Champions League, Europa draws pit football's finest against each other

Champions League, Europa draws pit football's finest against each other
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Bayern Munich will face Barcelona or Napoli in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, if they can defend their three goal lead against Chelsea in their last 16 second leg game.

The Champions League will resume in August after being halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic with a 'Final Eight' tournament being held in Lisbon after the remaining second-leg games from the last 16 ties are decided.

UEFA held the draw for the one-leg quarter-finals and semi-finals at their headquarters in Nyon on Friday.

Two quarter-finals were set by the draw with Germany's RB Leipzig facing Atletico Madrid and Italian club Atalanta up against Paris St Germain.

The rest of the draw depends on the outcome of the second-leg ties in the last 16.

Barca drew 1-1 at Napoli in the first leg and will host the Serie A side at the Nou Camp on Aug. 7 or 8.

Bayern Munich are strong favourites to make the last eight having beaten Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their tie.

Real Madrid or Manchester City will face Olympique Lyonnais or Juventus.

City lead Real 2-1 heading into the return leg at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester while Lyon defend a one goal lead when they travel to face Juve in Turin.

The path to the semi-finals opens up the possibility of Pep Guardiola facing his old club Barcelona if both teams progress to the last four.

In the Europa League draw, Manchester United, who lead Austria's LASK from their round of 16 first-leg, should face Istanbul Basaksehir or Copenhagen.

Should Ole Gunnar Solkskjaer's side progress to the semi-finals they will face the winner of the last eight match between Olympiakos/Wolves and Seville/AS Roma.

Champions League quarter-finals:

Europa League trophy
Europa League trophy

QF1: Manchester City/Real Madrid vs. Juventus/Lyon

QF2: RB Leipzig vs. Atlético Madrid

QF3: Barcelona/Napoli vs. Bayern Munich/Chelsea

QF4: Atalanta vs. PSG

Semi-finals:

Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 3

Winner QF 2 vs. Winner QF 4

Dates:

7–8 August: Round of 16 second legs

12–15 August: Quarter-finals (Lisbon)

18–19 August: Semi-finals (Lisbon)

23 August: Final (Estádio da Luz, Lisbon)

Europa League quarter-finals:

QF1: Shakhtar Donetsk/Wolfsburg vs. FC Basel/Eintracht Frankfurt

QF2: Manchester United/LASK vs. FC Copenhagen/Istanbul Basaksehir

QF3: Inter Milan/Getafe vs. Bayer Leverkusen/Rangers

QF4: Wolves/Olympiacos vs. Roma/Sevilla

Semi-finals:

Winner QF4 vs. Winner QF2

Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 1

Dates:

Round of 16 5/6 August

Quarter-finals 10/11 August

Semi-finals 16/17 August

Final 21 August

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