helsea shall be assured of extending their run within the Champions League if they will land a plum tie in Friday’s quarter-final draw.
A comeback win over Borussia Dortmund booked the Blues’ spot within the ceremony in Switzerland later this week, with six of the eight groups now confirmed.
The draw is totally open, with no restrictions on dealing with groups from the identical nation or group.
Subsequently, a rematch of the 2021 ultimate in opposition to Manchester Metropolis is a possible final result after Pep Guardiola’s facet demolished RB Leipzig within the second leg of their last-16 tie.
No different Premier League facet is prone to make it to the ultimate eight with Tottenham knocked out by AC Milan and Liverpool crushed by Actual Madrid.
Chelsea will fancy their possibilities in opposition to a Milan group they beat twice within the teams whereas it might be a case of revenge in opposition to Actual for final season’s quarter-final shock on the Bernabeu.
Inter Milan are additionally within the hat after edging Porto though Chelsea have by no means crushed the Italians following their solely assembly, within the 2010 knockouts.
Bayern Munich are one other group the Blues have a less-than-convincing historical past with, bar their 2012 ultimate triumph. Benfica, plus one Napoli full the draw.
Doable Chelsea opponents within the Champions League quarter-final draw:
- Actual Madrid
- Napoli
- AC Milan
- Bayern Munich
- Benfica
- Manchester Metropolis
- Inter Milan
Ties shall be performed on the midweeks of April 10 and April 17.