While the last set
of qualifiers are still being expected, UEFA is set to hold draws for the
remaining stages of the competition.
There are four
remaining last 16 ties to finalise involving Manchester City vs Real Madrid,
Bayern Munich vs Chelsea, Barcelona vs Napoli and Juventus vs Lyon.
While Paris
Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, RB Leipzig and Atalanta have already booked
their place in the last eight.
Friday’s draw will
finalise the routes for each team to the final with the semi-final draw also
taking place.
There are three
draws today: for the quarter-finals; for the semi-finals; and then a third to
determine the ‘home’ side in the final. There are no seedings and no country
protection.
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TIMES for the live updates from Nyon, Switzerland as Europe’s big boys get to
know the hurdles before them in winning what many consider as the biggest
honour in club football.
Draw commences 11
AM.
The stage is set for
the draws… Representatives of teams are joining remotely due to social
distancing rules
Best goals so far by
the teams are presently being served as an appetizer ahead of the draws proper
Though football was
on break due to the coronavirus, the players even in the height of lockdown
were improvising to stay fit
An interview with
Gorgio Chellini of Juventus as he shares his lockdown experience, how he trains
running behind his daughter daily… He said the lockdown gave him a chance to
spend more time with his family something he had never had the chance to do in
the last decade or more
An interview with
Atletico’s Madrid Koke but technical glitches hampering the session
Juniho representing
Olympique Lyon for the draws and also shares his lockdown experience
REMEMBER: Round of
16-second legs 7-8 August. Quarter-finals (Lisbon) 12–15 August. Semi-finals
(Lisbon) 18–19 August. Final (Lisbon) 23 August
Barcelona is
represented by Amor and he also shares the coronavirus lockdown experience
All matches will be
played over one leg
Today’s draw should
produce some fantastic fixtures!
Indeed….August
promises to be a festival of football in Lisbon. The draw is coming up now to
decide the last eight firstly.
Paulo Sousa two-time
UCL winner with Juventus and Dortmund comes on stage to conduct the draw. The
Portuguese star speaks on how Lisbon is proud to host this makeshift UEFA
tournament
The eight balls
ready to be drawn, no special considerations
First Quarterfinal:
Real Madrid/Man City Vs Lyon Vs Juventus
Second
quarter-final: RB Vs Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
Third Quarterfinal:
Barcelona/ Napoli Vs Bayern/ Chelsea
Fourth Quarterfinal:
Atalanta vs PSG
Semi final
Quarter-final 1:
(Real Madrid/Man City vs Lyon/Juventus) vs quarter-final 3 (Napoli/Barcelona vs
Chelsea/Bayern Munich)
Quarter-final 2: (RB
Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid) vs quarter-final 4
Final
Winner of semi-final
2 vs Winner of semi-final 1
Reactions from the
clubs now as the route to the final now known
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