Champions League: Barcelona draw AC Milan

03/16/12

Barcelona have been drawn against Serie A champions AC Milan in the quarter final of the Champions League.

The draw was made today in Nyon, Switzerland and Barcelona have avoided an early showdown against great rivals Real Madrid. Theoretically, it is possible that Barcelona could play Real Madrid in the final of this year's competition.

Barcelona will play Milan, a team they faced in the group stages and a side Pep Guardiola had been keen to avoid. The first leg of the tie will be played in Milan.

The full draw is as follows:

Quarter finals:

1. Apoel v Real Madrid

2. Marseille v Bayern Munich

3. Benfica v Chelsea

4. AC Milan v Barcelona

Semi-finals:

5. Winner of 1 vs winner of 2

6. Winner of 3 vs winner of 4

Final:

Winner of 5 vs winner of 6

The first legs of the quarter finals will take place on March 27th and 28th, with the return legs just a week later.

The semi-final first legs will take place on April 17th and 18th with the return matches a week later.

The final will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich on May 19 at 20.45CET.