The draw, made on Friday, March 18, will also lead Liverpool, winner of the 2019 edition, to meet the Benfica Lisbon and the Bayern Munich to face Villarreal.
Le Monde
The Match Chelsea-Real Madrid will be the summit of the Champions League Final Shifts in early April, after the draw conducted Friday, March 8 in Nyon (Switzerland). The other flagship appointment will be opposition between Manchester City and Atlético Madrid.
The Real Madrid of Karim Benzema has an appointment in London at the title holder on the 5th or 6th of April for the Channel Go, before a return match scheduled on 12 or 13 April in Spain.
The two clubs had clashed in the semifinals the past season, the English club, led by Thomas Touchent, had imposed 2-0 at home after a 1-1 draw. The blues, which eliminated Lille in the round of 16, target the double.
But Chelsea evolves in recent weeks in a particular climate: The Russian climate owner, Roman Abramovich is targeted by the European sanctions because of the war in Ukraine triggered by Russia.
The restrictions imposed by the British government may complicate their trip to Madrid, as the maximum budget that the London team can spend to organize its trips is now 20,000 pounds, or 24,000 euros.
The Atlético Madrid of Antoine Griezmann, Trombur of Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo in the round of 16, will have a new trip to Manchester to his program, during the match go against the “citizens”, always in search of their first coronation after their final lost in 2021.
Liverpool, winner of the 2019 edition and Bayern Munich, Sacred after the “Final 8” of 2020, are relatively spared by this draw: they will face the Benfica Lisbon and Villarreal respectively, with the match back at home.
The drawing of the semi-finals was also directed: the winner of Manchester City – Atlético will face Chelsea – Real Madrid, while the other poster could see Liverpool oppose Bayern, April 26 and 27 and April and May 3rd and 4th.
The final of the event, originally planned for St. Petersburg before being relocated to the Stade de France near Paris in response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, is scheduled on May 28 at the closing of the season.