Manchester City will take on Real's rivals Atletico Madrid, while Liverpool have been drawn against Benfica. Should Chelsea and City come through their ...
Then we try to implement the atmosphere. I am very proud." What I found from day one is football first mentality," he said.
The quarter-final lineup for Europe's elite club competition is complete as teams begin dreaming of May's showpiece in Paris.
As Spanish champions, Atletico would get priority and their ties with Manchester City would stay as they are. Chelsea had their travel budget increased by the Government for this weekend’s FA Cup trip to Middlesbrough, meaning they could fly to the game, and that could be the case for the game in Madrid on April 12 or 13. The two sides were drawn together at this morning’s draw and the Blues also learned that they will face either Atletico Madrid or Manchester City if they make it to the semi-finals.
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In the end, Chelsea were first out of the pot and swiftly followed by Real Madrid. The sides last faced off in last season's semi-final, and it could be another of last season's opponents if the Blues are able to overcome Los Blancos to reach the penultimate round. After overcoming Lille in the last 16, Chelsea were in the pot alongside Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Villarreal, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Benfica. The Blues could face any of the seven teams joining them in the draw, with no restrictions in place regarding the nation a team is from or the group they emerged from in Europe's premier competition.
The Premier League sides learnt their quarter-final opponents as Chelsea drew Real Madrid, Man City got Atletico and Liverpool will play Benfica.
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.
The winner of the Champions League quarter-final will face either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.
A challenge cannot be much higher than playing in the Bernabeu with spectators. Liverpool will play Benfica with the winner of that quarter-final facing either Villarreal or Bayern Munich in the other side of the draw. The defending European champions will then face a trip to the Bernabeu in the return leg one week later, with the winner of the tie facing either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals.
LIVERPOOL, Manchester City and Chelsea will all learn their Champions League fate during Friday's quarter-final draw.
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.
The quarter and semi-final draw will take place on Friday, with Real Madrid and Bayern Munich among the experienced big-hitters.
They will remember losing last year’s final 1-0 to Chelsea and will do everything to end the season victorious. Madrid may struggle to reach the levels they attained with Ronaldo, but they still have a squad capable of beating any team with passion and heart knowing no game is ever dead in the water. Benfica will be the underdogs whoever they draw in the next round, but low expectations may be what allows them to strive. With Dortmund out of the Europa League thanks to Rangers they will concentrate their energy knowing they could clinch their first Bundesliga since 2010-11 with Klopp. They lost their last-16 second leg 1-0 to Inter, but the 2-0 first-leg win gave them the leg room they needed to hold off the Italian side. The Reds have not played at the heights of their potential the last few games, as their manager has admitted, but they are capable of riding the opposition’s waves of momentum.
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.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City and Bayern Munich are the favourites to progress from a set of fascinating ties.
The other potential weakness is the inexperience of their 34-year-old coach Julian Nagelsmann, who has not got the best record in big European games, although admittedly with teams far less gifted than Bayern. Darwin Núñez is a centre-forward of clear ability, Rafa Silva’s surges down the right caused repeated problems for Ajax, and may threaten Andy Robertson, and the goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos made a number of fine saves, but Benfica surely can’t be so fortunate again. It was after a slightly freakish Champions League semi-final defeat in 2016 for his Bayern against Atlético that Pep Guardiola started making unexpected tactical switches in European ties in an attempt to head off the threat of potential counters. They were outplayed for two and a half hours of the last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain and for all the brilliance of Karim Benzema and Luka Modric in those final minutes, it’s also true that the turnaround was as much the result of another PSG collapse as anything they did. But with not-quite-superclub Spanish sides he is a master, particularly in knockout ties. Madrid will also be aware that Chelsea’s victory over them in last season’s semi-final was more comfortable than the 3-1 aggregate scoreline may have suggested.
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Last year, Christian Pulisic scored in a 1-1 draw in Madrid, with Timo Werner and Mason Mount on target in a 2-0 second-leg win at home. Should we get past Real Madrid, we will meet either Manchester City or Atletico Madrid in the semi-final. This new tie will take Chelsea to the Bernabeu for the first time.
Manchester City discovered their Champions League quarter final opponents in today's draw after they beat Sporting in the last-16.
City avoided the possibility of a triple-header with Liverpool (as both quarter final legs dall either side of April's Premier League meeting), but could face Jurgen Klopp's side in the final. Now attention turns to the quarter finals, with big clubs like Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus exiting in the last round. Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter finals as they learned their potential path to the final in Paris.
Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after the two clubs were paired together during Friday's draw in ...
The semi-final draw was also conducted, meaning that should City get past Atletico, they will face either Chelsea or Real Madrid for a place in the final. We have to be very ready coz we usually suffer against teams who defend. Atletico, fresh from eliminating Manchester United from the competition, will be tough opponents, but as always Pep Guardiola and his side will feel confident that they can reach the semi-finals for the second year running.