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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:
Manchester United learn opponents for Europa League quarter-finals
Manchester United will meet Sevilla in the quarter-finals of the Europa League after the draw for the next round took place in Nyon this afternoon.
The Red Devils will return to Seville in April to face yet another Spanish team in Europe, having also been drawn against Real Sociedad in the groups and Barcelona in the playoff round.
Amidst rumours regarding meeting between the Glazers and potential new owners, United booked their place in the quarter-final last night with a routine 1-0 win against Real Betis. Marcus Rashford scored a spectacular goal to make it 5-1 on aggregate after United had dominated last week’s match at Old Trafford.
Manchester United learn Europa League quarter-final opponents
The Red Devils beat Real Betis 5-1 on aggregate to book their place in the next round
Manchester United bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe attends presentation at Old Trafford
Sir Jim Ratcliffe was at Old Trafford on Friday to attend a presentation held by senior Manchester United management staff.
INEOS founder Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani have made offers to buy United to American merchant bankers Raine, which was brought in to assist the club in assessing bids.
The club’s owners, the Glazer family, announced last November they were conducting a strategic review, with the sale of United one option being considered.
Ratcliffe, the 70-year-old owner of Ligue 1 club Nice, was joined at Old Trafford by INEOS co-owners Andy Currie and John Reece. Former British Cycling chief Sir David Brailsford, now director of sport at INEOS Sport, was also part of the delegation.
Manchester United bidder Sir Jim Ratcliffe attends presentation at Old Trafford
The 70-year-old Nice owner was joined by a strong INEOS delegation.
Manchester United vs Sevilla
Will Erik ten Hag be able to mastermind another victory against Spanish opposition?
Man Utd’s route to the final
Should things turn out as expected in each of the drawn fixtures - which is never how it works out - then Manchester United will have to defeat Sevilla, Juventus and probably Jose Mourinho’s Roma in the final if they want to win the Europa League this year.
That’s one tough route to the title. Erik ten Hag’s men have definitely been put in the more difficult side of the draw.
Europa League quarter-final draw
Sevilla are the record Europa League winners having triumphed in this competition six times previously. Manchester United will have to take on the Spanish side in the last-eight.
The Red Devils have already knocked out Barcelona and Real Betis this season.
Europa League final draw
And for administration purposes the final looks like this:
Winner of semi-final 1 vs Winner of semi-final 2
Europa League semi-final draw
Juventus or Sporting CP take on Manchester United or Sevilla
Feyenoord or Roma will face Bayer Leverkusen or Union Saint-Gilloise
Europa League quarter-final draw in full:
Manchester United vs Sevilla
Juventus vs Sporting CP
Bayer Leverkusen vs Union Saint-Gilloise
Feyenoord vs Roma
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