The Champions League, Europa League and Conference League quarter-final pairings have been drawn on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.
Reigning winner of the Men’s Champions League, Real Madrid will face Chelsea in the quarter-finals. Manchester City will face Bayern Munich, AC Milan will face Napoli and Benfica will face Inter Milan.
In the meeting between the Spanish Real and the English Chelsea, the winners of the previous two seasons of the Champions League will collide. The match between the English giant City and the German giant Bayern brings additional interest that City’s head coach Pep Guardiola previously captained Bayern.
– It will be a reunion between Pep Guardiola and Erling Haaland’s with. They are old acquaintances from the Bundesliga, the CEO of Bayern Oliver Kahn said, according to AFP, referring to the City coach and star Norwegian striker.
In the battle of the Italian teams, Napoli, the league leader in their home country, will face AC Milan, who are fourth in Serie A. Benfica leads the Portuguese league and Inter are second in Serie A.
Central defender plays in AC Milan Malick Thiawwho has German and Finnish passports.
The winner of the match between Real and Chelsea will face City or Bayern, so the semi-finals may see a battle between the English teams. In the second semi-final pair, the winners of the quarter-finals Milan–Napoli and Benfica–Inter meet, so a semi-final pair between the Italians is possible.
The opening legs of the semifinals will be played on the 11th–12th. April and the other parts a week later. Real, Benfica, Manchester City and AC Milan will start matches at home. The final is in Istanbul on June 10.
Hradecky’s and Terho’s teams against each other
In Nyon, Switzerland, the Europa League and Conference League quarter-final pairs were also drawn on Friday.
In the quarter-finals of the Europa League, teams represented by Finnish players will meet. Keeper Lukas Hradecky German team Bayer Leverkusen’s opponent is Casper Terhon Belgian group Union Saint-Gilloise.
In other quarter-final pairings, Manchester United will face Sevilla, Juventus Sporting and Feyenoord AS Roma.
In the conference league quarterfinals, Lech Poznan will face Fiorentina, Gent West Ham, Anderlecht AZ Alkmaar and Basel Nice.
The Europa League and Conference League quarter-finals match dates are April 13 and 20.