Kick-off on 17.03.23 13:00.

On Friday, the pairs for the second and third rounds of the playoffs of the most prestigious European tournament will be determined. Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Milan, and Benfica advanced to the next stage based on the results of the matches on March 7-8. The aristocrats eliminated Dortmund (0-1, 2-0), the Munich club left PSG behind (1-0, 2-0), the Rossoneri defeated Tottenham (1-0, 0-0), and the Portuguese Eagles didn't notice Brugge on their way (2-0, 5-1).

Watch the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League online; the selection will be blind. Unlike the previous stage, representatives of the same country or teams that played together in the group stage may cross paths. The teams will immediately find out their potential opponents in case they advance to the third round. The quarterfinal matches are scheduled for April 11-12 and 18-19.

Benfica have reached this upcoming stage for the nineteenth time in its history. However, the most successful seasons for the Eagles were before the early 2000s. In the last twenty-six years, the team have only reached this stage four times, and in each of those seasons, they stopped their pursuit of the trophy (2005/06, 2011/12, 2015/16, and 2021/22). Watch the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League online.

Milan secured their eighteenth quarterfinal appearance and their first since the 2011/12 season. Interestingly, it took exactly that amount of time between their last two Serie A titles. Since 2002, the red and black team have reached this stage six times, but only in the 2003/04 and 2011/12 campaigns did they fail to advance to the playoffs. Chelsea have reached this stage eleven times, even though they didn't even participate in the UCL before the 1999/00 tournament.

Bayern Munich have made it to the top eight of the competition in thirty-two seasons. Since the early 2000s, this has happened in fifteen seasons, and in seven cases, the Reds couldn't progress further. In the previous two campaigns, the Hollywood FC were eliminated precisely at this stage. Watch the draw for the quarterfinals and semifinals of the Champions League online.