Road To Istanbul 2021: UEFA Live Draw - European Football

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Road To Istanbul 2021: UEFA Live Draw - European Football



CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW RECAP

Here's the quarter-final draw for you...

  • Man City vs Borussia Dortmund
  • Porto vs Chelsea
  • Bayern Munich vs PSG
  • Real Madrid vs Liverpool

Then the semi-finals...

  • Bayern/PSG vs Man City/Borussia Dortmund
  • Real Madrid/Liverpool vs Porto/Chelsea

  • A SIGN OF THE FUTURE?

    Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland has already been linked with a move to join Manchester City this year, with Sergio Aguero out of contract in the summer.

    Speaking on this week's Monday Night Football, Jamie Carragher said he would take the 20-year-old over Kylian Mbappe - and said City should do too.

    He said: "I’ve always gone with Mbappe before, but there’s something about Haaland. He looks mad, in a good way. You just think he doesn’t care about anything but goals. I’d go for Haaland. I think Man City should go for him too."

    WHAT WILL LIVERPOOL'S RUN OF GAMES LOOK LIKE?

    April 4: Arsenal (away)

    April 6 or 7: Real Madrid (away)

    April 10: Aston Villa (home)

    April  13 or 14: Real Madrid (home)

    April 17: Leeds (away)

    April 24: Newcastle (home)

    April 27 or 28: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    May 1: Mancester United (away)

    May 4 or 5: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    May 8: Southampton (home)

    WHAT WILL CHELSEA'S RUN OF GAMES LOOK LIKE?

    April 3: West Brom (home)

    April 6 or 7: Porto (away)

    April 10: Crystal Palace (away)

    April  13 or 14: Porto (home)

    April 17: Brighton (home)

    April 24: West Ham (away)

    April 27 or 28: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    May 1: Fulham (home)

    May 4 or 5: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    May 8: Man City (away)

    WHAT WILL MAN CITY'S RUN OF GAMES LOOK LIKE?

    April 3: Leicester (away)

    April 6 or 7: Dortmund (home)

    April 10: Leeds (home)

    April  13 or 14: Dortmund (away)

    April 17: Aston Villa (away)

    April 25: Tottenham (Carabao Cup final)

    April 27 or 28: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    Saturday May 1: Crystal Palace (away)

    May 4 or 5: CL semi-final (if they progress)

    Saturday May 8: Chelsea (home)

    DRAW RECAP

    Here's the quarter-final draw for you...

    • Man City vs Borussia Dortmund
    • Porto vs Chelsea
    • Bayern Munich vs PSG
    • Real Madrid vs Liverpool

    Then the semi-finals...

    • Bayern/PSG vs Man City/Borussia Dortmund
    • Real Madrid/Liverpool vs Porto/Chelsea

    AND NOW THE FINAL...

    Whoever emerges from the first semi-final, out of Bayern, PSG, Man City or Borussia Dortmund, will be the "home" team in the final. That's just for administrative purposes.

    REAL MADRID OR LIVERPOOL VS PORTO OR CHELSEA

    A Liverpool-Chelsea Champions League semi-final on the cards? That's very 2000s.

    BAYERN OR PSG VS MAN CITY OR BORUSSIA DORTMUND

    Ooooh, that's tasty whatever happens.

    NOW THE SEMIS...

    We've got our four ties, so who will be playing one another in the semi-finals?

    REAL MADRID VS LIVERPOOL

    Wow. What a match-up for Jurgen Klopp's boys. Another final repeat here, after Real Madrid's 3-1 win in 2018. 

    BAYERN MUNICH VS PSG

    A repeat of last year's final! 

     

    PORTO VS CHELSEA 

    MAN CITY VS BORUSSIA DORTMUND

    Erling Haaland is coming to England - to face the team where his father played for three years from 2000 to 2003.

    HERE WE GO!

    Mr Altintop, who I didn't realise spent a year with Real Madrid in 2011/12, gets us underway.

    GOOD MEMORIES?

    It was 26 years ago that Liverpool shocked the footballing world to pull back from 3-0 down at half-time and beat AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

    The ground has since been renovated and had been due to host last year’s Champions League final, but this was instead moved to the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon due to Covid-19 rescheduling.

    Despite their Premier League struggles, With Liverpool still in the draw there’ll be a few hopes of another famous night in eastern Europe for the Reds this season.

    WHEN ARE THE GAMES?

    No imminent draw. We're busy talking to Hamit Altintop, who will be helping to conduct the draw. I wonder if they've got Diego Tristan waiting backstage too?

    Anyway. The first legs of the quarter-finals will be held on April 6 and 7, with the return legs on April 13 and 14.

    The semi-final first legs will be on April 27 and 28, and the second legs on May 4 and 5, ahead of the final on May 29 in Istanbul.






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