The Champions League quarter-final finals were held today (Friday) in Switzerland and provided us with quite fascinating encounters. In the spotlight, European champions Chelsea will host Real Madrid in the first game, but whoever wins the summit will meet the winner between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals – who again meets an English rival and the city of Manchester after beating United in the eighth.
In the other quarter-final matches that have come out, Villarreal will host Bayern Munich in the first meeting and Liverpool will first go to Portugal for the game against Benfica, where on paper it is expected to qualify for the last four and there it will likely meet Bayern Munich, assuming the Bavarians overcome the yellow submarine.
Lottery quarterfinals:
Chelsea – Real Madrid
Manchester City – Atletico Madrid
Villarreal – Bayern Munich
Benfica – Liverpool
Semi-final draw:
Manchester City / Atletico Madrid – Chelsea / Real Madrid
Benfica / Liverpool – Villarreal / Bayern Munich
Remember, in the quarter-finals Real Madrid overtook Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City easily beat Sporting Lisbon, Liverpool beat Inter despite a home loss at Anfield, Bayern Munich beat Salzburg after a draw in the first game, Chelsea had no difficulty Against Lille, Atletico Madrid knocked out Manchester United and Benfica surprised Ajax with a 0-1 rematch in Amsterdam.
The quarter-final matches will be held on April 5 and 6 and the rematch will take place a week later. The semi-finals will be held on April 26/17 and a week later the rematch will take place. The final will take place on May 28 in Paris at 22:00 Israel time.