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The quarterfinal matchups are Real Madrid vs. Chelsea, Man City vs. Bayern, AC Milan vs. Napoli, and Benfica vs. Inter Milan. Should both teams advance to the semifinals, Chelsea and Man City will play each other; the first legs are on April 11/12, and the second legs are on April 18/19. The semifinals will take place in May.

Graham Potter's Chelsea will play Champions League champion Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, while Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will face a meeting with Bayern Munich.

If Chelsea and City both win their remaining matches in the round of eight, they will face each other in the semifinal.

In the quarterfinals, AC Milan, the defending Serie A champion, will play Napoli, who are currently leading the league, and Inter Milan, who will play Benfica, in an all-Italian derby.

Champions League quarter-final draw in full

First legs on April 11 or April 12, the second legs on April 18 or April 19

• Real Madrid vs Chelsea
• Benfica vs Inter Milan
• Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
• AC Milan vs Napoli

Champions League quarter-final draw in full

Champions League semi-final draw in full

First legs on May 9 or May 10, the second legs on May 16 or May 17

• Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Manchester City or Bayern Munich

The quarterfinals' first legs will be played on April 11 and 12, while the second legs will be played on April 18 and 19.

The semi-final first legs are scheduled for May 9 and May 10, and the return legs are scheduled for May 16 and May 17. Chelsea defeated Borussia Dortmund 2-1 overall in their last-16 match, but they still have a tough challenge ahead of them to go through holders Real.

The Blues lost to Real at the same stage of the Champions League last season, losing the first leg 3-1 at Stamford Bridge before giving it their all in the return match at the Santiago Bernabeu. Chelsea, then under Thomas Tuchel's management, led the match 3-0 but lost 5-4 on aggregate after goals from Rodrygo and Karim Benzema, the latter of which came in extra time.

Champions League semi-final draw in full

Guardiola's old team Bayern, with whom he won seven major championships between 2013 and 2016, including three Bundesliga crowns, will be a familiar opponent for Man City manager Guardiola. Joao Cancelo, who has joined Bayern on loan with the option to make the move permanent for about £60 million, is another player who links City and Bayern. He will be able to compete against his original club.

Should Chelsea and City advance to the Champions League final four, there will be six matches between the two teams this season. Earlier this season, the third rounds of the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup pitted both Premier League clubs against one another.

Potter is motivated by the Madrid test but is concentrating on Everton

The possibility of playing the current champions Real Madrid in the round of eight excites Chelsea manager Graham Potter, but he claims his first attention is on this weekend's Premier League matchup with Everton.

In Friday's draw, the Blues were matched up against the reigning champions, with the victors going on to play either Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the semifinals.

Potter is motivated by the Madrid test

It comes after a video surfaced earlier this week of Potter promising to "win the ******* Champions League" to shouts from Chelsea fans at a fan event.

"Well, I said we would try to win the Champions League and that's the same I'm sure for the other seven clubs as well," he said at his press conference.

"The other clubs will say you can lose in the quarter-final, because that's the nature of the Champions League.

"We'll focus on Real Madrid when we get there but at the moment it's Everton.

"The feeling is excited but as I said, I'd rather speak about Everton because that game is tomorrow and the other stuff is a long way away."

Can Cancelo face Man City?

Cancelo is qualified to take on Manchester City, according to Manchester City. Cancelo became disgruntled with his playing time at City and left on loan to join Bayern Munich in January.

Cancelo is qualified to take on Manchester City

The Portuguese international has started four of Bayern's six Bundesliga games since moving to the Allianz Arena, although he only played 49 minutes of their two-leg semifinal victory over Paris Saint-Germain.