What you must know ahead of the Champions League quarter final draw

It is the first time since 2015/16 that Serie A had no representation in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

What you must know ahead of the Champions League quarter final draw
Champions League draw

Eight teams have made it to the last eight of the Champions League.

Three teams from England; Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City, two German clubs; Bayern Munich and Dortmund, Real Madrid remains the only Spanish club, PSG also of France and FC Porto representing Portugal.

There will be a free draw for the quarter-finals on Friday, March 19, 2021, with ties numbered 1–4 for the semi-final draw that follows. A draw will also be made to determine the 'home' side in the final for administrative reasons.

There are no seedings or country protection.

Following Chelsea’s 2-0 win on Wednesday night at Stamford Bridge against Atletico Madrid, Thomas Tuchel side has become a stronger force and could prove many wrong as predictions seems to doubt the ability of the Blues to make it to the semifinals.

FC Porto and Borussia Dortmund are the teams everyone wants to face after their strength in excluding Juventus from the quarter-finals, with Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain, the most feared teams.

Liverpool have struggled to make results go their way this season yet cannot be written off after keeping a clean sheet in their 4-0 aggregate against last season’s semifinalist, RB Leipzig in both legs in the round of 16.

The Quarter-finals First legs matches will take place on 6/7 April as the Second legs come off on13/14 April.

This year’s Champions League finals will be played on Saturday 29 May at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul.