Chelsea have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Blues last faced Los Blancos in last year’s competition and came away 3-1 victors over two legs in the semi-final.
The draw in Nyon saw a number of tricky ties on the cards for Thomas Tuchel and co with the likes of Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid all in the pot. Speaking following his side’s victory over Lille, the Blues boss wasn’t too worried about the other teams however.
“I want us to be the team nobody wants to play,” said the German coach, “This is the role we see ourselves in this round of eight. It’s a big step to do it again, again, and again. We fight for the top four places in the toughest league maybe in the world right now and we fight in the last eight again [in the Champions League]. So this brings out the best in us and we want to be the team nobody wants to play against. So let’s see what happens.”
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The Blues could see two repeat fixtures from last year’s competition with the potential to play Manchester City in the semi-final, having overcome them in last year’s final in Porto. If Chelsea are successful in making it to the final they will see themselves in the away dressing room however.
We will now have to wait and see how it all pans out but we can see who Chelsea will need to take on to find themselves in Paris. Look below for the route to the Champions League final at the Stade de France on May 28.
Quarter-final draw (Ties to be played April 5/6 and 12/13)
Chelsea vs Real Madrid (Tie is set to be reversed with Chelsea playing their home leg second as both Madrid teams cannot play at home in the first leg)
Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid
Villarreal vs Bayern Munich
Benfica vs Liverpool
Semi-final draw (Ties to be played April 26/27 and May 3/4)
Man City/Atletico vs Chelsea/Real Madrid
Benfica/Liverpool vs Villarreal/Bayern Munich
The final
The nominal host will come from Befica, Liverpool, Villarreal and Bayern Munich.
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