LIVE – Champions League draw: Liverpool face Real Madrid in huge quarter-final, while Man City play Haaland’s Dortmund and Chelsea get lucky with Porto… plus Bayern-PSG in rematch of the last final!
- 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.
Semi final 2: Real Madrid/Liverpool vs. Porto/Chelsea
The winner of quarter final 4 will face the winner of quarter final 2 in the second semi final.
Semi final 1: Bayern Munich/PSG vs. Manchester City/Dortmund
The winner of quarter final 3 will take on the winner of quarter final 1 in the first semi final.
Some tasty games there, now to conduct the draw for the semi finals…
Real Madrid vs. LIVERPOOL
That means the last quarter final will be between the two finalists of the 2018 competition.
Bayern Munich vs. PSG
Huge quarter final clash between last season’s finalists!
FC Porto vs. CHELSEA
Thomas Tuchel’s side draw arguably the easiest of the remaining opponents.
MANCHESTER CITY vs. Borussia Dortmund
Pep Guardiola’s side will get a first-hand look at summer transfer target Erling Haaland.
We are under way…
FINALLY!
Today’s special guest…Hamit Altintop
Joining Giorgio Machetti to conduct the draws for the quarter finals and semi finals will be former Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Galatasary star Hamit Altintop.
A very dramatic recap of the round of 16 action has just been shown as we inch closer towards the draw.
Date for the diary
There is only one place these eight teams want to be on May 29, 2021.
Istanbul.
The Turkish city is the host for this season’s Champions League final.
Here we go then…
FIVE MINUTE WARNING
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..
A reminder of the teams in the draw
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Chelsea
PSG
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Porto
Liverpool
Haaland streets ahead in the Golden Boot race
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?
Everything you need to know ahead of today’s draw
The stage is set… just half an hour to go!
The draw gets under way in Nyon, Switzerland in 30 minutes!
Does everything rest on the Champions League for Liverpool?
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.
Ramos: ‘Judge us by performance, not age!’
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.
Tuchel: ‘NO ONE will want to play us’
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.
Click below to read more.
How the remaining teams look ahead of today’s draw
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?
Click below to read more.
The final eight
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.
Now it gets serious…
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.
Now for the formality of who will be the home side in the final in Istanbul, and it will be the winner of semi final 1.