi-finals, the winners of Juventus/Ajax will come up against the winners of City/Spurs, while the winners of Barca/United will meet the team progressing from the clash between Porto and Liverpool.
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