Real Madrid will face off against defending champion Chelsea in the quarterfinals. The last eight teams in the English and Spanish leagues were avoided, with the exception of Manchester City, who will play at least one team from the other league. In the other ties, Manchester City take on Atlante Madrid, as well as the other games, including the one against Bayern Munich. LaLiga, MLS, FA Cup, more are included in the viewers guide.
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The winner of the tie between Real Madrid and Chelsea could face off in the semifinals against either Manchester City or Atleti. The teams that will face each other are either Benfica orLiverpool.
Carlo Ancelotti will return to his former club for the first leg, and Thomas Tuchel described the challenge as a tough one.
Roman Abramovich's assets have been frozen since he announced he was selling the club, so there will be no fans at either leg.
The challenge cannot be higher, Tuchel told reporters on Friday. There is a lot of excitement around this fixture.
It is always nice to play European teams.
I think this game changes so much with spectators so hopefully we find a solution and I'm pretty sure everyone at the club, the board, will fight for a chance.
Hopefully we can make it happen.
Real Madrid are 10 points clear at the top of LaLiga and third in the premier league, despite being knocked out in the semifinals last season.
They could face Manchester City in the final in Paris, if they choose to, and they will consider a clash with Benfica as the best option from the draw.
The clash between City and Atleti Madrid will be a fascinating contrast to the styles of both teams.
The two clubs will meet for the first time.
Diego Simeone said that he was drawn to play City because of the admiration he had forPep. They are great ties between the teams after that. Now that we have time to assess the game, we can focus on our game against Rayo Vallecano.
It is expected that one tie will be reversed after both Madrid teams were drawn at home in the second leg of the quarterfinals. Real Madrid should have the second leg of their game against Chelsea reversed because they were the Spanish champion. This happened when both Manchester City and United were drawn at home.
The first and second legs will be on April 5 and 12.
The return legs are on May 3 and 4.
The draw for the quarterfinals of the competition.
The game is between Real Madrid and Chelsea.
Manchester City vs.
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The draw for the semifinals of the league.
Either Manchester City or Real Madrid.
Either Benfica or FC Barcelona would be a good choice.