Real Madrid to clash with Chelsea in Champions League quarter-finals

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March 17, 2023

Real Madrid will clash with Chelsea in Champions League quarter-finals following the draw conducted at UEFA headquarters in Nyon on Friday.

The first leg will be held at the Santiago Bernabéu on 11 or 12 April and the return will take place at Stamford Bridge on 18 or 19. Both games will kick off at 9:00 pm CET.

If they qualify, Real Madrid will take on the winners of the tie between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

A semi-final first leg would take place at home on 9 or 10 May, with the second leg coming away on 16 or 17 May.

The final is set for Saturday 10 June at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

The English side are once again Reals’ quarter-final opponents, just as they were last season (5-4 on aggregate) on the way to La Decimocuarta.

The two clubs have crossed paths on 4 occasions in European competition to date.

Graham Potter’s side are into the quarters having beaten Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Round of 16, after topping their group against Inter, Salzburg and Dinamo Zagreb.

Sterling is the team’s leading scorer with three.

Besides the Real Madrid versus Chelsea clash, other quarter-final ties include Inter Milan versus Benfica, Manchester City versus Bayern Munich, and AC Milan versus Napoli.

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