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Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and AC Milan are also in the pot for the last eight
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea will play holders Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals, with the winners facing either Manchester City or Bayern Munich following a top-heavy draw that produced two blockbuster ties.
On the other side of the draw Napoli will face AC Milan in an all-Italian clash, while Inter Milan will play Benfica. It means one of those sides will reach the Champions League final.
Real Madrid defeated Chelsea in last season’s quarter-finals on their way to lifting the Champions League for the 14th time and Friday’s draw produced a repeat of that tie. Manchester City’s quest to win their first Champions League title will also have to be done the hard way, with Pep Guardiola’s side facing German champions Bayern Munich before a potential rematch with Madrid in the semi-finals.
Follow live updates from the Champions League draw, below:
Europa League quarter-final draw
The first team out of the pot are Manchester United...
... they face Sevilla. Arguably the hardest draw in the pot?
Europa League quarter-final draw
Giorgio Marchetti explains that the draw is pretty a free-for-all. You play whoever you’re drawn against with no restrictions.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Uefa ambassador and former Hungary international Zoltan Gera will be drawing the balls once again having previously helped out during the round of 16 draw.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Let’s find out who Manchester United will face in the next round of the Europa League.
After a round-up of the previous results and an explainer on how each team made it to this stage, Giorgio Marchetti is brought back onto the stage.
Erik ten Hag praises Marcus Rashford’s focus, persistence and quality
Erik ten Hag highlighted Marcus Rashford’s focus, persistence and quality after the in-form forward fired Manchester United to a 1-0 victory at Real Betis in the Europa League.
Despite boasting a 4-1 lead from last week’s last-16 first leg at Old Trafford, the Red Devils boss only made four changes for the return fixture from Sunday’s Premier League draw with Southampton.
Betis made life difficult for United during the first half at a bouncing Estadio Benito Villamarin, which was silenced in the 55th minute when Rashford rifled home in stunning fashion.
The 25-year-old emerged from the break with the bit between his teeth and thumped in a 25-yard effort just minutes after he had uncharacteristically blazed over a glorious chance.
Erik ten Hag praises Marcus Rashford’s focus, persistence and quality
The 25-year-old scored again as the Red Devils reached the Europa League quarter-finals.
Which teams are involved in the draw?
Feyenoord (NED)
Juventus (ITA)
Leverkusen (GER)
Manchester United (ENG)
Roma (ITA)
Sevilla (ESP)
Sporting CP (POR)
Union Saint-Gilloise (BEL)
When are Europa League matches?
Quarter-finals: 13th & 20th April 2023
Semi-finals: 11th & 18th May 2023
Final: 31st May 2023
How the Europa League draw works
Quarter-finals
At this stage of the competition, no teams are seeded and there is no country protection. Eight balls containing the names of the quarter-finalists are placed in the large central bowl and shuffled.
The first team drawn plays its first match at home, against the second team drawn. The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls to complete the quarter-final pairings.
Semi-finals
No teams are seeded and there is no country protection. Four balls containing slips of paper marked ‘Winners of quarter-final 1’ to ‘Winners of quarter-final 4’ are placed in a large central bowl and shuffled.
The first and second balls drawn determine the first pairing, the first ball drawn representing the home team for the first leg. The procedure is repeated with the remaining balls in the bowl to complete the semi-final pairings.
Final
Two balls containing slips of paper marked ‘Winners of semi-final 1’ and ‘Winners of semi-final 2’ are placed in a central bowl and shuffled.
The first ball drawn designates the nominal home team for the final.
Arsenal’s Europa League exit is a defining moment in Premier League title race
The clock was already ticking as Mikel Arteta returned to the Arsenal dressing room and inspected the emotional and physical damage of a bruising exit from the Europa League.
Without time to waste, Arteta turned his team’s attention to what is the sole focus of their season, and the “11 finals” that stand between now and a first Premier League title in 19 years.
The first of which, against Crystal Palace on Sunday, may prove to be one of their toughest remaining tests. That may seem at odds with Palace’s form, which has led to Patrick Vieira’s sacking after a 12-game winless run this year, but Arsenal now have much more to overcome.
As well as the knocks and injuries that will accompany what turned into a brutal battle against Sporting, Arsenal must also deal with the disappointment of this latest setback.
Arsenal’s Europa League exit is a defining moment in title race
Defeat to Sporting on penalties leaves Mikel Arteta’s side with 11 ‘cup finals’ until the end of the season, starting with Crystal Palace on Sunday
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