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Danyal Khan

Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole agree on Chelsea's dream Champions League outcome for quarter-finals

Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole have agreed that Chelsea's dream outcome for the quarter-final draw in the Champions League would see Man City being drawn against Liverpool. Meanwhile, the Blues would receive one of Benfica or Villarreal.

Thomas Tuchel's side secured their place in the final eight for the second consecutive season in a row as the manager broke Zinedine Zidane's winning record in style on Wednesday night courtesy of Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta's strikes in France. Their English competitors for the crown Man City and Liverpool swept aside their respective opposition in different fashion. After both dispatched Sporting Lisbon and Inter Milan in the first legs of their ties over two weeks or so ago, the pair couldn't pick up the second leg victories but did enough to progress still.

Elsewhere, the likes of Benfica and Villarreal overcame so-called superior opposition in the form of Ajax and Group H winners Juventus. But who do Chelsea want? And where do they rank amongst the last eight?

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