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Luke Thrower

Joe Cole and Paul Merson disagree with Rio Ferdinand on Chelsea Champions League draw fate

Chelsea will soon learn their fate in the Champions League, with the draw taking place at midday on Friday for the quarter-final and semi-final rounds. It will show the exact route that Graham Potter will have to take if he wants to earn the Blues the coveted trophy for a third time in their history.

The Blues fought back from a one-goal deficit in the round of 16 to overcome Borussia Dortmund in a spirited performance to keep their run of successive quarter-finals going. With the side in the hat, many will be eyeing which teams they want to face and ones they may wish to avoid in the final eight.

For former Arsenal man Paul Merson, he believes there's two sides the west London club should be wary of. Writing for Sky Sports he said: "If the Champions League quarter-final draw goes their way, bar Man City and Bayern Munich, I don’t think too many teams will want to play Chelsea. If they don’t meet those two then I think they’ll get through to the semi-finals."

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