The UEFA Champions League quarter-finals will be decided this week with the second-leg match-ups that could see some continental heavyweights eliminated earlier than expected.
Real Madrid are close to gaining some measure of revenge against Chelsea for their 2021 semi-final exit with a 3-1 first-leg win in London. The Blues, who are defending champions, will need to overcome that two-goal deficit in their first Champions League trip to the Santiago Bernabeu (they played last season's semi-final at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano while Madrid's main arena was undergoing work).
The other 2021 Champions League finalists, Manchester City, also face a Madrid side as Pep Guardiola matches wits with Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone. City take a narrow 1-0 lead to the Wanda Metropolitano, which is expected to be raucous as Atletico attempt a comeback.
Bayern Munich, Champions League winners in 2020, will be up against it when they host Villarreal. The Yellow Submarine shocked Bayern with a 1-0 home win that they will seek to defend on German soil. Meanwhile, 2019 champions Liverpool comfortably handled Benfica 3-1 in the first leg and are expected to finish the job at Anfield.
The complete quarter-final second-leg schedule follows below. Each tie is played over two legs, and the team with the most goals after the second leg will advance to the semi-finals. Those semi-final pairings have already been predetermined (see bracket below).
There is one major rule change to keep in mind during these knockout rounds: for the first time since 1965, there is no away-goals tiebreaker in the case that the aggregate score is level after 180 minutes of action. Teams will head straight into a 30-minute extra time session, followed by a penalty shootout if the deadlock persists. None of the last-16 games required that.
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Champions League TV & Streaming Schedule
Home teams listed first
Quarter-finals
1st Legs
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, April 5 | Manchester City 1, Atletico Madrid 0 | Highlights |
| Tues, April 5 | Benfica 1, Liverpool 3 | Highlights |
| Wed, April 6 | Chelsea 1, Real Madrid 3 | Highlights |
| Wed, April 6 | Villarreal 1, Bayern Munich 0 | Highlights |
2nd Legs
| Date | Match | Time (BST) | TV channels | Stream |
| Tues, April 12 | Bayern Munich vs. Villarreal | 8 p.m. | BT Sport 3 | BT Sport web, app |
| Tues, April 12 | Real Madrid vs. Chelsea | 8 p.m. | BT Sport 2 | BT Sport web, app |
| Wed, April 13 | Liverpool vs. Benfica | 8 p.m. | BT Sport 3 | BT Sport web, app |
| Wed, April 13 | Atletico Madrid vs. Man City | 8 p.m. | BT Sport 3 | BT Sport web, app |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will be played on April 26-27 (1st Leg) and May 3-4 (2nd Leg).
| 1st Leg Host | 2nd Leg Host | |
| Man City / Atletico | vs. | Chelsea / Real Madrid |
| Benfica / Liverpool | vs. | Villarreal / Bayern Munich |
Round of 16
1st Legs
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, Feb. 15 | PSG 1, Real Madrid 0 | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 15 | Sporting CP 0, Man City 5 | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 16 | Inter 0, Liverpool 2 | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 16 | RB Salzburg 1, Bayern Munich 1 | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 22 | Chelsea 2, Lille 0 | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 22 | Villarreal 1, Juventus 1 | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 23 | Atletico Madrid 1, Man United 1 | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 23 | Benfica 2, Ajax 2 | Highlights |
2nd Legs
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, March 8 | Bayern Munich 7, RB Salzburg 1 (Bayern advance 8-2 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Tues, March 8 | Liverpool 0, Inter 1 (Liverpool advance 2-1 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Wed, March 9 | Man City 0, Sporting CP 0 (Man City avance 5-0 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Wed, March 9 | Real Madrid 3, PSG 1 (Real Madrid advance 3-2 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Tues, March 15 | Ajax 0, Benfica 1 (Benfica advance 3-2 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Tues, March 15 | Man United 0, Atletico Madrid 1 (Atletico advance 2-1 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Wed, March 16 | Juventus 0, Villarreal 3 (Villarreal advance 4-1 on agg.) | Highlights |
| Wed, March 16 | Lille 1, Chelsea 2 (Chelsea advance 4-1 on agg.) | Highlights |
How to watch the UEFA Champions League
The 2021-22 UEFA Champions League is being broadcast in the UK exclusively by BT Sport, on TV and online/via their app.
If you are not already a subscriber, you can buy a monthly pass to watch every BT Sport channel and use their web and app streaming services.
Champions League teams by country
Here's the breakdown of the teams that advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League.
| No. of Teams | Country | Qualified Teams |
| 3 | England | Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City |
| 3 | Spain | Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Villarreal |
| 1 | Portugal | Benfica |
| 1 | Germany | Bayern Munich |