UEFA Champions League Draw: The draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League has been done and dusted. Defending champions Real Madrid will face Chelsea. Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City will take on his former club Bayern Munich after the two teams were drawn together in Nyon on Friday. Follow UEFA Champions League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
UEFA Champions League Draw: CLASH of Giants, ‘Real Madrid is winning it again’, fans react as UCL Quarterfinal Draw concludes – Check Reactions
Real Madrid, who defeated Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate in the last 16, will now face another English team Chelsea. Meanwhile, City, will be up against Bayern, who were managed by Guardiola for three seasons starting from 2013 and won the championship in 2020.
In an all-Italian encounter, the current Serie A champions AC Milan will face off against Napoli, while Inter Milan will take on Portugal team Benfica.
The first leg of the quarterfinal will be played on April 11 and 12, the second leg of the tournament will be played on April 18 and 19.
🇪🇸 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 by the Club Competitions Committee. #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/m1gMqFs1fV
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 17, 2023
UEFA Champions League Draw: CLASH of Giants, ‘Real Madrid is winning it again’, fans react as UCL Quarterfinal Draw concludes – Check Reactions
Twitter, as expected, was abuzz after the announcement. While Chelsea fans expressed their concern after drawing Real Madrid, City fans claimed of the club going all the way with a win over Bayern. Check out reactions:
Manchester City Vrs Napoli Final❗️
— MJ (@dancelordmj) March 17, 2023
Real Madrid are taking a similar route they took last season in the UEFA Champions League. Winning it again is very, very possible.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 17, 2023
Champions League quarter finals #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/pMpUkHlNlP
— Troll Football (@TrollFootball) March 17, 2023
I will be there at Stamford Bridge, I will be there at the Bernabeu ,I will be there at Allianz Arena , I will be there at Etihad. There will be no escape route for Chelsea😌 #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/ND2FaDwiFH
— CALM SCOUSER (@chrispianoo) March 17, 2023
I need Real Madrid to bumble Chelsea even more. Man City could go all the way uno 👀#UCLdraw
— 🤷♂️ (@Rjdhd90) March 17, 2023
Although any team is capable of beating any team in the Champions League, we tried to analyse which team has better chance of qualifying for the semi-finals. Here’s our prediction:
Real Madrid v Chelsea
After a terrible few months, Chelsea finally brought a much-needed smile to their fans’ faces when they handed Borussia Dortmund a defeat with a 2-1 aggregate win in the Champions League round of 16. While the win is likely to give a big boost to the Blues, it will be an uphill task for the young side to compete against European giants Real Madrid. Predicting Real Madrid to advance to the semi-finals.
UEFA Champions League Draw: CLASH of Giants, ‘Real Madrid is winning it again’, fans react as UCL Quarterfinal Draw concludes – Check Reactions
Benfica v Inter Milan
Inter Milan had a tough task ahead as the Portugal side Benfica has looked dominant in both the Champions League and their domestic league this season. Inter had narrowly advanced past Porto in the round of 16 and are likely to face a narrow defeat against Benfica.
Manchester City v Bayern Munich
This is likely to be the toughest match of the quarterfinals. This is the first time these two sides will meet since the group stage in 2014-15. Each of these sides won their head-to-head matchup at home and it will be a neck-to-neck contest. Picking Man City to narrowly go past Bayern.
AC Milan v Napoli
Napoli has dominated Serie A and is in red hot form, where they have an 18-point lead in the table. They are favorites to go past the AC Milan side.
UEFA Champions League Draw: CLASH of Giants, ‘Real Madrid is winning it again’, fans react as UCL Quarterfinal Draw concludes – Check Reactions
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