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Champions League draw in full as Man City face Bayern Munich amid tough Chelsea test

The Champions League roadmap has been planned out for the remainder of the 2022/23 season as teams have a clearer look at the challenges ahead of the final in Istanbul in June. The draw for the final eight teams in the competition not only includes the quarter-finals, but the semi-final bracket and which order the final will be in.

The last eight teams consist of Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan representing Italy; Chelsea and Manchester City from England; Real Madrid of Spain; Bayern Munich from Germany; and Benfica being the sole team left in the competition from Portugal. All of those teams will believe they have what it takes to earn the trophy in a few months.

With the draw now completed, there may be a shift in expectation for which sides may make the final and which ones will miss out. The first quarter-final drawn out of the hat was Real Madrid against Chelsea, a tie that has been played over the past two editions of the competition.

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The most recent meeting was last year at the same stage, where a dramatic two-legged affair took extra-time to split the two teams apart, with Los Blancos coming out on top. After that, Manchester City were pitted against Bayern Munich, creating a huge match between the two favourites for the competition.

Pep Guardiola faces his former side, whom he won the Champions League with, in a potentially season-defining couple of games. The winner of those two quarter-finals will then face each other in a tough bracket of the draw before they reach the final later this year.

Meanwhile, Inter Milan will face Benfica, while it will be an all-Italian clash with AC Milan drawn against Napoli.

The winner of those games will face each other before making it to the final, creating a huge opportunity for any of those sides to reach it for the first time in years.

Draw in full:

Quarter-finals:

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Benfica vs Inter Milan

Manchester City vs Bayern Munich

AC Milan vs Napoli

Semi-finals:

Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Manchester City or Bayern Munich

AC Milan or Napoli vs Benfica or Inter Milan

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