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The UEFA Champions League draw has been made this morning and we have some truly exciting matchups to look forward to in the quarters, semis and final! Of the 8 teams in the quarter finals, English football is represented by Man City and Chelsea FC. Serie A sees 3 teams drawn in the form of Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan, with La Liga and the Bundesliga being represented by just one team each in Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Liga Portugal's Benfica fill the final space in the quarter finals. So, without further ado, here are your 2023 UEFA Champions League finals lineups! Quarter finals The first leg of the quarter finals are due to be played on the 11th April, with second legs being played on the 18th. Real Madrid vs Chelsea FC Image credit: Chelsea FC The first quarter final drawn pits current title holders Real Madrid against Graham Potter's Chelsea FC. For 3 years on the bounce, Chelsea have made it into the quarter finals of the competition, and face the mammoth task of dispatching Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid over their 2-leg quarter final! Inter Milan vs Benfica Image credit: ESPN/Eurosport The second clash drawn sees 3 time winners of the Champions League Inter Milan take on Liga Portugal's only representatives, Benfica. The Portuguese club have reached the final of the Champions League 7 times in their history, but have never lifted the trophy. Despite Inter being drawn first for this quarter final, they will actually play their first leg away to Benfica. This is due to AC Milan having also been drawn as the home side in their matchup. With both clubs playing at the San Siro, AC Milan have been given precedence to play their home leg first. Manchester City vs Bayern Munich Image credit: Getty images Quarter final 3 sees 2021 finalists Man City take on German giants and 6 time winners, Bayern Munich. Guardiola's men have been unbeaten in this year's Champions League and may be going into this clash as slight favourites, despite Bayern's impressive record in the competition. AC Milan vs Napoli Image credit: AC Milan The last quarter final draw has produced a Fesitval Italia in the form of AC Milan vs Napoli. As mentioned above, this mean that Inter will play their first leg against Benfica away to make way for the all-Italian battle. Napoli are currently dominating the Serie A table with a clear 16 points ahead of second-place Inter Milan, and will no doubt go into this matchup as the favourites to progress. Semi finals The semi finals of this year's UCL will see the first legs played on the 9th of May, with second legs being played out on the 16th May. Semi final ONE The first semi final draw sees the winner of AC Milan vs Napoli play their first leg at home. They will play the winner of Inter Milan vs Benfica, giving this semi final a high likelihood of being an all-Italian affair! Semi final TWO The second semi final will see the winner of Real Madrid vs Chelsea FC take the home spot for their first leg. They will of course be met by the winner of Manchester City vs Bayern Munich, promising a thrilling semi-final matchup regardless of who goes through! 2023 UCL Final The Ataturk stadium in Instanbul, home of the 2023 UCL final. Image credit: Football Ground Guide The last stop on this year's Champions League journey will see the winner of semi final 2 (Real Madrid or Chelsea vs Man City or Bayern Munich) take the home spot for the game. This of course leaves the winner of semi final 1 (AC Milan or Napoli vs Inter Milan or Benfica) to fill in the "away spot. The final will be played at Ataturk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, on the 10th of June.

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