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Champions League draw LIVE! Chelsea and Man City learn quarter-final fate
Chelsea and Manchester City will learn their fate as the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League take place this morning. They are the only Premier League sides still in the competition after Liverpool and Tottenham fell to Real Madrid and AC Milan respectively at the last-16 stage.
A rousing win over Borussia Dortmund may have saved Graham Potter’s job and has sparked an encouraging upturn in form at Stamford Bridge, while Erling Haaland’s record-breaking heroics to thrash RB Leipzig have raised hopes over City finally ending their long wait for European glory. There is nothing to stop the English giants from being paired together today in what is an open draw.
Other potential tough tests await, not least from holders Madrid. Runaway Serie A leaders Napoli also pose a serious threat after brushing aside Eintracht Frankfurt, while Bayern Munich lurk menacingly as always after seeing off Paris Saint-Germain in a heavyweight last-16 encounter. The likes of Inter Milan and Benfica shouldn’t be taken lightly either following wins over Porto and Club Brugge. Follow the Champions League quarter-final draw live below!
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Draw in full:
Quarter-finals:
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Inter Milan vs Benfica
Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
AC Milan vs Napoli
Semi-finals:
AC Milan/Napoli vs Inter Milan/Benfica
Real Madrid/Chelsea vs Manchester City/Bayern Munich
So on one side of the draw it’s the Serie A sides battling it out with Benfica, could well get an AC Milan vs Inter Milan semi-final.
On the other, a couple of blockbuster clashes. The two Premier League sides have huge quarter-final tests – get through that and they’ll face each other.
Real Madrid/Chelsea vs Manchester City/Bayern Munich
AC Milan/Napoli vs Inter Milan/Benfica
Right, straight onto the semi-final draw. The fun really does never stop.
AC Milan vs Napoli
An all-Italian clash to round off the quarter-final draw
Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
HUGE. The Pep Guardiola derby.
Inter Milan vs Benfica
They will both be pretty happy with that draw
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Not quite what Graham Potter wanted to see, I’d imagine…
One last run through the rules. It’s an open draw, anyone can play anyone.
Inter and Milan can’t both play at home within 24 hours, so if they’re drawn at home in the same leg then Inter’s fixtures will be reversed. Milan get priority as domestic champions.
On we go. Time to begin. At last.
