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Champions League quarter-final draw as it happened: Leicester face Atletico, Barcelona to play Juventus

Follow live updates from the draw in Nyon

Jack Austin
Friday 17 March 2017 11:04 GMT
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Leicester City will be in the hat for the Champions League quarter-final draw after completing a remarkable 3-2 aggregate victory over Sevilla.

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When is the draw?

The draw takes place in Nyon on Friday 17 March, following the completion of the last-16 ties on Wednesday.

What time is the draw?

Proceedings will begin at 11.00am GMT, with the draw following shortly after.

Where can I watch it?

It will be shown live on BT Sport 2.

If, however, you cannot watch the draw, you can follow it live on The Independent’s live blog.

How does it work?

The draw is unseeded and there will be no ‘country protection’, meaning teams from the same domestic league can be drawn against each other.

The team drawn first will play the first leg at home, with those drawn second away.

When will the Champions League quarter-finals take place?

This year’s quarter-final first legs will be played across 11/12 April, with the return legs played the following week across 18/19 April.

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Now it's just the reading of all the terms and conditions of playing in the quarter finals. Unfortunately you can't just skip to the end and tick a box like you can on the internet.

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:06
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Who's the first guest going to be? 

Oh, it's Ian Rush. Because he's Welsh and the final is in Wales. I see what you did there Uefa.

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:07
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They're really dragging this out now - it's almost as if they're aware that picking eight balls out of a bowl won't take the full 30 minutes...

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:09
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Here we go!

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:10
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First game:

Atletico Madrid vs ​Leicester City

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Next up:

Borussia Dortmund vs AS Monaco

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:11
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Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:12
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Which means the final fixture is:

Juventus vs Barcelona

Jack Austin17 March 2017 11:13
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Wow! Leicester fans are you happy with that? Atletico are probably the side most similar to the Foxes and the Premier League champions certainly have a chance.

And how about Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid? 16 European cups between them and two of the favourites. Amongst all the attacking glamour, it will also be a nice moment for Xabi Alonso in his final season before retirement. 

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