Champions League Draw: Madrid gets Chelsea, Man City to meet Bayern
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Real Madrid’s path to a different Champions League title must undergo Chelsea within the quarterfinals for the second straight 12 months.
Friday’s draw takes Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti again to face his former membership, which was eradicated by a aim from Karim Benzema in further time a 12 months in the past.
This time, the primary leg between the previous two Champions League winners can be in Madrid as a substitute of London — on April 11 or 12.
Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola additionally has a reunion with a former membership. The English champions had been drawn to face Bayern Munich, which has received all eight of its recreation within the competitors this season and can play the primary leg away from house.
Bayern twice saved Paris Saint-Germain forwards Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé from scoring within the spherical of 16. The staff will now face the match’s main scorer in Erling Haaland, who had 5 targets on Tuesday in City’s 7-0 rout of Leipzig.
The winner between City and Bayern will go on to play Madrid or Chelsea within the semifinals. That half of the draw consists of 4 of the top-five groups within the UEFA rankings by leads to European competitions over the previous 5 years.
The different half of the draw is dominated by Italian golf equipment with the potential for a Milan derby within the semifinals.
AC Milan will first face Napoli, the runaway Serie A pacesetter which is making its debut within the quarterfinals of the Champions League or the previous European Cup. The first leg is at San Siro.
Inter Milan will play at Benfica within the first leg, returning to the nation the place it eradicated Porto within the spherical of 16.
Inter is enjoying at this stage of the competitors for the primary time in 12 years, whereas Milan is ending an 11-year wait. Inter is ranked No. 12 by UEFA and seven-time European champion Milan is down at No. 36.
Six former champions who’ve mixed for 34 titles within the 68-year historical past of the competitors had been within the draw. Only Napoli and Man City have but to be European champions.
The first legs can be performed on April 11 and 12. The return video games are scheduled for April 18 and 19.
The semifinal matches can be performed between May 9-17 and the ultimate is ready for June 10 on the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
In the Europa League quarterfinals, Manchester United will play yet one more Spanish membership.
Man United, which eradicated Barcelona and Real Betis within the final two rounds, will subsequent face Sevilla — a document six-time champion of the competitors.
The winner will face both Juventus or Sporting Lisbon within the semifinals.
The different half of the draw paired Feyenoord and Roma — a rematch of the inaugural Europa Conference League closing final 12 months received by the Italian staff — and Bayer Leverkusen with Belgian membership Union Saint-Gilloise.
The Europa League quarterfinals can be performed on April 13 and 20, with the semifinals on May 11 and 18 and the ultimate set for May 31 on the Puskas Arena in Budapest.
Quarterfinals
First Leg
April 11-12
Real Madrid (Spain) vs. Chelsea (England)
Benfica (Portugal) vs. Inter Milan (Italy)
Manchester City (England) vs. Bayern Munich (Germany)
AC Milan (Italy) vs. Napoli (Italy)
Second Leg
April 18-19
Chelsea (England) vs. Real Madrid (Spain)
Inter Milan (Italy) vs. Benfica (Portugal)
Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Manchester City (England)
Napoli (Italy) vs. AC Milan (Italy)
Semifinals
First Leg
May 9-10
AC Milan (Italy) or Napoli (Italy) vs. Benfica (Portugal) or Inter Milan (Italy)
Real Madrid (Spain) or Chelsea (England) vs. Manchester City (England) or Bayern Munich (Germany)
Second Leg
May 16-17
Benfica (Portugal) or Inter Milan (Italy) vs. AC Milan (Italy) or Napoli (Italy)
Manchester City (England) or Bayern Munich (Germany) vs. Real Madrid (Spain) or Chelsea (England)
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