Champions League draw: Man City take on Bayern Munich, Chelsea face Real Madrid

Man Utd will face Seville in the Europa League meanwhile.

Fri, 17 Mar, 2023 - 15:41

Fiona Halligan

The draws for the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals took place this morning in Nyon. It threw up some mouth-watering pairings with an all-English semi final a possibility.

Chelsea are away to powerhouses Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final, with Man City getting home advantage in their first leg against Bayern Munich. Milan take on Napoli in an all-Italian affair with Benfica meeting Inter.

🇪🇸 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

The semi-finals will see the winners of Chelsea/Real Madrid take on the winners of Man City/Bayern, which if results go their way could see a breathtaking two legs between the English sides.

There is a possibility also of an all-Italian semi-final on the other half of the draw with three Italian teams on that side.

The first leg of the quarter-finals will take place on the 11th/12th April and the second leg the following week the 18th /19th April.

The semi final first leg will take place the 9th/10th May and the following week will see the second leg take place on the 16th/17th May.

The Champions League final will take place on Saturday 10th June at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

Meanwhile in the Europa League, Manchester United will return to Spain once again having been drawn against Sevilla in the quarter-finals.

Erik ten Hag's side faced Real Sociedad in the group stages before beating Barcelona in the play-off round and seeing off Real Betis - also based in Seville - in the last-16.

Sevilla have won the competition a record six times but if United can progress they will face a semi-final against either Juventus or Sporting, who beat Arsenal on penalties to reach this stage.

On the other side of the draw, Feyenoord face Roma in a repeat of last season's Europa Conference League final while Bayer Leverkusen take on Belgium's Union Saint-Gilloise.