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Manchester City Draw Chelsea, Arsenal Meet Real Madrid in UCL Quarters (Full List)
- Chelsea and Man City set for an all-English Champions League quarter-final clash.
- Arsenal to face Real Madrid, avoiding domestic rivals until a potential final.
- Chelsea and City to meet four times in 12 days across three competitions.
Manchester City and Chelsea are set to clash in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while Arsenal will take on Real Madrid in a high-stakes encounter.
Defending Women’s Super League champions Chelsea will travel to Manchester for the first leg before hosting Gareth Taylor’s side in the return fixture.
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Arsenal, who won the tournament under its previous format in 2007, will play the second leg at home against Real Madrid after advancing as group winners.
This marks the first time three English teams have reached the last 16 of the competition.
If Arsenal progress, they will avoid facing another English side until the final, as they are set to meet the winner of Bayern Munich vs. Lyon in the semi-finals.
Meanwhile, either Chelsea or City will face the winner of the quarter-final between two-time German champions Wolfsburg and reigning titleholders Barcelona.
The draw sets up an intense period for Chelsea and City, who will now face each other four times in just 12 days across three competitions.
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The two sides are already scheduled to meet in the League Cup final on 15 March and again in the WSL on 23 March. Their Champions League quarter-final first leg will take place before the WSL match, either on 18 or 19 March, with the second leg set for 26 or 27 March.
The semi-finals will be played in April, with first-leg matches scheduled for 19/20 April and second legs on 26/27 April.
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