The Champions League roadmap has been planned out for the remainder of the 2022/23 season as teams have a clearer look at the challenges ahead of the final in Istanbul in June. The draw for the final eight teams in the competition not only includes the quarter-finals, but the semi-final bracket and which order the final will be in.
The last eight teams consist of Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan representing Italy; Chelsea and Manchester City from England; Real Madrid of Spain; Bayern Munich from Germany; and Benfica being the sole team left in the competition from Portugal. All of those teams will believe they have what it takes to earn the trophy in a few months.
With the draw now completed, there may be a shift in expectation for which sides may make the final and which ones will miss out. The first quarter-final drawn out of the hat was Real Madrid against Chelsea, a tie that has been played over the past two editions of the competition.
