Champions League quarter-final draw 2023: Tough ties for English sides with Real Madrid and Bayern to beat

By Conor Pope
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The Champions League draw also set up the possibility of an all-English semi-final

UEFA Champions League final ambassador Dutch former footballer Patrick Kluivert shows the paper slip of SSC Napoli (ITA) during the draw for the quarter-final, semi-final and final of the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League football tournament, in Nyon, on March 17, 2023.
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Chelsea and Manchester City have been handed the two toughest ties in the Champions League quarter-final draw.

And the UEFA draw also means there will be no repeat of the 2021 Champions League final in Istanbul this year, with the two English teams in the competition set to face each other in the semi-finals if they progress.

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Conor Pope
Conor Pope
Online Editor

Conor Pope is the former Online Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing all digital content. He plays football regularly, and has a large, discerning and ever-growing collection of football shirts from around the world.


He supports Blackburn Rovers and holds a season ticket with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. His main football passions include Tugay, the San Siro and only using a winter ball when it snows.