The contenders for the distinguished 2022/23 UEFA Champions League title are down to simply eight groups after the Spherical of 16 got here to a detailed this.
A lot of Europe’s big-hitters are nonetheless alive within the competitors, together with the defending champions of England, Spain, Italy, and Germany. In the meantime, Italian groups will make up three of the eight quarter-finalists for the primary time since 2006.
Manchester Metropolis, Bayern Munich, and Actual Madrid proceed to be the oddsmakers’ main contenders to carry the well-known trophy. Nonetheless, they might be drawn in opposition to each other within the quarter finals.
The Sporting Information is bringing you reside protection from Friday’s draw.
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Champions League quarter ultimate draw 2023 stay updates
11:15 a.m GMT/07:15 a.m EDT: Actual Madrid are the primary workforce out and can face Chelsea, in a repeat of the quarter ultimate assembly between the 2 sides final season.
11:13 a.m GMT/07:13 a.m EDT: A reminder from Giorgio that that is an open draw. “No nation safety!” which might sound sinister out of context. The one little bit of small print pertains to the Milan golf equipment. Given they share San Siro, they can not play residence legs on the identical match week. If their attracts conflict, Inter’s video games shall be reversed, given Milan are the reigning Italian champions.
11:11 a.m GMT/07:11 a.m EDT: Patrick Kluivert can also be in play. The previous Netherlands striker is most related to Ajax and Barcelona, but in addition performed for AC Milan, who’re one in every of three Serie A groups within the draw alongside their metropolis rivals Inter and Napoli.
11:08 a.m GMT/07:08 a.m EDT: Former Turkey midfielder Hamit Altintop shall be serving to out with the draw, what with this season’s ultimate being in Istanbul. Altintop reached the 2010 ultimate with Bayern Munich. They had been overwhelmed by Inter Milan in Madrid. A rematch of that tie is one in every of at this time’s draw potentialities.
11:07 a.m GMT/07:07 a.m EDT: This is the principle fella for these events, deputy secretary basic of UEFA Giorgio Marchetti aka. that little dude with the glasses who does Champions League attracts.
11:02 a.m GMT/07:02 a.m EDT: Proper then, the present is underway at The Home of European Soccer in Nyon. Is that what they really name it? Is that the mailing deal with? It at all times sounds absurd to me.
11:00 a.m GMT/07:00 a.m EDT: Howdy and welcome to The Sporting Information’ stay protection of the Champions League quarter ultimate draw
Let’s do that! 👊#UCLdraw | #UCL pic.twitter.com/IwvUyk0HWu
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 17, 2023
When is Champions League quarter ultimate draw 2023?
The draw for the quarter finals, semifinals and ultimate of the UEFA Champions League for 2022/23 will happen on Friday, March 17 at 12 p.m. CET in Nyon, Switzerland. This is how that point interprets to different time zones all over the world:
Location
Date
Time
UK
March 17
11:00 GMT
Australia
March 17
22:00 AEDT
Canada
March 17
07:00 EDT
New Zealand
March 18
00:00 NZDT
USA
March 17
07:00 EDT
India
March 17
16:30 IST
Singapore
March 17
19:00 SGT
Malaysia
March 17
19:00 MYT
Hong Kong
March 17
19:00 HKT
What are the principles for the Champions League quarter ultimate draw 2023?
The character of the draw on March 17 means that we are going to know every workforce’s path to the ultimate in Istanbul, because the semifinals are additionally drawn on the similar time.
And it is an open draw — in contrast to the one which was finished for the Spherical of 16 —which means there is not any seeding of groups or different restrictions. Groups will also be drawn in opposition to rivals from the identical nation within the quarter finals and semis.
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Groups in Champions League quarter finals
Nation
Membership
Champions League
titles (final)
England
Chelsea
2 (2021)
England
Man Metropolis
—
Germany
Bayern Munich
6 (2020)
Italy
AC Milan
7 (2007)
Italy
Inter Milan
3 (2010)
Italy
Napoli
—
Portugal
Benfica
2 (1962)
Spain
Actual Madrid
14 (2022)
Champions League quarter ultimate fixtures 2023
The primary legs of the quarter finals shall be performed on April 11-12 with the second legs per week later on April 18-19, which means a really fast turnaround between the house and away matches for the groups. There shall be two quarter finals performed on every day.
The semifinal first legs will happen on Might 9-10, with the return legs set for Might 16-17, earlier than the showpiece ultimate on June 10.
Again subsequent week 😀#UCL pic.twitter.com/V3QNPoX5IL
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 10, 2023
Champions League Spherical of 16 outcomes
Beneath are the eight groups that made it to the quarter finals.
Three German golf equipment (Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Eintracht Frankfurt), two English golf equipment (Tottenham and Liverpool), and French champions PSG had been amongst these eradicated.
Spherical of 16
1st leg
2nd leg
Benfica def. Membership Brugge (7-1 agg.)
BRU 0-2 BEN
BEN 5-1 BRU
Chelsea def B. Dortmund (2-1 agg.)
DOR 1-0 CHE
CHE 2-0 DOR
Bayern Munich def. PSG (3-0 agg.)
PSG 0-1 BAY
BAY 2-0 PSG
AC Milan def. Tottenham (1-0 agg.)
MIL 1-0 TOT
TOT 0-0 MIL
Man Metropolis def. RB Leipzig (8-1 agg.)
RBL 1-1 MCI
MCI 7-0 RBL
Inter Milan def. Porto (1-0 agg.)
INT 1-0 POR
POR 0-0 INT
Napoli def. Frankfurt (5-0 agg.)
FRA 0-2 NAP
NAP 3-0 FRA
Actual Madrid def. Liverpool (6-2 agg.)
LIV 2-5 RMA
RMA 1-0 LIV
Who made Champions League quarter finals 2021/22?
Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester Metropolis, Bayern Munich, and Actual Madrid made it again to the Champions League final eight in consecutive seasons, which is not any easy feat.
Spanish duo Villarreal and Atletico Madrid had been the opposite two sides within the quarter ultimate draw a yr in the past, with Villarreal beautiful Bayern over two legs within the ultimate eight, whereas Atletico had been edged out by Man Metropolis.
Metropolis, in fact, fell to eventual winners Actual Madrid in a dramatic semifinal second leg. Pep Guardiola’s facet wish to win the trophy for the primary time of their historical past, in opposition to a backdrop of monetary prices leveled by the Premier League.
Madrid wish to defend their crown and stretch their report Champions League haul to fifteen trophy wins.