When is the 2023/2024 Champions League quarterfinal draw – – 2024-03-16 21:31:52

The eight best teams in the 2023/2024 Champions League have already been defined and now it is time for the draw to determine which will be the duels in the quarterfinals of the competition.

This drawing will take place on Friday, March 15. Below, we give you all the details you need to know about it.

Teams classified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League
Of the eight qualifiers, Manchester City and PSG were the clubs that advanced most comfortably thanks to their victories with a difference of four (M. City 6-2 FC Copenhagen) and three goals (PSG 4-1 Real Sociedad) in the global.

Meanwhile, Bayern Munich and Barcelona achieved victories with a difference of two goals each on the aggregate scoreboard to advance to the quarterfinals: Bayern 3-1 Lazio, Barcelona 4-2 Napoli.

For their part, Real Madrid and Arsenal, two of the biggest favorites to win the tournament, had greater obstacles to advance, but ended up achieving their goal. The London team was the one that struggled the most to make it to the quarterfinals, as it ended its victory until penalties. The aggregate scores were Real Madrid 2-1 Red Bull Leipzig and Arsenal 1-1 Porto.

Finally, from the confrontations Borussia Dortmund/PSV and Atlético de Madrid/Inter Milan are the last to qualify for the quarterfinals with their victories this Wednesday in the return matches.

When and what time is it?
The draw will take place on Friday, March 15 at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.

Likewise, the draw can be followed live on the UEFA YouTube channel, as has happened with previous draws in this tournament.

Format of the draw (or draw)
To begin, we have to point out that on Friday, March 15, three draws will be held: the quarterfinals, the semifinals and the final. But let’s take it easy, it’s simpler than it seems.

Quarter finals

It is the first draw that will be held on Friday. The format is the following:

The names of the eight qualified teams are placed on eight balls and placed in a large central drum.
The first ball drawn from the pot will play the first quarterfinal bracket against the second team drawn from the pot.
And so on: the third and fourth balls will be the second quarter-final duel; the fifth and sixth, the third confrontation; and the seventh and eighth balls will define the last key of this phase.
It should be noted that the first ball that comes out in each key will determine the club that will play the first leg at home.
For example, if the Real Madrid ball comes out and then the Barcelona ball comes out, the quarterfinal duel would be Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, ​​the first leg would be played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium and the second leg would be played at the Camp Nou stadium.
Semifinals

Although obviously we will not yet have the teams classified at this stage, the semi-final draw will take place. As?

In a large drum, four balls will be placed that will say the following: “Winner of quarterfinals 1”, “Winner of quarterfinals 2”, “Winner of quarterfinals 3” and “Winner of quarterfinals 4”.
They are mixed in the drum and the same process is followed as in the quarterfinals: the first ball drawn will face the second, while the third will play against the fourth drawn.
Likewise, the first ball that comes out in each key will determine the club that will play the first leg at home.
For example, if the ball comes out first: “Winner of quarterfinals 3” and then “Winner of quarterfinals 1”, the first leg will be in the stadium of the club that wins key three and the second leg will take place. in the stadium of the winning team of key one of the quarterfinals.
Final

Here, there is no more: the two semi-final winners play the final. But, “for administrative reasons, a third draw is held to determine the ‘home’ team in the final,” says UEFA.