Champions League final

The Sky Blues are on course to reach their second semi-finals in as many years, but what would they need to do to reach the final?

Karim Benzema’s extra-time goal secured their progression to the semi-finals. Simeone’s team have failed to win a match in the Champions League at home this season, with their record sitting at two draws and two losses - something that will reassure the Sky Blues faithful. The Catalan guided City to their first Champions League final last year, falling to a 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, but will first have to see off Atletico in the last-eight.

Liverpool and Manchester City know their pathway to the Champions League final as we approach the business end of the competition.Liverpool and City a.

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Liverpool have discovered who they'll face in the semi-finals of the Champions League, provided they get the job done against Benfica.

In the round of 16, they beat Juventus 4-1 on aggregate. But it wasn't without response as Samuel Chukwueze scored late to restore their one goal lead. Liverpool will face Villarreal in the semi-finals of the Champions League - if they get the job done against Benfica at Anfield tomorrow night.

Manchester City's potential Champions League semi-finals opponents have been confirmed after Real Madrid beat Chelsea.

Villarreal are also through to the semi-finals after a shock triumph over Bayern Munich and will face either Liverpool or Benfica. City have met Madrid in three other Champions League knockout ties in the past and the results are even over six games with each side winning twice and there also being too draws. As a result, should City advance in their own finely-poised quarter-final on Wednesday, they will have another trip to the Spanish capital in store.

Liverpool and Manchester City are both in a strong position to advance to the last four but Chelsea have work to do to overturn a 3-1 deficit against Real ...

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Bayern Munich v Villarreal and Real Madrid v Chelsea will be the first of the quarter final matches to take place as they kick off tonight (Tuesday 12 April ...

These teams would be Chelsea, Manchester City, Villarreal and Benfica if they were to make it through to the semi final. The semi final winners from the first group will then take on the semi final winners of the second group in the Champions League final. The semi final first legs will take place on either Tuesday 26 April or Wednesday 27 April 2022 while the second leg will take place on Tuesday 3 May and Wednesday 4 May 2022.

Real Madrid and Villarreal are the first teams through to this season's UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

Raúl Albiol leads a back line which lays the foundation for a side that has mastered the art of inviting their opponents on to them before transitioning quickly from defence into attack. Unai Emery's side desperately missed the injured Gerard Moreno for much of the campaign, but you have to give them credit for getting this far with their talismanic goalscorer reduced to a cameo role for large parts. When you throw in the fact they've already knocked out Juventus and Bayern, no less, anything is possible now they are in only their second ever Champions League semi-final. He scored Madrid's 1,000th European Cup goal against Shakhtar earlier this campaign then turned around their last-16 tie with Paris with a second-half hat-trick before striking the decisive blow in extra time against the Blues. Working within a 4-3-3 template, Madrid have a strong spine starting with Thibaut Courtois and running through centre-back Éder Militão to the experienced midfield trio of Casemiro, Modrić and Kroos with all that technical quality, vision and experience. How is it possible to lose at home to Sheriff, and then reach the last four with a gargantuan performance against Paris followed by an epic tie against Chelsea? The route map helps explain.

The Champions League will be whittled down to the final four as the road to Paris grows closer.

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