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Chelsea face Manchester United in CL quarters

ESPNsoccernet staff
March 18, 2011

Chelsea will play Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals in a rematch of the 2008 final in Moscow.

It will be the sixth time the Blues have faced English opposition in a Champions League knockout tie in the past six years, and will give Chelsea's players - many of whom played in Moscow - a chance to avenge the painful penalty shootout defeat three years ago. The first leg will be played at Stamford Bridge.

The winner of the Chelsea v United clash will face whoever emerges victorious from Inter Milan v Schalke, with the reigning European champions handed a seemingly favourable draw after their dramatic last-16 defeat of Bayern Munich.

On the other side of the draw, Tottenham face a first-leg trip to nine-time champions Real Madrid, with Spurs star Rafael van der Vaart given the opportunity to return to his former club, with the second leg at White Hart Lane.

Should Real beat Spurs, they open up the possibility of a mouthwatering all-Spanish semi-final against favourites Barcelona. The Catalans will take on Shakhtar Donetsk in the last eight - a tough draw for the Ukrainians, who have reached the quarter-finals for the first time.

The first leg of the quarter-finals will take place on April 5 and 6, with the return legs a week later. The semi-finals will then commence on April 26 and 27, with the decisive encounters once again coming only a week later.

Champions League quarter-final draw:
Real Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea v Manchester United
Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan v Schalke

Semi-finals:
Inter Milan or Schalke v Chelsea or Manchester United
Real Madrid or Tottenham v Barcelona or Shakhtar

Europa League draw quarter-final draw:
FC Porto v Spartak Moscow
Benfica v PSV Eindhoven
Villarreal v FC Twente
FC Braga v Dynamo Kiev

Semi-finals:
Braga/Dynamo Kiev v Benfica/PSV Eindhoven
FC Porto/Spartak Moscow v Villarreal/FC Twente

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