The most attractive couple? Real Madrid footballers will face the Chelsea trophy defender in the Champions League quarterfinals. Last year’s Manchester City finalist will face Atlético Madrid in the second Anglo-Spanish duel. Liverpool is waiting for Benfica Lisbon, Bayern Munich will challenge Villarreal. The lot was decided in Nyon, Switzerland.
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The lottery international Mikaël Silvestre has also decided that the winner of the two-match between City and Athletics will welcome Chelsea and Real in the opening match of the semifinals. Benfica or Liverpool will start against the more successful of confronting Villarreal with Bayern.
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Real, who is a Champions League record holder with 13 triumphs, would like to return Chelsea’s elimination from last year’s semifinals. At that time, the London team initially drew 1: 1 in Madrid and then won the home revenge 2: 0. White ballet coach Carl Ancelotti is facing another confrontation with his former employer, in the round of 16 his charges eliminated Paris St. Germain. Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel has not lost any of the six duels so far with Real Madrid in LM.
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Manchester City meets Athletics for the first time in the cups. In this year’s playoffs, the Madrid team will run into a rival from Manchester for the second time in a row, in the last round they dealt with United. Benfica will challenge Liverpool in the Champions League for the first time since the round of 16 of 2005/06, which they won 3-0.
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The opening quarterfinal matches will be played on April 5 and 6, revenge is scheduled for April 12 and 13. The first semifinals will take place on April 26 and 27 and the retaliation matches on May 3 and 4. The final will take place on May 28 in Paris at the Stade de France.
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West Ham football players with three Czech national team players Souček, Coufal and Král will compete in the quarterfinals of the European League with Lyon. Barcelona has Frankfurt.
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| Champions League quarter-final lot: |
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| Chelsea – Real Madrid |
| Manchester City – Atlético Madrid |
| Villarreal – Bayern Munich |
| Benfica Lisbon – Liverpool |
| The first matches on April 5 and 6, revenge on April 12 and 13 |
| Semifinals: |
| Manchester City/Atlético Madrid – Chelsea/Real Madrid |
| Benfica Lisbon/Liverpool – Villarreal/Bayern Mnichov |
| The first matches on April 26 and 27, revenge on May 3 and 4 |
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