Champions League draw: Chelsea’s quarter-final and semi-final final opponents confirmed

Chelsea will face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after knocking out Borussia Dortmund.

Graham Potter‘s side have been rewarded with a tie against having progressed with a 2-1 aggregate win over Dortmund in the Round of 16.

Chelsea will surpass their finish last season; they were knocked out in extra-time by Real Madrid which brought an end to their defence of their Champions League crown.

Now the Blues will face Real Madrid, again, in the quarter-finals, with the first leg away from home.

Should they progress, they will face the winners of Manchester City versus Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.

Head coach Potter sent a warning on Thursday evening at a Chelsea club event, saying: “We’ll try and beat Everton, then we’ll take the draw, and then we’ll try and win the f*****g Champions League.”

Meanwhile, club captain Cesar Azpilicueta admitted: “Whatever we take. I think the other teams should be worried about us, more than us (being worried about them).”

Here are the confirmed ties for the quarter-finals and semi-finals as the road to Istanbul takes shape.

Confirmed draw

Quarter-finals

Real Madrid vs Chelsea

Benfica vs Inter Milan

Manchester City vs Bayern Munich

AC Milan vs Napoli

Semi-finals

AC Milan or Napoli vs Benfica or Inter Milan

Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Manchester City or Bayern Munich