Manchester United & Chelsea await Champions League draw Manchester United and Chelsea will represent the Premier League when the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals is made on Friday at 11:00 GMT. United overturned a 2-0 deficit against Olympiakos to book their spot while Chelsea overcame Galatasaray. Quarter-final dates Real Madrids Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo First leg: 1 & 2 April Second leg: 8 & 9 April They will face a stiff test in the last eight with champions Bayern Munich, and Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid impressing in the last 16. Atletico Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Borussia Dortmund make up the eight. Coach Pep Guardiolas Bayern remain favourites to retain their title after defeating Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate. Barcelona and Real Madrid both looked very strong in reaching the quarters. La Liga champions Barca eased past Manchester City, while Real, with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in blistering form, brushed aside German club Schalke. Atletico Madrid, who lie second in the Spanish league, defeated seven-time European champions AC Milan 5-1 over two legs. Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain have the potent strikeforce of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edinson Cavani. German side Dortmund make up the line-up. They have had a mixed domestic season so far, but coach Jurgen Klopps men have the experience of reaching last seasons final. Champions League quarter-finalists: Atletico Madrid Barcelona Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund Chelsea Manchester United Paris St-Germain Real Madrid
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:13:46 +0000