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Champions League: Man City Could Face Juventus or Lyon in Quarter-Finals

UEFA Champions League : Finals still in Portugal, no plan B for ...

Manchester City will face Lyon or Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals if they hold on to their first-leg advantage over Real Madrid.

City hold a 2-1 lead after the first leg of their last-16 tie, which was played before the tournament was suspended because of coronavirus.

The quarter-finals, semis and final will be held over 12 days in Portugal.

Chelsea could face Barcelona or Napoli in the last eight but trail Bayern Munich 3-0 in their last-16 tie.

The two English sides will meet in the semi-final if they win through.

City, trying to win the competition for the first time are joint favourites with German champions Bayern.

Manager Pep Guardiola said: "We have to play against Real Madrid the kings of the competition. If we think about the next steps before that we will be out."

Atletico Madrid, who eliminated defending European champions and new Premier League winners Liverpool, will face Germany's RB Leipzig in the quarter-finals.

Italian side Atalanta - winners of their past 11 games in all competitions take on French champions Paris St-Germain, who have not played since 11 March after their domestic season was abandoned.

The Remaining last-16 fixtures will hold between 7-8 August.

All quarter-finals to take place from 12-15 August.

Guardiola and Lampard

Full draw

1) Real Madrid or Manchester City v Lyon or Juventus (15 August)

2) RB Leipzig v Atletico Madrid (13 August)

3) Napoli or Barcelona v Chelsea or Bayern Munich (14 August)

4) Atalanta v Paris St-Germain (12 August)

Semi-final draw - ties to take place 18-19 August.

Winner of quarter-final one v winner of quarter-final three

Winner of quarter-final two v winner of quarter-final four

Last-16 ties to finish (first-leg score):

7 August: Manchester City v Real Madrid (2-1); Juventus v Lyon (0-1)

8 August: Bayern Munich v Chelsea (3-0); Barcelona v Napoli (1-1);

The competition will conclude in an eight-team knockout tournament in Portugal from 12-23 August.

The second leg of last-16 ties yet to be completed will take place from 7-8 August and teams due to be at home for those matches will still play at their own stadium.

But when the quarter-finals begin on 12 August, all ties in the competition will be held as one-off games at Sporting Lisbon's Estadio Jose Alvalade.

The semi-finals will be played on 18-19 August and the final, at Benfica's Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, on 23 August.

Uefa has implemented the same five-substitute rule as the Premier League for the remainder of the tournament and an additional change can be made in extra time.

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In the Europa League, Manchester United have been drawn against Istanbul Basaksehir or Copenhagen in the last eight of the Europa League, while Wolves have a potential tie against Sevilla or Roma.

Rangers will play Inter Milan or Getafe if they reach the quarter-finals.

United and Wolves will meet in the semi-finals if both progress.

The three British sides have the second legs of their last-16 ties to play with United 5-0 up on LASK, while Wolves are level at 1-1 with Olympiakos.

Rangers trail Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 after the first leg.

The return legs will take place on 5 or 6 August. United and Wolves are at home, but Rangers travel to Germany.

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo refused to be drawn on his side's possible opponents as he prepares for a Premier League game against Everton on Sunday.

"There are so many 'ifs'. It can be this, it can be that, so it's very difficult for me to answer and make a proper evaluation because so many things can happen," he said.

"Honestly, I don't even know what to say because I haven't thought about it. I'm only focused now on Everton, sorry."

Two last-16 ties - Inter Milan v Getafe and Sevilla v Roma - will be be played as one-off matches in Germany after the coronavirus outbreak in Italy and Spain in March resulted in both first legs being called off.

The final three rounds, which will also see all ties played as one-off matches, will then be held in Germany at the home grounds of Duisburg, Fortuna Dusseldorf, Schalke and Cologne.

The latter venue will host the final, which has been moved from Gdansk in Poland, on 21 August.

Uefa says that the games will be held without spectators present.

Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo (left), Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (centre) and Rangers boss Steven Gerrard

Draw in full

5-6 August

Remaining last-16 ties (aggregate scores in brackets): Copenhagen v Istanbul Basaksehir (0-1), Wolves v Olympiakos (1-1), Bayer Leverkusen v Rangers (3-1), Shakhtar Donetsk v Wolfsburg (2-1), Basel v Eintracht Frankfurt (0-3), Manchester United v LASK (5-0), Inter Milan v Getafe (first leg abandoned), Sevilla v Roma (first leg abandoned).

Quarter-finals, 10-11 August

1. Wolfsburg/Shakhtar Donetsk v Eintracht Frankfurt/Basel

2. LASK/Manchester United v Istanbul Basaksehir/Copenhagen

3. Inter Milan/Getafe v Rangers/Bayer Leverkusen

4. Olympiakos/Wolves v Sevilla/Roma

Semi-finals, 16-17 August

Winner of quarter-final 4 v winner of quarter-final 2

Winner of quarter-final 3 v winner of quarter-final 1

Final, 21 August


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