Champions League quarter and semi-final draws LIVE updates
LIVE – Champions League draw: Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City all in line for blockbuster ties with Europe’s giants as quarter-finals and semi-finals are drawn
- Draws for both the Champions League quarter and semi-finals take place TODAY
- British trio Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City all await their last-eight fate
- How the remaining teams are looking ahead of the all-important draws
- Latest Champions League news, including fixtures and results
The draws for the Champions League quarter and semi-finals take place this morning, with British trio Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City awaiting their fate.
There are no easy games remaining come the last-eight, with the likes of Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid still in the competition.
And with English teams making up three of the eight spots, a domestic clash could well be on the table.
Follow Sportsmail’s Ollie Lewis for live coverage of the Champions League quarter and semi-final draws.
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Until the coverage of the draw gets going but, truth be told, UEFA sure know how to drag this process out normally.
Edging ever closer…
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Chelsea
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Porto
Liverpool
The Norwegian wonderkid has taken European football by storm since bursting onto the scene with RB Salzburg last season. Can he fire Dortmund into the semi finals?
The draw gets under way in Nyon, Switzerland in 30 minutes!
Jurgen Klopp has conceded it is ‘almost impossible’ for his floundering champions to qualify for next season’s tournament via the top four, in incredible remarks made to Sport Bild this week.
If those claims are to come to fruition, Liverpool’s only chance of entrance into the next edition of the competition will be by lifting the famous trophy on May 29. Can the injury-hit Reds win their seventh crown this season?
Click below to read more from Klopp’s interview.
It is fair to say Real Madrid are no longer the force that romped to three successive Champions League crowns on the spin, but captain Sergio Ramos has warned not to write off Zinedine Zidane’s side just yet.
Click below to read more.
The new Chelsea boss is in bullish mood, and quite rightly so. He remains undefeated since taking over at Stamford Bridge in January, and the Blues laid down a marker to the rest of the competition with a resounding 3-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid in the last round.
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The pretenders have made way for the serious contenders, but what shape are the remaining eight teams in as we had towards the nitty gritty of this season’s competition?
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Only eight teams remain in this season’s competition. They are…
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Chelsea
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Porto
Liverpool
As opposed to previous draws, none of these sides are seeded, meaning it is a straight shootout from here until the final on May 29.
Good morning and welcome to the draw for the quarter and semi finals of this season’s Champions League.
We are well and truly in the business end of the competition now, after eight contenders were sent packing in a thrilling round of 16.
The Premier League’s remaining contingent of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are still going strong, but at this stage of the competition there will be no easy games, even if they do have their eye on Porto and Dortmund.
Neutrals will be hoping for big clashes involving Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and PSG. Of course, there are no restrictions in regard to English sides facing each other at this stage.
Stay tuned as we build towards live coverage of today’s draw from Nyon, Switzerland, set to get underway at 11am GMT.
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