The draw for the Champions League Final Eight: it will be Atalanta-PSG, a hard matchup for Juventus and Napoli who could meet in the semifinal.
It is finally the day of the draw for the Champions League Final Eight, phase of the competition scheduled in Lisbon.
The matches for the quarter finals and semi finals, in addition to the final, will all be played in Lisbon Portugal and in a single match from 12 to 23 August after the long stop caused by the Corona virus emergency.The teams already qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals are PSG, Leipzig, Atletico Madrid and Atalanta who will cross each other immediately: Atalanta will face PSG, while Leipzig will face Atletico Madrid.Unlucky draw for Juventus and Napoli: the bianconeri, passing the round against Lyon, will face the winner of Manchester City vs Real Madrid, while Gattuso's Napoli, if they pass the round against Barcelona will play against the winner of Chelsea vs Bayern Munich.
The semi finals might see an all-Italian Derby between Napoli and Juventus, while Atalanta if were to win the PSG game would be faced with one between the winner of Leipzig and Atletico Madrid.
THE DRAW
QUARTER FINALS
1.Real Madrid/Manchester City vs Juventus/Lyon
2. Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid
3.Naples/Barcelona vs Chelsea/Bayern Munich
4.Atalanta vs PSG
SEMI-FINALS
Quarter-final winner 1-Quarter-final winner 3
Quarter-final winner 2-Quarter-final winner 4
Champions league Round of 16 calendar
Juventus-Lyon (0-1 leg), 7/8 August
Manchester City-Real Madrid (2-1 round), 7/8 August
Barcelona-Naples (1-1 leg), 7/8 August
Bayern-Chelsea (3-0 first leg), 7/8 August
Champions league Quarter finals calendar
12 August - Quarter-final (Dry Race, Lisbon)
13 August - Quarter final (Dry competition, Lisbon)
14 August - Quarter-final (Dry Race, Lisbon)
15 August - Quarter-final (Dry competition, Lisbon)
18 August - Semi Final (Dry Race)
19 August - Semi Final (Dry Race)
23 August - Final (Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisbon)
It seems that the teams that have been paired to meet in the quarter finals are those that still need to complete the second leg of the Round of 16. The draws represent tough match ups and the Atalanta and Atletico Madrid minnows will get a real shot at winning the Champions league in drawmatic fashion if successful in the Quarter finals round.