Chelsea have finally had their fate revealed for the latter stages of the Champions League, where the Blues will be hopeful of making it all the way to yet another final. The west London outfit have won the competition twice in recent years, creating plenty of memorable moments along the way.
It's also the side's last chance of silverware this season after they were knocked out of the FA Cup and Carabao Cup earlier in the campaign. It represents a chance for Graham Potter to ease the pressure from his shoulders, having already won a huge clash over Borussia Dortmund to earn a place in the final eight.
If the English manager is to overcome the odds and lift the famous trophy, he will have to navigate a difficult path through the quarter-finals and semi-finals. They have now been drawn out, meaning that Chelsea have a better idea of the route they would have to take to overall victory.
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The Blues will play the first tie away before hosting the second leg, though there's plenty of recent history between the two sides, with Los Blancos knocking Chelsea out of the competition last season in a dramatic tie at the same stage.
Should they manage to make their way beyond the current Spanish champions in the quarter-final, they will be faced with either Manchester City or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals in mid-May. It represents potentially the toughest draw possible to the side, faced with taking on the three favourites for the trophy.
Chelsea fans took to social media to give their reaction to the draw.
@ForeverBlue_07: "We won over 2 ties in 2021 against Real, almost almost did it again last season, no reason why we can’t do it again this year."
@twrIdd: "Easy win."
@KayCFC1: "Number 3 is coming home."
@Shreya_Elle: "We got this. It is tough but we got this. Run it backkk."
@ikhaIid7: "Kante is almost ready for the quarter finals."
@isuccess_: "We’re finishing them off at the Bridge and beat whoever makes it to the semifinals and the final. Up The Chels."
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