UEFA unveils Champions League quarter-finals draw
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Jul 10, 2020
UEFA on Friday concluded the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals and semi-finals.
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One of the highlights of the draw held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland was that the four ties postponed in March because of COVID-19 will be played in August
The matches will played at the host club's home stadium.
Four quarter-finalists were confirmed before the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the season.
UEFA added in a statement that the same arrangements would apply to the outstanding second leg matches in the Europa League round of 16 ties.
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It also said that all matches in European club competition would be played without spectators until further notice, a measure it described as prudent.
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The UEFA Champions League ties still to be completed are Manchester City vs Real Madrid, Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, Juventus vs Olympique Lyonnais and FC Barcelona vs Napoli.
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The matches will be played on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8.
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Manchester City lead Real Madrid 2-1, Bayern Munich are 3-0 up against Chelsea, Juventus trail Lyon 1-0 while FC Barcelona and Napoli are level at 1-1.
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The final stages of the UEFA Champions League, from the quarter-finals onwards, will be played as a mini-tournament in Portugal and the Europa League in Germany.
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The draws were made on Friday, and all those matches will be over one leg.
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UEFA confirmed that the two Europa League ties where the first leg did not take place would be played over a single leg in Germany.
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These are: Inter Milan vs Getafe and Sevilla vs AS Roma.
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UEFA said it would be mandatory for all participating teams to follow its health protocol which sets out sanitary and hygiene-related procedures at all matches it organises.
Quarter-Finals draw (Matches on Aug. 12 and Aug. 15 in Lisbon)
- Quarter-final (QF) 1: Real Madrid or Manchester City vs Olympique Lyonnais or Juventus
- QF 2: RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
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- QF 3: Napoli or FC Barcelona vs Chelsea or Bayern Munich
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- QF 4: Atalanta vs Paris St-Germain (PSG)
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Semi-Finals draw (Matches on Aug. 18 and Aug. 19)
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- Semi-final (SF) 1: Winners of QF 1 vs Winners of QF 3
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- SF 2: Winners of QF 2 vs Winners of QF 4
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