The draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Friday determined two attractive ‘Anglo-Spanish’ duels, with Chelsea (defender of the title) against Real Madrid and Manchester City against Atlético de Madrid.
The winners of these two qualifiers will then be rivals in the semifinals, as was also decided by the draw held in Nyon (Switzerland), while the other semifinal of the Champions League will measure the winners of the other two quarterfinals, Benfica-
Liverpool and Villarreal-Bayern Munich.
Liverpool got it cheap
The first leg of the quarterfinals is scheduled for April 5 and 6, while the second leg will take place a week later, on April 12 and 13. The Chelsea-Real Madrid pulse, first in the British capital and then in Spain, is presented as the star tie of the quarterfinals. It will also be a repeat of last season’s semi-final that Chelsea won, drawing 1-1 in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid and then winning 2-0 in the second leg at Stamford Bridge in London.
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Atlético de Madrid, executioner in the second round of Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United, will have to play in the quarterfinals against the other great Manchester club, City, with the first game in England. Manchester City, finalists of the tournament last season, continue to search for their first title in the star competition of European club football.
Luis Díaz’s Liverpool and Bayern Munich, both six-time European champions, initially avoided the greatest dangers and will face Benfica and Villarreal, respectively, also playing the second leg of the quarterfinals at their stadiums. The final of the Champions League 2021-2022, initially scheduled in Saint Petersburg (Russia), was transferred to the Stade de France in Paris and will be played on May 28.
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with AFP
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