Chapter 440: The Draw for the Quarterfinals

"As long as we don't meet Real Madrid, I don't think we have any problem playing other teams to advance!" Manchester City have not won against Chelsea this season, and Hazard hopes nothing more than to meet Manchester City!

Jones disagreed with Hazard: "What's wrong with Real Madrid, I just want to draw them!" It's fun to play with a strong team! How good it is to play Barcelona and Real Madrid! ”

"Hmm...... Yes, we have decided to win the Champions League this time anyway! It doesn't matter who kicks! Costa thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Alas, you are all too confident, be careful that the arrogant soldiers will be defeated!" Kante rolled his eyes as he watched the two self-confident guys burst with confidence.

"Uh-huh...... You know, we're confident. Jones said with a proud face.

As time went on, team names emerged one by one, with Juventus being the first to be drawn and they will travel to La Liga to challenge Real Madrid, making it a good opponent for both sides.

"It looks like playing Real Madrid can't be done!" Jones said.

Immediately after that, Manchester City's opponents also came out, Manchester City, who were chasing Chelsea all the way in the Premier League, played against Liverpool in the Premier League, and Pep Guardiola appeared in front of the TV at this time, but he kept his face expressionless.

Costa rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "Now there are only 4 teams left, are we going to play against Roma or Bayern." ”

"Why are you nervous, it's not certain that you won't play!" Hazard said as he squinted at Costa.

However, Kodic no longer bothered to talk to Eden Hazard, and the next team to be drawn will be Chelsea's opponents, and everyone watched as UEFA president Severin reached into the glass box, pulled out a small ball, and showed him in front of the camera.

"Rome!"

Kante smiled: "The opponent is Roma!" We're going to the semi-finals! ”

Jones, who just said that it didn't matter who the opponent was, stood up from Costa and slapped him.

After all, they beat Roma twice in the group stage, and now they meet a tough and familiar opponent, so they are naturally excited.

"Bayern were lucky to have Sevilla! But if they are eliminated by Sevilla, it will be a shame! ”

"You said that if we win the championship, what kind of speech should we make when we win the championship parade!" Jones excitedly.

Costa also laughed excitedly: "Hahaha, the league champion, the Champions League champion we are here!" ”

Looking at these two crazy teammates, Hazard couldn't help but remind them: "Okay, the draw is over, you two are normal, or the coach will think you two are crazy again!" No more plays! ”

"Spoiled! I'm not crazy! Costa himself is crazy! Jones was the first to shake the pot.

"You wicked person sue first! I just haven't been excited about a race in a long time! Not to be outdone, Costa shot back.

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Now the draw for the last 8 of the Champions League is as follows: Chelsea vs Roma, Liverpool vs Manchester City, Bayern Munich vs Sevilla, Juventus vs Real Madrid

The draw for the Champions League semi-finals will take place on April 13, while this year's Champions League final will take place on May 26 at the Olympic National Stadium in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

Among the teams that have reached the quarter-finals, Real Madrid have won 12 Champions Leagues, Liverpool 5, Bayern Munich 5, Juventus 2 and Chelsea 1, while Manchester City, Roma and Sevilla have yet to win the Champions League.

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After the draw was over, Jones proposed to play Pro Evolution Soccer and said that they would be abused in the game, and Costa and Hazard were naturally unconvinced, and as for the next few hours of the game, they had to submit.

With two days going on in the blink of an eye, the squad is back to preparing for the game, and for now, Chelsea are in a good situation, with the next few league games not being strong and Costa recovering.

For Costa's recovery, Willian was relieved and unwilling at the same time, originally for William Costa was lucky to be injured, because Costa's injury gave him a chance, but more and more important games undoubtedly brought great pressure to William.

Willian is fortunate that Chelsea's results this season have put the media's eyes on Chelsea, so a little bad performance is a criticism from the media, and now Costa's return, if there are no accidents, he will return to the bench and fight with several people for the place on the bench.

It was in this context that Chelsea travelled to the central city of Leicester City to challenge Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in order to qualify for the semi-finals of the FA Cup.

Leicester City are not doing well in the league at the moment, with 33 points in 10th place in the table, so the FA Cup title has become their goal!

'The FA Cup quarter-final kicks off with Chelsea travelling to the King Power Stadium to take on Leicester City.

Costa is expected to start after recovering from injury, but in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against Barcelona, Costa did not play, Hazard was the starting centre-forward, and Giroud only came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, Costa did not play.

However, in the FA Cup game against Leicester City, Costa is expected to return to the starting line-up and it will now be up to him to score or not, otherwise Costa will have to compete with Willian for a starting position.

In the last game against Barcelona, Tiemoue Bakayoko returned from injury, but he sat on the bench for 90 minutes and did not get a chance to play.

Bakayoko is also very likely to return to the starting XI for the FA Cup clash with Leicester City, having last started for Chelsea in a league game against Watford on 5 February, where he was sent off with two yellow cards in the 30th minute.

Leicester City have missed out on the FA Cup semi-finals for 36 years, and although they won the league title in 15/16, they have had a poor record in the FA Cup in recent years, with their last time reaching the FA Cup semi-finals back in the 81/82 season.

Facing an in-form Chelsea at home this time, Leicester City will not give up the chance to reach the semi-finals, fulfilling their desire to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in 36 years. ”

The line-ups for both sides have been announced, with Chelsea featuring Costa in front, Jones and Eden Hazard left and right, N'Golo Kante and Tiemoue Bakayoko in midfield, and Caballero in goal.

Chelsea starting XI 3421: No. 1 Caballero; Cesar Azpilicueta 28, Andreas Christensen 27, Rudiger 2; No. 15 Moses, No. 7 Kante, No. 14 Bakayoko, No. 3 Marcos Alonso; No. 19 Costa, No. 10 Hazard, No. 9 Jones

Subs: Eduardo 37, Cahill 24, Zampacosta 21, Emerson 33, Fabregas 4, Pedro 11, Olivier Giroud, 22 Willian

Leicester City starting line-up 4411:1

Schmeichel Jr.; No. 3 Chilwell, No. 15 Maguire, No. 5 Morgan, No. 2 Simpson, midfielders: No. 11 Albrighton, No. 25 Ndidi, No. 21 Iborra, No. 26 Mahrez, No. 8 Iheanacho, No. 9 Vardy

Subs: No. 12 Hamel, No. 7 Gray, No. 16 Dragovic, No. 14 Fuchs, No. 28 Adrian, No. 20 Shinji Okazaki,

Since the next game is until the first of next month, there are 10 days in between, Kodic almost lined up the strongest lineup, you know, Kodic does not like rotation unless necessary.

So far this season, as long as there are no injuries to the main squad or players are running out of energy, Kodic has not actively rotated.