Chelsea eliminated Borussia Dortmund from the Champions League on Tuesday night, overcoming a first-leg goal disadvantage to advance to their third consecutive quarterfinal. Graham Potter’s Chelsea team won the crucial encounter at Stamford Bridge in what was considered his biggest game as Chelsea’s manager.
As the European portion of this season proceeds, attention is now turned to the potential quarterfinal opponent for Chelsea. The semifinal round of Europe’s premier club competition is when things start to get truly intriguing, as many of the continent’s superpowers square off in dramatic fashion.
This was the level Thomas Tuchel’s side achieved previous season, as the champs were upset by reigning champions Real Madrid 5-4 post extra-time. West Londoners are starting to get excited about a possible 2020–21 campaign.
The Blues were among the initial two teams to advance to the round of 16, as they played throughout the initial block of those games. Along with doing this, Benfica destroyed Club Brugge 7-1 overall.
Chelsea must now wait to find out the complete list of clubs they could be drawn from the other six matches, which are spread out over 3 days over the next two weeks. When the draw is made on March 17, these are Chelsea’s prospective quarterfinal opposition, with the score in brackets representing the result of the first leg.