Real Madrid draw Chelsea, Pep Guardiola returns to Bayern in Champions League quarters
Defending champions Real Madrid will play 2021 winners Chelsea in the quarter-finals of the Champions League while Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola will face his former club Bayern Munich after they were drawn together in Nyon on Friday.
Real, who beat last year’s finals Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate in the last 16, will be up against another English side after Graham Potter’s Chelsea handed Borussia Dortmund their first loss of the year and qualified with a 2-1 aggregate win.
City, who were runners-up in 2021, will face 2020 champions Bayern who were managed Guardiola for three seasons from 2013. Under Guardiola, they were perennial Bundesliga champions but fell at the Champions League semi-final stage each year.
🇪🇸 Real Madrid vs Chelsea 🏴 🇵🇹 Benfica vs Inter 🇮🇹🏴 Man City vs Bayern 🇩🇪🇮🇹 Milan vs Napoli 🇮🇹
*FC Internazionale Milano’s match has been reversed in accordance with the principles set the Club Competitions Committee. #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/m1gMqFs1fV
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 17, 2023
Reigning Serie A champions AC Milan will face this season’s runaway leaders Napoli in an all-Italian clash while Inter Milan play Portuguese side Benfica.
The semi-final draw was also made with all three Italian sides on one side of the draw and both English teams in the other half.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL DRAW
Real Madrid v Chelsea
Benfica v Inter Milan
Manchester City v Bayern Munich
AC Milan v Napoli
Team drawn first hosts the first leg
First legs: April 11-12
Second legs: April 18-19
SEMI-FINAL DRAW
Semi-final 1: Milan/Napoli v Benfica/Inter
Semi-final 2: Real/Chelsea v City/Bayern
Team drawn first hosts the first leg
First legs: May 9-10
Second legs: May 16-17
