Youth Cup Quarter Finals Review

Of the top eight rated teams at the start of the season, just Barcelona (3rd) and Everton (8th) failed to make it to the Quarter Finals as expected. Barcelona lost 1-0 at pre-season tournament favourites Real Madrid in the previous round, while Everton also went out in the third round, 3-2 at new favourites Benfica. Leverkusen (originally rated the 11th best team) and Anderlecht (9th) were the beneficiaries of Barca and Everton's failures.

Before we get into the events of last night's Quarter Finals, let's quickly review how we got here with the results of the knockout rounds 2 and 3 since the group stages were decided.