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The draw for the Champions League is set for Friday 10 July in Nyon, Switzerland, at 6:00 am EST. The competition was halted by Covid-19 in mid-March and UEFA was forced to delay its plans to complete the competition until there was no clarity regarding national competitions.
The story so far away
Half of the 8 qualifiers have already been decided with Atalanta, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain who have all secured a place in the draw for the last 8 before the shutdown.
Four ties have yet to be completed. First leg scores in brackets.
Manchester City (2) vs. Real Madrid (1)
Bayern Munich (3) vs. Chelsea (0)
Juventus (0) vs. Lyon (1)
Barcelona (1) vs. Naples (1)
The matches will be played on August 7 or August 8 in places that have yet to be confirmed. Authorization from national and local health authorities is required for games to be played in their original locations. If the required distances are not imminent, the second stage will be transferred to the stadiums of Porto and Guimarães.
What happens next
An unprecedented situation has led UEFA to a single format. It will be an open draw for the fourth and semifinals, and teams from the same country will be able to draw against each other. All games will be eliminated directly until the end of the same day and all games from the quarterfinals to the final will be played in Lisbon, Portugal.
The quarterfinals will start on August 12th and there will be a game from the day until August 15th. The semifinals will be played on August 18 and 19 with the final on August 23 at the home stadium of Benfica, the Estádio do Sport. All games will begin at 15:00 EST.
Chance
Manchester City and Bayern Munich +300; Paris Saint-Germain +450; Barcelona +700; Atletico Madrid +1200; Leipzig RB +1400; Juventus +1600; Atalanta +2000; Real Madrid +3300; Naples +8000; Lyon +10000; Chelsea +50000.
Top scorers
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 11
* Erling Håland (Borussia Dortmund and Salzburg) 10
Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich) 6
* Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 6
Dries Martens (Naples) 6
* No longer active in the tournament
So far Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored 2 goals in the competition. The two superstars have dominated the Champions League score over the past 11 seasons and no other players finished as the top scorer at the time.
Women’s Champions League
Women’s competition has fewer wrinkles than the male version. The quarter-final draw was made in November 2019 after the completion of the round of 16 and before the closure of Covid-19. The changes for the quarterfinals and beyond refer to the format and position.
The rest of the competition will be played as a knockout tournament with the games taking place from 21 to 30 August at the San Mamés stadium in Bilbao and at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastián.
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Lyon stand for their 7th Champions League and for a 5th in a row.
Friday August 21
Glasgow City vs Wolfsburg (12:00 EST: San Sebastián)
Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona (12:00 EST: Bilbao)
Saturday 22 August
Arsenal vs Paris Saint-Germain (14:00 EST: San Sebastián)
Lyon vs Bayern Munich (14:00 EST: Bilbao)
Semifinals
Tuesday 25 August
Glasgow City or Wolfsburg vs Atlético or Barcelona (14:00 EST: San Sebastián)
Wednesday 26 August
Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain vs Lyon or Bayern Munich (14:00 EST: Bilbao)
The final
Sunday 30 August
KO TBA: San Sebastián
You can get the lowest score on the eight teams on UEFA.com.
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Top scorers
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal) 10
Ada Hegerberg (Lyon) 9
Pernille Harder (Wolfsburg) 5
* Tereza Kožárová (Slavia Prague) 5
* Janine Beckie (Manchester City) 5
* No longer active in the tournament
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