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- Real Madrid will play Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Manchester City will tackle Bayern Munich.
- Napoli take on AC Milan and Inter Milan face Benfica.
- The semi-finals will be played in May, with the final set for Istanbul on 10 June.
Holders Real Madrid will play Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League while Manchester City were paired with Pep Guardiola’s former side Bayern Munich in Friday’s draw.
Serie A leaders Napoli take on AC Milan in an all-Italian showdown and Inter Milan face Portuguese league leaders Benfica.
The winners of Real’s tie against Chelsea will go on to face either City or Bayern in the semi-finals, throwing open the possibility of an all-English last-four tie.
That also increases the chances of seeing an Italian team reach the final for the first time since Juventus in 2017, as Inter will play either Milan or Napoli in the last four should the Nerazzurri beat Benfica.
Draw in full for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals:
Quarter-finals
Real Madrid (ESP) v Chelsea (ENG)
Benfica (POR) v Inter Milan (ITA)
Manchester City (ENG) v Bayern Munich (GER)
AC Milan (ITA) v Napoli (ITA)
– The ties will take place 11-12 and 18-19 April
Semi-finals
AC Milan (ITA) or Napoli (ITA) v Benfica (POR) or Inter Milan (ITA)
Real Madrid (ESP) or Chelsea (ENG) v Manchester City (ENG) or Bayern Munich (GER)
– The ties will be played 9-10 and 16-17 May
– Final to be played 10 June in Istanbul
The quarter-final first legs will be played on 11 and 12 April, with Real entertaining Chelsea at the Santiago Bernabeu first before travelling to London for the return a week later, and City at home to Bayern first.
Inter were drawn to play Benfica at home initially but will now travel to Lisbon for the first leg to avoid a clash with AC Milan’s meeting with Napoli at San Siro.
The semi-finals will be played in May with the final in Istanbul scheduled for Saturday, 10 June.
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