Chelsea toppled Borussia Dortmund to reach the Champions League quarter-finals, while Tottenham, Man City and Liverpool are still battling for a place… but when will the draw for the last-eight take place? And when will the matches be played?
The Champions League round of 16 got back underway on Tuesday evening, as Chelsea overturned a 1-0 deficit to beat Borussia Dortmund and progress to the quarter-finals.
Three English teams are still in the hunt to join Chelsea, with Man City best positioned having drawn 1-1 with RB Leipzig in Germany two weeks ago. Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat to AC Milan in Italy, but will look to follow Chelsea by making home advantage count in the return fixture.
Liverpool, meanwhile, will need a miracle to progress to the last-eight, having fallen to a 5-2 defeat against reigning champions Real Madrid at Anfield. Their 7-0 demolition of bitter rivals Manchester United will give Jurgen Klopp hope, however.
The quarter-final stage is where the Champions League really becomes interesting, with seedings no longer a factor and clubs from the same country able to face each other.
But when does the draw take place? And when will the quarter-final ties be played? Sportsmail provides the answers below.
Graham Potter’s Chelsea beat Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night to reach the last-eight
Liverpool need a miracle after losing 5-2 to holders Real Madrid in their first-leg tie at Anfield
When is the Champions League quarter-final draw and how to watch it?
The draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League will take place on Friday, March 17.
It will get underway at 11am, for those in the United Kingdom, and will typically take place at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The draw will be available to stream on UEFA’s official website, while BT Sport will also be televising it live.
Sportsmail will also be covering the draw live, so you can keep up-to-date with us.
How will the draw work? And what about the semi-final and final?
The quarter-final draw will consist of eight teams, being those who prevailed in the round of 16 ties.
As stated, there are no longer any seeds, while teams from the same country can now square off. Those who competed in the group stage together can also be drawn against each other in the quarter-final stage.
The Champions League semi-final draw will be made too as the path to the final becomes clear
The semi-final draw will then immediately follow, meaning those who have progressed to the quarter-finals will also know their potential route to the final.
A draw will also me made to determine the ‘home’ team for the final, which will take place at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, though that is purely for administrative purposes.
Who has reached the quarter-finals so far?
With the round of 16 still ongoing, just two teams have confirmed their places in the Champions League quarter-final stage at this point. Those are Chelsea and Benfica.
The remaining scores heading into the return fixtures are as the following:
- Chelsea – already through
- Benfica – already through
- Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG
- Tottenham 0-1 AC Milan
- Porto 0-1 Inter Milan
- Manchester City 1-1 RB Leipzig
- Napoli 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt
- Real Madrid 5-2 Liverpool
Antonio Conte (pictured) will return for Tottenham for their crunch clash against AC Milan
When will the quarter-finals take place?
The first legs of Champions League quarter-final stage will be played on April 11-12, while the return legs will be played on April 18-19.
The first legs of the Champions League semi-final stage will then take place on May 9-10, with the return legs on May 16-17.
The final will then take place on June 10 at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
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