Most football fans could not have expected the Champions League quarter-final draw to result in a fiery match against Manchester City and Bayern Munich, which also resulted in a clash that promises a lot of football fun.
The draw for the final rounds was as follows:
- Real Madrid – Chelsea
- Manchester City – Bayern Munich
- Inter Milan – Benfica
- AC Milan – Napoli.
🇪🇸 Real Madrid vs Chelsea 🏴
🇵🇹 Benfica vs Inter 🇮🇹
🏴 Man City vs Bayern 🇩🇪
🇮🇹 Milan vs Napoli 🇮🇹
*FC Internazionale Milano's match has been reversed in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/m1gMqFs1fV
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 17, 2023
In the Golden Square, the winner of the Milan-Napoli match meets the winner of Inter Milan's match with Benfica.
The winner of the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea meets the winner of the match between Manchester City and Bayern Munich.
Remarkable in the quarter-final draw was the expected Italian summit between Milan and Napoli, and the semi-finals could see another Italian clash if Inter Milan succeeds in overcoming Benfica.
The first leg of the quarter-finals will be held on the 11th and 12th of next month, while the second legs will be held on the 18th and 19th of the same month.
Turkish Hamid Altintop participated in the former Schalke, Bayern Munich and Galatasaray player, and the Dutchman Patrick Kluivert, former Milan, Barcelona and Ajax star, in the draw ceremony of the tournament.
In the round of 16, Inter Milan beat Porto with a clean goal on aggregate. Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 8-1 on aggregate, Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-6 on aggregate, and Real Madrid beat Liverpool 2-<> on aggregate.
Milan also beat Tottenham with a clean goal on aggregate, Benfica on Club Brugge 7-1 on aggregate, Chelsea on Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate and Napoli Eintracht Frankfurt with five clean sheets on aggregate.