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Champions League draw: Chelsea, Man City & Real Madrid learn quarter-final opponents
The best clubs left in the tournament learned their opponents for the quarterfinal and semifinal matches of the Champions League on Friday.
With some mixed round of 16 matches, the drama is certain to pick up, with few of those matches delivering the turmoil fans of Europe’s top club competition have grown accustomed to.
Champions Real Madrid remain the team to beat after they saw off Liverpool but Manchester City, Napoli and Bayern Munich among others have designs on lifting the trophy in the final in Turkey.
The draw went as follows.
- Confirmed UCL quarter-final and semi-final draws
The first tie drawn on Friday is a repeat of a quarter-final from last year’s competition. Chelsea, who saw off Borussia Dortmund to reach the last eight, will face current European champions Real Madrid, who beat English opposition Liverpool last time out.
Inter, who are clearly in second place behind Napoli in the battle for the Serie A title, has been paired with Benfica of Portugal, who excelled throughout the group stage before crushing Club Brugge of Belgium.
There was no easy draw for Manchester City, who will take on perennial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich for a spot in the last four.
The final matchup pits AC Milan against Napoli in an all-Italian contest.
Quarter-final draw in full
- Real Madrid vs Chelsea
- Benfica vs Inter
- Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
- AC Milan vs Napoli
The semi-final pairings were also made. Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are all on one side of the draw, meaning one of Inter, Benfica, Milan or Napoli will reach the final.
Semi-final draw in full
- Real Madrid/Chelsea vs Manchester City/Bayern Munich
- Benfica/Inter vs AC Milan/Napoli
When are the 2022/23 Champions League quarter-finals?
The quarter-finals of the 2022/23 Champions League will be played on Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 April 2023.
When are the 2022/23 Champions League semi-finals?
The semi-finals of the 2022/23 Champions League will take place on Tuesday 9, Wednesday 10, Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May 2023.
When is the 2022/23 Champions League final?
The final, to be hosted at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, is on Saturday 10 June.