{"id":20499,"date":"2021-03-19T09:10:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499"},"modified":"2021-03-19T09:21:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T13:21:24","slug":"liverpool-drawn-against-real-madrid-in-champions-league-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Drawn Against Real Madrid In Champions League Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.36815332.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.36815332.jpg 541w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2.36815332-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/>Liverpool have been handed a tough draw as they face Real Madrid in a repeat of the 2018 final.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City\u2019s quest for a maiden Champions League title will continue with a quarter-final against Borussia Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>City, who have never got past the semi-final of the premier European club competition, will face more German opposition after beating Borussia Monchengladbach in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, winners in 2012, have been handed a favorable looking draw as they face Porto.<\/p>\n<p>If City can get past Dortmund then they will meet either Bayern Munich or Paris St Germain in the semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>The German side and PSG, managed by Mauricio Pochettino, are meeting in the quarter-final in a repeat of last season\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>That means Liverpool and Chelsea are primed to meet in the other semi-final, raising the prospect of another instalment of Champions League meetings between the two clubs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-20499\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-20499\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-20499\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20499\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have been handed a tough draw as they face Real Madrid in a repeat of the 2018 final. 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