Liverpool, Manchester City and Chelsea will soon discover their Champions League quarter-final fate after battling through to the last eight. Manchester United’s home defeat to Atletico Madrid split up the Premier League quartet which could have made it a full-house, but plenty of mouthwatering ties remain in prospect as Europe’s elite competition takes shape.
City and Liverpool took care of business last week to cement their spots in the quarter-finals. Pep Guardiola’s side played out a goalless bore draw with Sporting Lisbon after dominating the away leg 5-0, and the Reds survived an almighty scare against Inter Milan to clinch the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
On Wednesday night, goals from Cesar Azpilicueta and Christian Pulisic were enough to see Chelsea send Lille packing as they vie to defend their Champions League crown. United, meanwhile, will turn their attention back towards the Premier League after being knocked out by Atletico.
Elsewhere in the competition, Bayern Munich battered RB Salzburg 7-1, Benfica pulled off an impressive win over Ajax, Villarreal thrashed Juventus on Italian turf and Real Madrid produced an unlikely comeback against PSG to advance to the next stage.
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From the quarter-finals onwards it is an open draw, so teams from the same country could face one another. There are no seeds, so the venue for the first leg first will depend on which order the balls are drawn.
The Champions League final is scheduled to take place on May 28, having been moved from Saint Petersburg to Paris. Last year’s showdown in Porto was won by Chelsea, who pipped Man City 1-0 in a tense battle for Europe’s top prize.
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