When is the Champions League quarter-final draw and who is involved?
Man City and Chelsea have reached the Champions League quarter-finals, after Tottenham were beaten by AC Milan and Liverpool were knocked out by Real Madrid… but when will the draw for the last eight take place? And when will the matches be played?
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The Champions League quarter-final line-up is set in stone after the completion of the round-of-16 on Wednesday.
Liverpool were unable to overturn their huge deficit to Real Madrid as they crashed out of the tournament 6-2 on aggregate – a record defeat for the Reds – following a 1-0 loss to the defending champions at the Bernabeu.
On Tuesday, Manchester City thrashed RB Leipzig to join Chelsea in the last eight, with Erling Haaland in record-breaking form for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Chelsea had secured their spot in the last eight with a crucial victory over Borussia Dortmund last week, while rivals Tottenham fell short against AC Milan as they were dumped out of the tournament.
The quarter-final stage is where the Champions League really becomes interesting, with seedings no longer a factor and clubs from the same country able to face each other. But when does the draw take place? And when will the quarter-final ties be played? Sportsmail provides the answers below.
Erling Haaland scored five times as Man City thrashed RB Leipzig 7-0 to reach the last eight
Liverpool were unable to overturn their huge deficit to Real Madrid as they lost 6-2 on aggregate
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw and how to watch it?
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will take place on Friday, March 17.
It will get underway at 11am, for those in the United Kingdom, and will typically take place at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The draw will be available to stream on UEFA’s official website, while BT Sport will also be televising it live.
Sportsmail will also be covering the draw live, so you can keep up-to-date with us.
How will the draw work? And what about the semi-final and final?
The quarter-final draw will consist of eight teams, being those who prevailed in the round of 16 ties.
As stated, there are no longer any seeds, while teams from the same country can now square off. Those who competed in the group stage together can also be drawn against each other in the quarter-final stage.
The Champions League semi-final draw will be made too as the path to the final becomes clear
The semi-final draw will then immediately follow, meaning those who have progressed to the quarter-finals will also know their potential route to the final.
A draw will also me made to determine the ‘home’ team for the final, which will take place at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, though that is purely for administrative purposes.
Who has reached the quarter-finals?
All eight teams who will be in Friday’s draw have now been confirmed following the conclusion of the last-16 on Wednesday.
These are:
- Chelsea
- Benfica
- Bayern Munich
- AC Milan
- Inter Milan
- Manchester City
- Napoli
- Real Madrid
Graham Potter’s Chelsea were the first English side to book their place in the quarter-finals
When will the quarter-finals take place?
The first legs of Champions League quarter-final stage will be played on April 11-12, while the return legs will be played on April 18-19.
The first legs of the Champions League semi-final stage will then take place on May 9-10, with the return legs on May 16-17.
The final will then take place on June 10 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
