The football world waits anxiously as European football governing body, UEFA, is set to conduct the Champions League quarter-final draw. This draw promises to bring some exciting fixtures - for instance, the availability of rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund could result into some mouth-watering clasicos in the month of April, but this has not been confirmed yet.
When is the draw?
The draw will be conducted on Friday, March 17 at 4:00 am PST/ 7:00 am EST/ 11:00 am GMT at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
Where can I watch the draw?
The Champions League draw will be streamed live on UEFA’s website globally. Anyone with access to Barcelona and Real Madrid’s official club channels will also be able to follow the event live online via Barca TV and RMTV respectively.
There will still be traditional television coverage around the world though, with Eurosport broadcasting the draw across its family of channels in Europe, including France and Italy. BeIN Sports and La Sexta will however expand the options of Spanish viewers.
BT Sport 2 will additionally have the live feed in the UK, hence offering their subscribers the chance to watch the draw on the go, via the official BT Sport App.
Satellite and cable TV subscribers in USA will need to tune into FS1 (English) or Fox Deportes (Spanish) for live TV coverage, or the FOX Sports Go and Fox Soccer 2Go apps for live mobile streaming.
The MENA region, which consists of Middle East and North African countries, will be served by beIN Sports Arabia, whereas the Sub-Saharan region will rely on the SuperSport network. For the full list of channels that will broadcast the Champions League draw live, visit our dedicated event page.
Which teams are in the draw?
Here is a quick look at the eight teams that made it to the quarter-finals of this season's UCL. Leicester City is the only English club standing following Man City's defeat to Monaco on Wednesday. La Liga is represented by three clubs: defending champions Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Serie A has one club standing, Juventus, and the same case applies to Ligue 1, which is represented by Monaco. The Bundesliga has two clubs standing: rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
What format is the draw?
This will be an open draw. Meaning, the teams will not be seeded against each other, and clubs from the same country can face each other. This is some good news for fans who have been hoping for El Clasico (Barcelona vs Real Madrid) or Der Klassiker (BVB vs Bayern) in the UCL.
When will the matches be played?
The first legs of the quarter-finals will be played on 11/12 April, which will be on a Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The second leg will be played on 18/19 April, which will also be on a Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
Did you know?
Leicester City is the only club in the Champions League last eight sitting outside the top three in their domestic league.
Regardless of the results of the draw, football fans across the world should expect some exciting fixtures. All eyes will be on debutants Leicester City, who have shocked the world by becoming the last English club standing in the competition.
Which team will they face in the quarter-finals? Internet trolls are already predicting a tough fixture for the Foxes, probably against defending champions Real Madrid. But the journey Craig Shakespeare's men have covered so far speaks volumes about the Leicester-based club, and their willingless to overcome every challenge despite sitting on the 15th spot in the EPL table.
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UEFA Champions League Draw
March 17, 2017 7:00amNyon, SwitzerlandThis match has ended. Below are the original Live broadcast details for this match.
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