Holders Actual 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 was 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.
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 facet, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain within the earlier spherical.
Elsewhere, this season’s knockout levels sees 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 have been drawn to face Serie A leaders Napoli.
The quarterfinal first legs will happen between April 11-12, with the return legs held between April 18-19. The semifinals will probably be staged on Might 9-10 and Might 16-17.
This 12 months’s remaining will probably be held on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on June 10.
UCL quarterfinal draw:
Actual Madrid (Spain) vs. Chelsea (England)
Inter Milan (Italy) vs. SL Benfica (Portugal)
Manchester City (England) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany)
AC Milan (Italy) vs. Napoli (Italy)
UCL semifinal draw:
Actual Madrid/Chelsea vs. Manchester City/ Bayern Munich
AC Milan/Napoli vs. Inter Milan/ SL Benfica