The draw for the remainder of the Champions League this season has just been concluded in Nyon, Switzerland and we have some interesting match ups on our hands.
England boasts of two teams, Manchester City and Chelsea FC, Spain still has Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, while we have Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig from Germany, Juventus, Napoli, and Atalanta from Italy, and Lyon and PSG from France.
The remainder of the last 16 ties would be concluded soon as UEFA has given the green light for respective clubs to host the return legs at their respective stadiums.
Manchester City will face Juventus or Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals if they knock out Real Madrid in their delayed last-16 second-leg tie when the competition resumes in early August.
Pep Guardiola’s side, who will learn the fate of their appeal against a two-year ban from UEFA club competitions for Financial Fair Play rule breaches on Monday, hold a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Madrid back in February.
Chelsea, the only other remaining Premier League club left in Europe’s top-tier competition, trail Bayern Munich 3-0 ahead of the return leg in Germany, with the winners drawn to meet either Napoli or Barcelona.
Remaining last-16 ties to be concluded
- Manchester City vs Real Madrid (2-1) to be played at the Etihad Stadium
- Bayern Munich vs Chelsea (3-0) to be played at the Allianz Arena
- Barcelona vs Napoli (1-1) to be played at the Camp Nou
- Juventus vs Lyon (0-1) to be played at the Allianz Stadium
Quarter-Finals draw
- Real Madrid or Manchester City vs Lyon or Juventus
- RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
- Napoli or Barcelona vs Chelsea or Bayern
- Atalanta vs PSG
Semi-final draw
- Real Madrid/Manchester City or Lyon/Juventus vs Napoli/Barcelona or Chelsea/Bayern Munich
- RB Leipzig or Atletico Madrid vs Atalanta or Paris Saint-Germain
Champions League dates and location for fixtures
- Champions League last-16 second legs: August 7-8
- Champions League quarter-finals: August 12-15 (Lisbon)
- Champions League semi-finals: August 18-19 (Lisbon)
- Champions League final: August 23 (Estadio da Luz, Lisbon)
I don’t think Chelsea could bounce back, still one hopes.