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UEFA Champions & Europa Leagues ¼Final Draw Results

Chelsea Faces Madrid, Man U faces Sevilla as City takes on Munich

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UEFA Champions & Europa Leagues ¼Final Draw Results

Real Madrid vs Chelsea,

Man City vs Bayern,

AC Milan vs Napoli, and

Benfica vs Inter Milan;

Chelsea and Man City will play each other in the semi-finals should they both win their quarter-final ties; the first legs will be played on April 11/12, with the return fixtures on April 18/19.

Chelsea lost the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final 3-1 to Real Madrid. Chelsea lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League at the same stage last season.

Graham Potter's Chelsea have been paired with Champions League holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals, while Pep Guardiola faces a reunion with former club Bayern Munich for Manchester City.

Both Premier League sides will meet each other in the semi-final, should both Chelsea and City advance through their last-eight ties.

Meanwhile, there will be an all-Italian derby in the quarter-finals as Serie A champions AC Milan face current leaders Napoli, while Inter Milan will take on Benfica.

The first legs of the quarter-finals will take place on April 11 and 12, with the return fixtures on April 18 and 19. Chelsea beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate in their last-16 tie, but now face a major task to reach the last four against holders Real.

Chelsea played Real Madrid in the Champions League last season. The Blues exited last season's Champions League to Real at the same stage – losing the first-leg 3-1 at Stamford Bridge before putting in a valiant outing at the Santiago Bernabeu,

Chelsea, then managed by Thomas Tuchel, went 3-0 up to lead the tie but goals from Rodrygo and Karim Benzema – the latter strike coming in extra-time – saw the Blues crash out 5-4 on aggregate.

Meanwhile, Man City manager Guardiola will face a familiar foe in former side Bayern – the club he won seven major titles with between 2013 and 2016, including three Bundesliga titles.

City and Bayern also have a connection through Joao Cancelo, who left the Premier League side to move to Germany on loan, with an option to make the deal permanent for around £60m.

Should Chelsea and City go on to meet each other in the Champions League last four, it will lead to six meetings between the two clubs in this season alone.

Both Premier League clubs were paired against each other in the third rounds of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup earlier this season.

Champions League quarter-final draw in full:

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Benfica vs Inter Milan

Manchester City vs Bayern Munich

AC Milan vs Napoli

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Champions League semi-final draw in full:

AC Milan or Napoli vs Benfica or Inter Milan

Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Manchester City or Bayern Munich

Can Cancelo face Man City?

Ultimately, it comes down to the loan deal and if Man City have put in a clause to prevent him from playing against them since he moved to Bayern Munich on loan in January.

If so, Joao Cancelo would have to sit out of their meeting should they be drawn against each other in the Champions League. But if there is no clause, then the right-back would be able to feature in the tie.

Opta stats on Chelsea and Man City draws

Chelsea have only lost one of their seven games against Real Madrid in European competition – indeed, they have the lowest percentage of losses against Real Madrid (14%) of any side to have played them 5+ times in Europe.

Chelsea's only defeat in seven matches against Real Madrid in Europe came in their most recent one at Stamford Bridge, losing 1-3 in the 2021-22 quarter-final first leg.

Real Madrid have won their last four UEFA Champions League ties against English sides, beating Chelsea in last season's quarter-final, Manchester City in last season's semi-finals and Liverpool in last season's final and this season's round of 16.

All six previous meetings between Man City and Bayern Munich came in the UEFA Champions League group stages (2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15), with each side winning three times.

This will be Pep Guardiola's first meeting with Bayern Munich since leaving the club. His only managerial games against them came in the 2008-09 Champions League quarter-finals, knocking them out with Barcelona en route to lifting the trophy.

Man City have progressed from all four of their previous UEFA Champions League knockout ties against German clubs, including one quarter-final (2020-21 v Borussia Dortmund).

EUROPA LEAGUE QUARTER-FINALS DRAW Results

The final eight teams in this year's Europa League will discover their route to the final when the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals take place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on Friday. Manchester United, Roma, Feyenoord, Sporting, Sevilla, Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen and Union Saint-Gilloise are all in the draw.

12:13 – FEYENOORD V ROMA

A repeat of that Europa Conference final last year.

12:12 – BAYER LEVERKUSEN V UNION SAINT-GILLOISE

Decent draw for the Beligian surprise package

12:11 – JUVENTUS V SPORTING CP

The Cristiano Ronaldo derby as they are not calling it…

12:10 – MAN UTD V SEVILLA

United out first and up against Sevilla who have won this trophy SIX times and knocked United out in the semis in 2020.

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