Chelsea travel to Lille on Wednesday with a 2-0 lead; Juventus welcome Villarreal with the tie level at 1-1; Man Utd out; Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Benfica and Real Madrid are already through
Thursday 17 March 2022 13:19, UK
We bring you the state of play in the Champions League as the remaining last-16 second legs take place this week.
Chelsea may be working to new, strict budgets for away trips, set by the government as part of the club's restrictions but manager Thomas Tuchel says whatever happens, he and his players will make it to Lille.
"My last information is we have a plane," he said. "We can go by plane and go back by plane. If not we go by train. And if not we go by bus. And if not I'll drive a seven-seater!
"If you asked me 20 years, 30 years ago if I'd join a Champions League match at the sideline and what I'm willing to do, I'd say 'where do I have to be when?' We will be there."
The Champions League holders seized control of their last-16 tie as goals from Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisic secured a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Reece James face a "very, very tight" race to be fit in time. Hudson-Odoi has an Achilles issue and James a leg muscle complaint, with both academy graduates big doubts for the Champions League last-16 second leg in France.
Captain Cesar Azpilicueta should be available after illness, while wing-back Marcos Alonso is back to full health after Covid-19.
Lille should be able to welcome Benjamin Andre back from illness after Renato Sanches picked up a thigh injury against Saint-Etienne last week. He is expected to miss the rest of the month but Lille otherwise have a fully fit squad.
Dusan Vlahovic scored the second-fastest goal ever for a Champions League debutant as his Juventus side were held to a 1-1 draw by Villarreal.
Vlahovic, having signed for Juve in January for £66 million, needed just 33 seconds to put the visitors ahead in Spain but Dani Parejo popped up in the 66th minute to leave the tie nicely poised heading into the second leg in Turin.
Massimiliano Allegri is hopeful that Paulo Dybala and Giorgio Chiellini will return for the visit of Villarreal. Midfielder Denis Zakaria picked up a muscular injury in the first leg and is a doubt, along with Leonardo Bonucci while Weston McKennie, Federico Chiesa and Kaio Jorge are out long-term.
Villarreal centre-back Raul Albiol has not yet been ruled out of the second leg after being taken off at half-time. Gerard Moreno, Etienne Capoue and Juan Foyth are doubts while Ruben Pena, Paco Alcacer and Alberto Moreno will definitely miss the tie.
Liverpool became the first English team to book their Champions League last-eight spot with a 2-1 aggregate victory over Italian side Inter Milan.
They were joined by Bayern Munich, who defeated RB Salzburg via an 8-2 aggregate win.
Manchester City safely made it through with a 5-0 aggregate win over Sporting Lisbon, while Real Madrid stunned PSG with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Manchester United failed to join their city rivals in the hat as a 1-0 win at Old Trafford gave Atletico Madrid a 2-1 aggregate success, while Benfica progressed 3-2 on aggregate thanks to a late winner at Ajax.
The list of qualified teams are:
The quarter-final and semi-final draws are both 'open' so, unlike the last-16 draw, anyone can face any team in both stages, irrespective of their country of origin or previous fixtures this season.
Each quarter-final tie will be given a number between one and four, with those four balls being used to draw out the semi-final draw that succeeds the last-eight pairings.
The first-legs of the quarter-final ties will be played on April 5 and 6 with the return fixtures on April 12 and 13. The semi-finals will start on April 26 and 27 with the second legs on May 3 and 4. The Champions League final is on May 28 at Paris' Stade de France.
