Chelsea To Play Real Madrid In Champions League Quarter-Finals For Second Season In A Row

The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League took place on Friday. Chelsea will play Real Madrid in the last eight.

The draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League took place on Friday.

Reigning champions Real Madrid were drawn against Chelsea in the last eight in a repeat of last season's quarter-final.

Real or Chelsea will then play either Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.

On the other side of the draw, AC Milan will face Napoli in an all-Italian quarter-final.

The winner of that tie will take on either Benfica or Inter Milan in the semis.

Real Madrid knocked Chelsea out in the quarter-finals last season, after winning 3-1 in the first leg at Stamford Bridge and eventually 5-4 on aggregate :: IMAGO/Jones

Champions League quarter-final draw in full

• Real Madrid vs Chelsea
• Benfica vs Inter Milan
• Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
• AC Milan vs Napoli

Champions League semi-final draw

• AC Milan or Napoli vs Benfica or Inter Milan
• Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Manchester City or Bayern Munich

When will these matches be played?

• Quarter-final first legs: April 11/12
• Quarter-final second legs: April 18/19
• Semi-final first legs: May 9/10
• Semi-final second legs: May 16/17
• Final: June 10 (Ataturk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul)

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League was made on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland :: IMAGO/Mandoga Media