Barça to play against Shakhtar Donetsk the Champions League quarter final
FC Barcelona have been drawn against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League quarter finals. The first leg is at the Camp Nou on April. If Barça qualify for the semi finals, they will meet either Real Madrid or Tottenham, with the second leg in Barcelona.
Barcelona (FCB).- FC Barcelona’s name came our fifth in Nyon (Switzerland). And fate had it that the Catalans will be meeting Shakhtar Donetsk, including Dmitro Chygrinski. The first leg will be at the Camp Nou on Wednesday April 6 (between the trip to Villarreal and the visit of Almeria), while the return will be on Tuesday April 12, four days before the visit to the Santiago Bernabéu and after entertaining Almeria.
The other quarter finals are Madrid v Tottenham, Inter v Schalke and Chelsea v Man United.
Madrid and Tottenham in semi finals
If Guardiola’s side qualify for the semi finals, they will meet the winner out of Real Madrid and Tottenham. The first leg would be in Madrid or London on April 26 or 27 and the second at the Camp Nou on May 3 or 4.
If the qualifiers are Madrid and Barça that would make for four clásicos in just 19 days, the first on April 16 (League), the second on April 20 (cup final) and then the Champions League semi finals.
Home at Wembley
If FC Barcelona were to go all the way to the final at Wembley on May 28, they would act as the ‘home’ side. That final would be against Chelsea, Manchester United, Inter or Schalke 04. They have been matched as follows: Chelsea vs. Manchester United and Inter vs. Schalke 04.