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Champions League ‘last eight’ confirmed

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Bayern and Chelsea have joined Dortmund, Liverpool, Manchester City, Paris, Porto and Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.

Chelsea made it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid 3-0 on aggregate. Olivier Giroud put The Blues ahead in the first leg and Hakim Ziyech doubled Chelsea’s lead in the second leg before Emerson Palmieri sealed it all.

Liverpool and Manchester City also secured safe passage to the quarters after defeating RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach respectively with a similar score line 4-0.

Defending champions eased past Italy’s Lazio with a 6-2 aggregate win while 13-time record-winners Real Madrid eliminated Atalanta 4-1 on aggregate.

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) knocked out Barcelona to qualify for the quarterfinals with  a 5-2 win on aggregate while Dortmund knocked out Sevilla 5-4 on aggregate in a close encounter.

The draw takes place on Friday 19 March at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland. It will feature match-ups for the quarter-finals and semi-finals.

There are also no seeding, group or country restrictions as is the case in the Last 16 draw, meaning any team would be able to face any of the other teams in the draw.

Quarter-finals

First legs: 6/7 April

Second legs: 13/14 April

Semi-finals

First legs: 27/28 April

Second legs: 4/5 May

Final

Saturday 29 May (Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul)

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