Champions League bracket, schedule: How things stand ahead of August restart

Following a 148-day absence of European football competitions, UEFA Champions League will finally resume from August 7 onwards. re are still a total of 12 teams standing in elite European competition, with four spots in quarter-finals of tournament up for grabs. Atalanta, PSG, RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid have already made it to UCL quarter-finals.  remaining second-leg encounters in Champions League Round of 16 will see Manchester City vs Real Madrid, Juventus vs Lyon, Barcelona vs Napoli and Bayern Munich vs Chelsea.

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Champions League schedule: Champions League fixtures for Round of 16

Friday, August 7 - Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (Saturday, August 8 at 12:30 am IST)

Man City hold a 2-1 advant from ir first-leg win at Santiago Bernabeu. Pep Guardiola will hope for his team to progress through to Champions League quarter-finals against recently-crowned LaLiga champions. game will take place at Etihad Stadium as Man City look to mount a challenge for club's first Champions League title.

Friday, August 7, Juventus vs. Lyon (Saturday, August 8 at 12:30 am IST)

Lyon will head to Allianz Stadium with a crucial 1-0 lead. Lucas Tousart scored only goal of game when Italian giants visited Groupama Stadium back in February. However, recently crowned Serie A champions are tipped as favourites to overturn deficit and progress through to next round. 

Saturday, August 8, Barcelona vs. Napoli (Sunday, August 9, 12:30 am IST)

Barcelona scored a precious away goal at Naples back in February after Dries Mertens had put Napoli in front. With scores locked at 1-1, Barcelona and Lionel Messi will be hoping to complete job at Camp u. This UCL remains Barcelona's only hope for major silverware this season. 

Saturday, August 8, Bayern Munich vs Chelsea (Sunday, August 9, 00:30 am IST)

Bundesliga champions are favourites to go through to quarter-finals. first leg of Champions League Round of 16 clash at Stamford Bridge ended 3-0 with a brace from Serge Gnabry and a late goal from Robert Lewandowski. Frank Lampard's Chelsea confirmed ir Champions League qualification for next season with a win over Wolves on final day of season but will have a mountain to climb in Munich in second leg.

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Champions League schedule: Champions League fixtures for quarter-finals

Once those four Round of 16 matchups are completed, scene shifts to Lisbon, Portugal, for start of UCL quarterfinals. It will be a frantic sprint to finish line as historic mini-tournament is set to wrap up on August 23.

• Wednesday, August 12 - Atalanta vs Paris Saint-Germain (Thursday, August 13, 12:30 am IST)  at Estadio do Sport, Lisbon
• Thursday, August 13 - RB Leipzig vs. Atletico Madrid (Friday, August 14, 12:30 am IST) at Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon
• Friday, August 14 - Napoli/Barcelona vs Chelsea/Bayern Munich (Saturday, August 15, 12:30 am IST) at Estadio do Sport, Lisbon
• Saturday, August 15 - Real Madrid/Manchester City vs Lyon/Juventus (Sunday, August 16, 12:30 am IST) at Estadio Jose Alvalade, Lisbon

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Champions League schedule: Champions League fixtures for semi-final and final

• UCL Semi-final 1) Tuesday, August 18 - TBD vs TBD, (Wednesday, August 19, 12:30 am IST)
• UCL Semi-final 2) Wednesday, August 19 - TBD vs TBD, (Thursday, August 20, 12:30 am IST)
• UCL final - Sunday, August 23 TBD vs TBD (Monday, August 24, 12:30 am IST)

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