This is where the UEFA Champions League gets good. The opening knockout round of the 2022/23 competition is now in the books with only eight teams left standing in the quarter finals.
The last three Champions League winners, and three clubs from Italy are among the last eight. It's also notable that the defending league champions in Germany, Italy, Spain, and England are all left to challenge for the most prestigious club trophy in the world.
Among the teams left in the dust were three German clubs, with only Borussia Dortmund coming close to advancing against Chelsea. Both RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt were thumped by their respective opponents.
The quarter final draw for the 2022/23 tournament is scheduled for Friday, March 17, when the full bracket will be known through to the final.
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Champions League Round of 16 schedule
The eight group winners had the benefit of playing the second leg at home, enjoying home-field advantage in the case that the series goes to extra time. But none of the games required extra time.
Round of 16 — 1st Legs
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, Feb. 14 | AC Milan 1-0 Tottenham | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 14 | PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 15 | Club Brugge 0-2 Benfica | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 15 | Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Chelsea | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 21 | Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid | Highlights |
| Tues, Feb. 21 | Eintracht Frankfurt 0-2 Napoli | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 22 | RB Leipzig 1-1 Manchester City | Highlights |
| Wed, Feb. 22 | Inter Milan 1-0 FC Porto | Highlights |
Round of 16 — 2nd Legs
| Date | Match | |
| Tues, March 7 | Benfica 5-1 Club Brugge | Highlights |
| Tues, March 7 | Chelsea 2-0 Borussia Dortmund | Highlights |
| Wed, March 8 | Tottenham 0-0 AC Milan | Highlights |
| Wed, March 8 | Bayern Munich 2-0 PSG | Highlights |
| Tues, March 14 | Manchester City 7-0 RB Leipzig | Highlights |
| Tues, March 14 | FC Porto 0-0 Inter Milan | Highlights |
| Wed, March 15 | Real Madrid 1-0 Liverpool | Highlights |
| Wed, March 15 | Napoli 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt | Highlights |
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Champions League live streams, TV channels
Below are the TV and streaming destinations for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League matches in select regions around the globe:
| TV Channel | Streaming | |
| Australia | — | Stan Sport |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| Hong Kong | beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| India | Sony TEN | Sony LIV, JioTV |
| Malaysia | beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| New Zealand | — | Spark Sport |
| Singapore | beIN Sports | beIN Sports Connect |
| UK | BT Sport | BT Sport site/app |
| USA | CBS Sports Network, CBS, Univision, TUDN UniMas |
fuboTV, Paramount+, ViX, ViX+ |
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream all Champions League matches live and on demand on Stan Sport.
Canada: Every Champions League match in Canada can be streamed exclusively on DAZN.
UK: The UEFA Champions League is carried by BT Sport's TV and streaming platforms.
USA: Fans in the USA can watch the Champions League in English (CBS and Paramount+) and Spanish (Univision, TUDN, UniMas, ViX and ViX+).
When matches are televised on CBS or Univision channels, those same channels are streamed on fuboTV, which is available on a free trial for new users.
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When is the UEFA Champions League quarter final draw?
The eight teams left standing after the Round of 16 are entered into the Champions League quarter final draw which will take place on Friday, March 17, 2023.
That day, the draw will also take place for the semifinals so that every club will know its path to the title.
It's worth noting that beginning with the quarter final draw, geographic restrictions disappear and any team can be drawn against any other, including those from the same nation.
Five of the eight quarterfinalists from last season's edition have returned to the final-eight stage for a second season in a row: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Real Madrid. Three Italian sides — Napoli, AC Milan, and Inter Milan — make up the rest.
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Champions League schedule for knockout rounds
With a mid-season men's FIFA World Cup tournament and the resulting scheduling congestion, the remainder of the 2023 Champions League knockout schedule has been stretched out until June.
The current schedule contemplates one round of knockout matches every month between April and June to take us from the quarterfinals to the final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Quarterfinals: April 11/12 (1st Leg), April 18/19 (2nd Leg)
- Semifinals: May 9/10 (1st Leg), May 16/17 (2nd Leg)
- Final: Saturday, June 10
No away goals in Champions League
The away goals tiebreaker which had been a feature of the tournament's knockout rounds since 1965 was abolished for the 2021/22 edition with UEFA citing sporting justice among other reasons.
If at any point during the knockouts teams are level on total goals scored after the conclusion of the second leg, then a 30-minute extra time period will be played with a penalty shootout used to determine a winner if the deadlock persists.
There were only two knockout round matchups that needed extra time in 2021/22 and both featured eventual champion Real Madrid.
The Spanish champions needed extra time to knock off English foes Chelsea (quarterfinals) and Manchester City (semifinals) before taking care of Liverpool in the final in regular time.
None of the Round of 16 series required extra time in 2022/23.
Who will win the 2023 Champions League? Latest odds
Manchester City are the betting favorites, with Bayern Munich right behind them. It seems like the market believes those two teams are far and away the two best sides in the competition.
Defending champions Real Madrid are third favourites with Serie A leaders Napoli not far behind.
Odds listed below as of March 15, 2023.
| Club | BetMGM (USA) |
SkyBet (UK) |
Ladbrokes (Australia) |
Dafabet (India) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Man City | +175 | 7/4 | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Bayern Munich | +275 | 3/1 | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Real Madrid | +500 | 6/1 | 7.00 | 6.50 |
| Napoli | +600 | 11/2 | 8.00 | 6.75 |
| Chelsea | +1100 | 11/1 | 11.00 | 13.00 |
| Benfica | +2200 | 25/1 | 26.00 | 26.00 |
| Inter Milan | +2200 | 20/1 | 21.00 | 23.00 |
| AC Milan | +2500 | 22/1 | 26.00 | 29.00 |
