Jamie Carragher has pleaded with UEFA to stagger their kick-off times following an entertaining start to the Champions League quarter-finals.
Tuesday evening saw five goals in the opening 20 minutes of action between the two ties as little time was wasted before the matces kicked into gear. It's unlikely two draws have proven more exciting in an opening night of the last eight.
Manchester City opened the scoring after just two minutes against Real Madrid through Bernado Silva. The Portuguese star caught Andriy Lunin off-guard with an opportunistic free kick from distance before Los Blancos returned fire.
Carlo Ancelotti's side soon hit back via a fortuitious Ruben Dias own-goal before Rodrygo produced a tidy finish to put the hosts ahead. Startling strikes by Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol lit up the second period for City but Federico Valverde's volley ensured it ended even at the Bernabeu.
Action at the Emirates may have been equally as dramatic with Bukayo Saka opening the scoring before Bayern took advantage of a surprisingly open Gunners defence. Serge Gnabry struck and Harry Kane added a penalty but a second half goal from Leandro Trossard meant the game also ended in a stalemate.
Saka was denied a last-minute penalty after he was taken down by Manuel Neuer, while Thomas Tuchel was left frustrated that Gabriel's handball in the Arsenal box was not punished. It's little wonder former Liverpool defender Carragher was frustrated he was unable to take-in both games in their entireity.
"Can we stagger the kick offs in the #ChampionsLeague knockouts please @UEFA?" the Scouse pundit wrote on X.
Neutral fans of the Premier League sides will have been dismayed to see their attention divided. Throughout the group stages of the tournament fixtures are split between 5.55pm and 8pm, but the quarter-final games are targeted for the most prime slots across Europe.
It is rare that sides from the same nation are scheduled for the same evening, but with Atletico Madrid and Real each drawn to play their first leg at home, they were unable to play on the same day. With Diego Simeone's side to play on Wednesday evening, resources in the Spanish capital would be allowed to face less stress.