Published 21:03 IST, March 18th 2022

UEFA Champions League draw: Fans react to exciting fixtures, 'We could actually see...'

Defending champions Chelsea will face 13-time winners Real Madrid, while Liverpool will lock horns with Benfica among the other fixtures

Reported by: Azhar Mohamed
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Though re might be  Lionel Messi and Cristia Ronaldo featuring in UEFA Champions League, fans still have got several exciting fixtures lined up. Defending champions Chelsea will face 13-time winners Real Madrid, while Liverpool will lock horns with Benfica. Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola's Manchester City will face Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid while Bayern Munich will be up against Villarreal. 

Champions League draw also determined equation for semi-finals. winner of Benfica vs Liverpool tie will be up against winner of Villarreal vs Bayern in semi-finals. Meanwhile, winner of Manchester City vs Atletico Madrid game will be up against winners of Chelsea vs Real Madrid tie. Here is how some fans reacted to UCL draw. 

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Confident Chelsea & Real Madrid are key highlights of UCL draw

UCL draw has some exciting fixtures lined up, as Jurgen Klopp's side (Liverpool) will be particularly happy with draw, having to play against Benfica. On or hand, both Chelsea and Real Madrid fans are confident that ir side will turn out winners in clash. Bayern Munich will hope to get past Villareal while game between Pep Guardiola and Diego Simeone's side will be an engaging one. 

Europa League quarter-final draw: West Ham face tough opponents in Lyon, Barcelona to take on Eintracht

Meanwhile, in Europa League, Premier League side West Ham will face Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais while Spanish giants Barcelona, who find mselves surprisingly in this competition have been paired with German side Eintracht Frankfurt. In or fixtures, Serie A side Atalanta will take on RB Leipzig while Scottish champions Rangers will face Portuguese side, Braga.

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Barcelona will be hoping to lay ir hands on a trophy this season and Europa League provides m with best chance. In La Liga, team finds itself 3rd, 15 points behind table-toppers Real Madrid.  

On or hand, in  Europa Conference League, AS Roma will face Bodo/Glimt who y already locked horns with earlier in tournament, Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille will clash against Greek club PAOK. Favourites Leicester City will play Dutch side PSV while fellow Dutch side Feyeord will play Czech Republic's Slavia Prague.

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21:03 IST, March 18th 2022