UCL draw: Man City could face Juve in quarters, Barca vs Bayern on cards
The historic UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw took place on Friday. It was historic in the sense because it took place even before all the matches in Round of 16 got over.
By : migrator
Update: 2020-07-10 11:55 GMT
The Champions League had to be stopped in March due to the coronavirus pandemic with few second-leg matches left to be played.
The governing body had earlier announced dates of the second-leg matches which will be played behind closed doors in Turin, Manchester, Munich and Barcelona on August 7 and 8 respectively.
The quarter-final draw saw winner of Real Madrid and Manchester City pitted against winner between Lyon and Juventus. City hold the edge over Real as they had beaten them 2-1 in the first leg at Santiago Bernabeu. Juventus had edged Lyon 1-0 in France.
RB Leipzig will lock horns against Atletico Madrid, who had ousted defending champions Liverpool in the Last-16 round, recording a 3-2 win on aggregate. Leipzig, meanwhile, had trashed Tottenham 4-0 over two legs.
The winner between Napoli and Barcelona tie will face winner of Chelsea and Bayern Munich clash. Barca had earlier won 1-0 in Naples while Bayern had crushed Chelsea in London in the first leg.
The fourth and final fixture is rather a simpler one as Atalanta will take on Paris Saint Germain. The Italian side blew away Valencia 8-4 over two legs while PSG edged Borussia Dortmund 3-2 in thrilling Last-16 tie.
The final will be played at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon on August 23.
Quarter-finals (to be played from August 12-16)
* Real Madrid/Manchester City vs Lyon/Juventus
* RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
* Napoli/Barcelona vs Chelsea/Bayern Munich
* Atalanta vs Paris Saint-Germain
Semi-finals (to be played on August 18-19)
* Real Madrid/Manchester City or Lyon/Juventus vs Napoli/Barcelona or Chelsea/Bayern Munich
* RB Leipzig or Atletico Madrid vs Atalanta or Paris Saint-Germain.
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