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Manchester City’s best and worst routes to Champions League final revealed as Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid await draw
Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City players will discover their route to the 2023 Champions League final this week when the draw is made on Friday.
City booked their place in the last-eight of the competition in style on Tuesday night with a 7-0 win over RB Leipzig in the second-leg of their last-16 tie, progressing through to the next round via an 8-1 aggregate scoreline.
Erling Haaland’s historic five-goal haul against the Bundesliga opposition was complimented by fine strikes from midfield duo Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne, sending a statement of intent to their Champions League rivals this season.
Victory over Marco Rose’s RB Leipzig side now means that Manchester City have progressed through to the Champions League quarter-final stage in each of their last six seasons, while the win this week marked their 50th such outcome in European competition.
In the next round, City are joined by Europe’s elite this season, with Italy’s Serie A being the best-represented out of the eight teams that remain, with Inter, Napoli, and AC Milan all remaining in the tournament.
Manchester City are joined by Chelsea from the Premier League, with the two sides having last met in Europe in the 2021 Champions League final – a game that saw Thomas Tuchel’s squad deny Pep Guardiola his first European crown at the Etihad Stadium.
Teams remaining in the 2022/23 Champions League
- Inter
- Napoli
- Benfica
- Chelsea
- AC Milan
- Real Madrid
- Bayern Munich
- Manchester City
Manchester City will find out their opponents for the last-eight of the Champions League this week, when UEFA complete the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals in one process at their Nyon, Switzerland base.
You can find full details on the Champions League Quarter-Final draw below:
City will almost certainly want to avoid a nightmare tie in the next stage of the competition, as they look to reach the last-four once again this season, while Pep Guardiola has already identified who he believes are the best team in Europe this season.
Speaking to Sky Italia after Manchester City’s 7-0 win over RB Leipzig, Pep Guardiola revealed, “Napoli are maybe the best team in Europe this year, in terms of playing style – close to Arsenal.”
With that in mind, City Xtra have taken a look into Manchester City’s best and worst routes to the final in Istanbul, Turkey – which is scheduled to take place on Saturday 10th June 2023.
Best Route
Quarter-Final
Manchester City vs Benfica
Napoli vs Inter
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid
Chelsea vs AC Milan
Semi-Final
Manchester City vs Inter
Bayern Munich vs AC Milan
Final
Manchester City vs AC Milan
Worst Route
Quarter-Final
Manchester City vs Napoli
Real Madrid vs Chelsea
Bayern Munich vs AC Milan
Benfica vs Inter
Semi-Final
Manchester City vs Real Madrid
Bayern Munich vs Benfica
Final
Manchester City vs Bayern Munich
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