Spain and the United Kingdom are the protagonists of the Champions League quarter-final draw

Spain (Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Villarreal) and the United Kingdom (Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea), each with three clubs, will be the protagonists in the quarterfinals of the European Champions League, which will take place in Nyon (11h00 GMT) on Friday.

Bayern Munich and Benfica are the only teams representing other countries in the top eight in the Star European Football Tournament, where there are no more Italian or French formations.

The list of the fourth finalists is full of prominent teams full of history.

The draw is unconditional and will determine the composition of the final round, as well as the quarter-final match (April 5-6 for the first leg and April 12-13 for the second leg), which will lead to the final at the Stade de France in Paris on May 28.

Since there are no seeds or conditions in the lottery, there may be confrontations between teams from the same country, so there may be outstanding Manchester City - Liverpool or Real Madrid - Atletico Derby.

Barcelona, who dropped out of the Champions League in the group stage, or Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus, who fell into the 16th round, are among the great absentees of the fight for 'Orejona'.

Last year's finalist Manchester City is still pursuing the title of the first European Championship and is confident that this year will be the final.

“Before we didn't count, people didn't care. The club has grown little by little and we've been playing these competitions in a row for many years.” “, said coach Josep Guardiola.

With 13 titles, Real Madrid is the team that dominates the record for the European Cup/Champions League. He won six crowns among the current fourth finalists of Bayern Munich and Liverpool with six crowns and six others

The German team is one of the scariest teams after taking 7-1 place against Salzburg in the 16th round, and after Robert Lewandowski was at the forefront of the tournament's top scorer table and scored 12 goals.

However, Real Madrid, who removed PSG from Kylian Mbafe, Lionel Messi and Neymar, also looks strong and leads the championship in Spain.

“If you are on a good day, you can compete with anyone,” said Carlo Ancelotti, director of Real Madrid.

Bavarian coach Julian Nagelsmann spoke in similar terms about his team. “When you show motivation and energy, it's hard to stop.”

Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool is one of the most fearsome attacks. The Mané-Firmino-Salah trio recently joined Luis Diaz of Colombia, and Chelsea, the first class champion, hopes not to blame internal problems due to sanctions against Russian master Roman Abramovich after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

.Teams that reached the quarter-finals:

- Atletico Madrid (ESP)

- Ivy (Ger)

- (BY)

- (narrow)

- Liverpool (ENG)

- Manchester City (ENG)

- Real Madrid (ENG)

- Villarreal (ENG)

.Calendar:

First segment of the quarterfinals: Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday 6.

Quarter-final round: Tuesday and Wednesday, April 12, 13.

The first segment of the semi-finals: Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, 27.

Semifinals return: Tuesday and Wednesday, May 3, 4th

Final: It will take place on Saturday, May 28 at Saint-Denis Stade de France on the northern outskirts of Paris.

Jed/Dr