Champions League QF draw: Madrid-Chelsea, Man City-Bayern

Holders Real Madrid have been drawn to face Chelsea within the Champions League quarterfinals, whereas Manchester City will play Bayern Munich.

The winner of these two ties will face one another within the semifinals, which had been additionally drawn on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.

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Madrid knocked out Chelsea in final 12 months’s quarterfinal in dramatic vogue amid a spirited second-leg comeback from the Premier League membership.

Speaking at a fan occasion on Thursday, Chelsea boss Graham Potter stated his staff are aiming to win the “f—ing Champions League.”

Following Friday’s draw, Potter informed a information convention that he was excited however centered on their subsequent Premier League recreation.

“I said we would try to ‘blink’ win the Champions League,” he stated. “That’s the same I’m pretty sure for the other seven clubs as well.

“And all the opposite golf equipment would say you may lose within the quarterfinals as a result of that is the character of the Champions League. We’ll give attention to Real Madrid after we get there however in the meanwhile, Everton.

“The feeling is excited but I’d rather speak about Everton because that’s the game tomorrow and the other stuff is a long way away.”

Pep Guardiola is seeking to information City to their first-ever Champions League title however should face a return to Munich to take action. The Spanish coach spent three years as Bayern head coach between 2013 and 2016 and faces stiff competitors in Julian Nagelsmann’s aspect, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain within the earlier spherical.

Elsewhere, this season’s knockout levels see three Italian groups that includes within the quarterfinals for the primary time since 2006.

Inter Milan will tackle Benfica within the quarterfinals, whereas their native rivals AC Milan had been drawn to face Serie A leaders Napoli.

The quarterfinal first legs will happen April 11-12, with the return legs held April 18-19. The semifinals will likely be staged on May 9-10 and May 16-17.

This 12 months’s last will likely be held on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on June 10.

UCL quarterfinal draw:

Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Chelsea (England)
SL Benfica (Portugal) vs. Inter Milan (Italy)
Manchester City (England) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany)
AC Milan (Italy) vs. Napoli (Italy)

UCL semifinal draw:

Real Madrid/Chelsea vs. Manchester City/Bayern Munich
AC Milan/Napoli vs. SL Benfica/Inter Milan