Chelsea has been drawn to play Real Madrid in the first quarter final of the UEFA champions league .
Chelsea and Real also met at the semi-final stage last season, with Thomas Tuchel’s side winning 3-1 on aggregate before going on to beat Manchester City in the final.
The London club have never lost in five previous meetings with Real Madrid.
In the draw done earlier today Bayern Munich will play Villarreal and Benfica will start at home against Liverpool.
Atletico Madrid will be up against Manchester city for a place in the semis. The semifinal draw may see City face Chelsea and Liverpool take on Bayern Munich if they win the quarterfinal ties.
The two-leg quarter-finals take place on 5-6 April and 12-13 April.
The first legs of the semi-finals will be on 26-27 April, and the second legs on 3-4 May.
The Stade de France in Paris will host the final on Saturday, 28 May after it was moved from St Petersburg after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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