{"id":1026690,"date":"2022-03-19T16:52:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/19\/2021-22-champions-league-quarterfinals-games-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-03-19T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-19T16:52:31","slug":"2021-22-champions-league-quarterfinals-games-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/19\/2021-22-champions-league-quarterfinals-games-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"2021\/22 Champions League quarterfinals games revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/1639454949_747_GettyImages-82586567-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Champions League trophy\" title=\"Champions League trophy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Champions League trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Defending champions Chelsea have been drawn against 11-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues will host their former manager Carlo Ancelotti, who won the double at Stamford Bridge, in what is a repeat of last year\u2019s semi-final, that Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side won.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere the other tie of the round sees Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City, last year\u2019s runners-up, face Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid, who knocked out City\u2019s rivals Manchester United in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>It will be just the fourth and fifth time that Guardiola and Simeone have faced off against each other and the first time City and Atletico have played against each other.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool will face one of the surprise packages, Benfica, while the other unexpected name, Villarreal, meet Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Should they get through Liverpool will face the winner of the Villarreal and Bayern whilst the other semi-final could see a Madrid derby or Chelsea against City depending on the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The first legs of the quarter-finals will take place on April 5\/6, with the return legs set for the following week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>QUARTER-FINAL DRAW IN FULL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chelsea v Real Madrid<\/li>\n<li>Manchester City v Atletico Madrid<\/li>\n<li>Villarreal v Bayern Munich<\/li>\n<li>Benfica v Liverpool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>SEMI-FINAL DRAW IN FULL<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Manchester City or Atletico Madrid v Chelsea or Real Madrid<\/li>\n<li>Benfica or Liverpool v Villarreal or Bayern Munich<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YLIeSIVldvU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (18-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YLIeSIVldvU?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Champions League trophy Defending champions Chelsea have been drawn against 11-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The Blues will host their former manager Carlo Ancelotti, who won the double at Stamford Bridge, in what is a repeat of last year\u2019s semi-final, that Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side won. 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