The UEFA Champions League draw is complete! Who will lift the trophy next month?
The draws for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final took place at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday 10.
Quarter-final draw
- Real Madrid (ESP) / Manchester City (ENG) vs Lyon (FRA) / Juventus (ITA)
- Leipzig (GER) vs Atlético (ESP)
- Napoli (ITA) / Barcelona (ESP) vs Chelsea (ENG) / Bayern München (GER)
- Atalanta (ITA) vs Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
Semi-final draw
The Champions League season so far
- Winner quarter-final 1 vs winner quarter-final 3
- Winner quarter-final 2 vs winner quarter-final 4
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Four teams already qualified for the quarter-finals when the draw took place:
Atalanta (ITA)
Atlético (ESP)
Leipzig (GER)
Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)
However, there were four round of 16 ties still to be concluded when the draw took place:
Chelsea (ENG) / Bayern München (GER)
Napoli (ITA) / Barcelona (ESP)
Real Madrid (ESP) / Manchester City (ENG)
Lyon (FRA) / Juventus (ITA)
Where will the games take place?
This season’s quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as a straight knockout tournament in Lisbon, Portugal in August. All these ties will be single-leg fixtures. The games will be split between Benfica’s Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (which will host the final) and Sporting CP’s Estádio José Alvalade.
Key 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 do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon)
Compiled by;
Ifunanya Ikueze
