Chelsea have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals, while Manchester City play Atletico Madrid.
As Atletico Madrid qualified as Spanish champions, their tie will remain unaltered, while Real Madrid's game against Chelsea should be reversed and the second leg held at Stamford Bridge. This also happened in 2019 when both Manchester City and United were drawn at home, with United's tie switched around. We'll have time to assess the game, now we focus on our game against Rayo Vallecano, that's all I have in my head." After that, it's a difficult competition, they are great ties between all the teams. We know what's coming, but there is a big excitement around this fixture. There is the potential for teams from the same domestic division to face off In the semifinal draw, with the winner in the Chelsea/Real Madrid tie playing Manchester City or Atletico. Meanwhile, Benfica or Liverpool will face Villarreal or Bayern. The three Premier League and three La Liga teams in the last eight avoided each other, with Manchester City up against Atletico Madrid, Liverpool taking on Benfica while Villarreal will play Bayern Munich.
Manchester City will take on Real's rivals Atletico Madrid, while Liverpool have been drawn against Benfica. Should Chelsea and City come through their ...
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Chelsea have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Blues last faced Los Blancos in last year's competition and came away 3- ...
Quarter-final draw (Ties to be played April 5/6 and 12/13) Chelsea vs Real Madrid (Tie is set to be reversed with Chelsea playing their home leg second as both Madrid teams cannot play at home in the first leg) Semi-final draw (Ties to be played April 26/27 and May 3/4) The nominal host will come from Befica, Liverpool, Villarreal and Bayern Munich. We will now have to wait and see how it all pans out but we can see who Chelsea will need to take on to find themselves in Paris. Look below for the route to the Champions League final at the Stade de France on May 28. We fight for the top four places in the toughest league maybe in the world right now and we fight in the last eight again [in the Champions League]. So this brings out the best in us and we want to be the team nobody wants to play against.
Holders Chelsea were drawn against 13-time winners Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Friday.
Benfica (POR) v Liverpool (ENG) Manchester City (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP) Chelsea (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP)
Defending champions Chelsea will face 13-time winners Real Madrid, while Liverpool will lock horns with Benfica among the other fixtures.
Meanwhile, the winner of the Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid game will be up against the winners of the Chelsea vs Real Madrid tie. The winner of the Benfica vs Liverpool tie will be up against the winner of Villarreal vs Bayern in the semi-finals. Bayern Munich will hope to get past Villareal while the game between Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone's side will be an engaging one.
The 2021/22 UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has been made, with holders Chelsea set to meet 13-time winners Real Madrid.
In addition, the first ball drawn designated the home team for the first leg. The first and the second ball drawn designated the first pairing of the semi-finals. The eight balls containing the names of the quarter-finalists were placed in one large central bowl and shuffled.